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What’s on the front page of The Independent?  The front page of The Independent this morning – 29/11/2024 – reports on the immigration figures released yesterday. The paper says the prime minister blames Brexit and the Conservatives for the open borders.  A large image of Gregg Wallace makes the front splash. The paper notes he has stepped down from his TV role after allegations of sexual misconduct.  Elsewhere, the paper reports on the assisted dying bill vote today in the House of Commons.  “MPs are weighing up how to vote on a bill that would bring about the biggest social…

The latest scandal engulfing the BBC dominates much of Friday’s front pages as news that MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace has stepped down from his TV hosting duties following accusations of sexual misconduct.

Today’s assisted dying bill vote in the Commons is discussed on the front pages – and online – as the result is expected to be tight and an estimated 100 MPs are still undecided on how to vote.

Several papers react to domestic political news including the latest immigration figures as the prime minister promises reforms to tackle the growing crisis.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted.Her statement on Thursday — the day after she held a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump — did not make clear who had offered what.“There will be no potential tariff war,” Ms Sheinbaum said flatly when asked about the issue at her daily morning news briefing.On Wednesday, Mr Trump wrote that Ms Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorised migration across the border into the United States. Trump Transition” srcset=”https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=320 320w, https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=640 640w, https://content.assets.pressassociation.io/AP/2024/11/13/e4e0e569c9bd4adab91f022e56758035.jpg?w=1280 1280w”/> President-elect Donald Trump (Allison Robbert/AP, File)She…

What will happen with the assisted dying bill on Friday – and will it pass? MPs will have their first chance to vote on the hugely emotive issue. Here’s what will happen on the day and afterwardsMPs will get their first chance to vote on the proposed bill to legalise assisted dying on Friday, with potentially a very close result being predicted over what is a hugely emotive subject. Here is what will happen on the day, and beyond. Continue reading… What will happen with the assisted dying bill on Friday – and will it pass? https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/nov/29/what-will-happen-with-the-assisted-dying-bill-on-friday-and-will-it-pass

  A man with a terminal brain condition says the Government needs to fix the UK’s palliative care system first before legislating assisted dying. Matt Saunders, 49, from Cornwall, was diagnosed with multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare condition which causes gradual damage to nerve cells in the brain, in 2022. Mr Saunders, who says his condition gives him a life expectancy of six to 12 years, has criticised the Government’s “rushed” Assisted Dying Bill, emphasising the need for public debate and proper consultation. Matt Saunders says the government needs to fix palliative care first The proposed legislation, which gives…

The hearse carrying the coffin of comedian Janey Godley will travel on a two-day “final tour” of Edinburgh and Glasgow ahead of her funeral.Godley, 63, died on November 2 after receiving palliative treatment for terminal cancer.In a post on social media, her daughter Ashley Storrie said the hearse will travel through Edinburgh, her “beloved festival home”, on Friday before travelling “home to Glasgow”.The funeral will take place at St Mary’s Cathedral in the West End on Saturday.Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed parodies of then-Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic, revealed she had…

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted she pleaded guilty after she incorrectly told police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. Sky News and the Times newspaper reported on Thursday evening that Ms Haigh admitted an offence in 2014 following the incident. She had reported to police the device was stolen when she was “mugged” in 2013. In a statement, Ms Haigh has said she discovered “some time later” that the phone had not been taken. She said the matter was a “genuine mistake” from which she “did not make any gain”, and that magistrates gave her the…

  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she is confident that a tariff war with the United States can be averted. Her statement on Thursday — the day after she held a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump — did not make clear who had offered what. “There will be no potential tariff war,” Ms Sheinbaum said flatly when asked about the issue at her daily morning news briefing. On Wednesday, Mr Trump wrote that Ms Sheinbaum had agreed to stop unauthorised migration across the border into the United States.   She wrote on her social media accounts the same…

ONE thing can be said with a fair degree of certainty is that Davy Fitzgerald’s reign as Antrim senior hurling manager won’t be boring.Clare’s All-Ireland winning goalkeeper and manager had a couple of opportunities to shut down the discussion around whether Neil McManus will come out of inter-county retirement in 2025.Davy Fitz should want people talking about Antrim hurling. They need exposure.“There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about,” Oscar Wilde once said, “and that is not being talked about.”This column is a case in point. Had Fitzgerald shut down the debate and stated, “Neil McManus…

UK retail footfall dips again as Storm Bert and later Black Friday hit sales Shopping centres worst affected but high streets and retail parks also down as total drops for second month in a row The number of shoppers out and about in the UK fell for the second month in a row in November as the later timing of the Black Friday discount spree, Storm Bert and weak consumer confidence depressed sales. Shopping centres were hit hardest, but the number of visitors to high streets and retail parks also fell with the north-east of England, Yorkshire, Wales and Scotland…

Boris Johnson has for British troops to be committed to peacekeeping duties at the Ukrainian border as part of any ceasefire deal. The former Prime Minister told the Daily Telegraph that peace-keeping responsibilities should be handled by a multinational group of Western nations. “I don’t think we should be sending in combat troops to take on the Russians,” he said.

Crawling on all fours onto the summit of Mount Elbrus in Russia, winds whipping so viciously they would blow him to his death if he stood up, Derek Mahon caught the mountaineering bug. “The conditions were horrendous. Once you got to cloud level it was a constant snowstorm with very high winds. You couldn’t see anything. And it was about -20c,” he said. But when you achieve something like that it gives you enormous satisfaction to continue to push the barriers. On Sunday, Mr Mahon will leave for Antarctica to set the record to become the 15th Irish person — and…

Extra bank holiday welcomed but 'what about St David's Day?' say some readers The UK is preparing to honour the ‘Greatest Generation’ to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/news-opinion/extra-bank-holiday-welcomed-what-30470727

  Households could be issued up to four bins to separate waste as part of new guidance given to local councils in a bid to streamline recycling practices. Under the new plan, local authorities will be told to give residents and workplaces four containers including a non-recyclable waste bin, a food and green waste container, a bin or bag for paper and cardboard and a bin for other recyclables. Under current legislation, some households are required to separate waste into seven bins. The four containers may be bins, bags or stackable boxes. Current legislation introduced in 2021 defined recycling as…

At a rain-soaked train station in Dublin, with just hours left in the general election campaign, a first-time candidate is lamenting how little time they have left. The three weeks, they say, have been gruelling, but they know now what they didn’t know 21 days ago, such as the paradox of elections, and the experience is won through trial and error, and all you can hope for as the polls open is that you’ve left it all on the field. In Dublin Central, Wicklow, and Cork South Central this morning, the three leaders of the medium-sized parties of Irish politics…

A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry into the disaster released on Friday. The ship’s crew did not realise autopilot was engaged, believed something else had gone wrong with the ship, and did not check the HMNZS Manawanui was under manual control as it maintained course towards land, a summary of the inquiry’s first report published on Friday said. The full report has not been made public. All…

A series of human errors caused a New Zealand navy ship to plough into a reef off the coast of Samoa, where it caught fire and sank, according to the preliminary findings of a military Court of Inquiry into the disaster released on Friday.The ship’s crew did not realise autopilot was engaged, believed something else had gone wrong with the ship, and did not check the HMNZS Manawanui was under manual control as it maintained course towards land, a summary of the inquiry’s first report published on Friday said. The full report has not been made public.All 75 people on…

Creatures can converse and share their stories by voice or text through visitors’ mobile phones at Museum of Zoology. If the pickled bodies, partial skeletons and stuffed carcasses that fill museums seem a little, well, quiet, fear not. It is the latest coup for artificial intelligence, dead animals are to receive a new lease of life to share their stories ( I know what you’re thinking, how can it ever be verified) – and even their experiences of the afterlife. Perhaps it will serve more as a novelty project for the owners. Dead animals can talk after death in Cambridge…

Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife guilty of spying for Iran after admitting prison escape Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran, but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax. The 23-year-old, who previously admitted to escaping from prison, was accused of collecting secret information and passing it to agents of the Middle Eastern country while serving in the Royal Corps of Signals. Prosecutors told the ex-soldier’s trial he played “a cynical game”, claiming he wanted a career as a double agent to help the British Intelligence Services, when in fact he gathered “a very large body of…

Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Anfield last night in the latest Champions League match – and it was a thriller! McCallister opened the scoring before Mbappe missed a penalty for Madrid, then Mo Salah missed a penalty – and then finally Gakpo found the back of the net to give the Reds a 2-0 win.

Police are continuing investigations into the late Harrods owner Mohammed al-Fayed who has been accused by at least 100 women of sexual assault and rape. If the allegations prove true his crimes could be on the scale of Jimmy Saville. There are also reports that associates of Al Fayed are “being probed on claims they enabled his sex abuse.”

Many of the news sites – in print and online – continue to offer their reaction to the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah as civilians start to return home. Many are expressing hopes that a similar ceasefire could be seen in Gaza.

The upcoming Friday vote on assisted dying in the UK is another trending topic as MPs express their stance on the matter. It’s expected to be a tight call.

Frost and fog slowly clearing from most areas to leave a dry day with some bright and sunny conditions, though chilly where the fog persists. Becoming cloudier and windy in the west with some patchy rain developing. Tonight: Clear spells in the east with more frost and fog expected. Cloudier and windy with coastal gales in the far west and northwest accompanied with some patchy rain and drizzle.

What’s on the front page of The National? The front page of The Irish News this morning – 28/11/2024 – reports Chinese gangsters controlled drugs farm in Northern Ireland.  A large-scale cannabis farm, linked to Chinese criminal gangs, has been discovered in Northern Ireland. The farm, valued at approximately £2.5 million, was located in an isolated rural area. Police believe the operation was part of a significant organised crime network. A Belfast man, Daniel Patrick Quinn, who died under tragic circumstances, received a community-led funeral after efforts to locate his family were unsuccessful. Tributes were paid by local organisations, highlighting…

UK FACING LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER WEAPONS SALES UK FACING LEGAL CHALLENGE OVER WEAPONS SALES What’s on the front page of The National? The front page of The National this morning – 28/11/2024 – reports the UK is facing legal challenges over weapons sales to Israel.  The UK is facing a legal challenge regarding arms sales to Israel, which could result in an immediate ban on these exports. This comes amid ongoing violence in Gaza, with 11 people killed in recent Israeli airstrikes. The situation also ties into broader geopolitical moves, including Britain’s involvement in training the Lebanese army as a…

What’s on the front page of the Western Mail?  The front page of the Western Mail this morning – 28/11/2024 – reports on pensioners murdered by a freed double killer.  A 57-year-old man, Brian Whitelock, who was previously convicted of double murder and released from prison in 2018, has been found guilty of murdering his neighbor, Wendy Buckney, 71. The incident occurred during a brutal attack in her home, involving a knife, broken table leg, and wooden shelving. The court trial revealed the harrowing details, and Whitelock’s courtroom behavior included outbursts towards the jury. Wendy Buckney was described by loved…

What’s on the front page of The Guardian? The front page of The Guardian this morning – 28/11/2024 – reports that police believe Mohammed Al Fayed may have “raped and abused more than 111 women over nearly four decades and that his youngest victim was just 13 years old.” The paper says the scale of the criminality would make Al Fayed one of Britain’s “most notorious sex offenders, and raises urgent questions about how he got away with his crimes.”The paper features an image of Lebanese people returning south after the ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel came into effect on Wednesday.…