Royal news live: King Charles celebrates milestone birthday as Palace unveils regal portrait and sweet tribut The King has celebrated his 76th birthday by visiting a food distribution hub as part of his drive to support charities feeding the nation. A smiling Charles appeared on good form as he arrived at the Deptford Trading Estate in south London for the engagement, without the Queen who is recovering from a chest infection. Charles was opening the…
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Rachel Reeves ‘not satisfied’ as UK economy flatlines under Labour Rachel Reeves has said she is disappointed with figures showing the economy flatlining in the months after Labour came to power. The chancellor promised that “economic growth is at the heart of everything I am seeking to achieve” after official figures showed Britain’s economy grew by just 0.1 per cent between July and September. “I am not satisfied with these numbers,” she added. The UK…
UK Treasury chief says she’s not satisfied by paltry third-quarter economic growth Britain’s Treasury chief Rachel Reeves said Friday that she is “not satisfied” by official figures showing the British economy’s rebound from recession slowed down sharply in the third quarter of the year, with most sectors stagnating. The Office for National Statistics said growth during the July to September period was just 0.1%. That was lower than the 0.5% recorded in the previous three-month…
Much of Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England will have a largely cloudy day, with the risk of rain in the west. Drier and brighter for the rest of England and Wales, with sunny spells. Temperatures a little above average. TONIGHT: Cloud and patchy rain will move southwards across Scotland, Northern Ireland and into northern England. Showers following, these wintry over the hills. Clear spells further south, with a patchy frost. Source: Met Office
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her first Mansion House speech yesterday – an annual address to the City of London by the sitting chancellor. Her speech made the headlines this morning.
Elsewhere, reports on several ongoing investigations into non-crime hate incidents (NCHI) feature on the front pages.
Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy The Bank of England governor has urged ministers to “rebuild relations” with the EU, warning that Brexit has undermined the UK’s economy. Speaking at the Mansion House dinner in the City of London on Thursday evening, Andrew Bailey said he took no position on Brexit “per se”, but added: “I do have to point out consequences.” Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/14/bank-of-england-governor-urges-ministers-to-rebuild-relations-with-eu
Burglars steal £500,000 worth of luxury goods from London store | UK News This is the moment £500,000 worth of designer goods were stolen from a West London store by three men. The video shows them dressed in black smashing through the front window and stealing the luxury items inside the Sellier store in Belgravia. Two of the men can be seen breaking into the store and taking as much as they could. This included…
Reservoir disasters warning in Wales as climate breakdown 'flashes red' MS argues more funding is needed to ensure ageing reservoirs don’t breach and devastate communities https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/reservoir-disasters-warning-wales-climate-30374008
Dog dirt on prams and scooters sees fines surge as 'peak season' arrives A North Wales county has almost the trebled fines for not picking up https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/dog-dirt-prams-scooters-sees-30374921
'Welcome to Wales – please have your debit card ready' reader jokes over tourist tax plan The Government has announced that it will introduce a tourism tax proposal to the Senedd https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welcome-wales-please-your-debit-30371158
Planet on course for 2.7C temperature rise, report warns, with ‘minimal progress’ in 2024 World leaders have promised to try to stop the planet heating by more than 1.5C (2.7F). But current policies put the temperature rise on track for 2.7C, a report has found. The expected level of global heating by the end of the century has not changed since 2021, with “minimal progress” made this year, according to the Climate Action Tracker project. The consortium’s…
Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s Budget continues to be scrutinised as do other Labour plans across the print media today.
Ongoing coverage of US politics – from Trump’s meeting with Biden to the appointments being made to Cabinet, find space in the UK media landscape.
The back pages – and social media – are dominated by the latest from English football. The ongoing search for a presenter to replace Gary Lineker as Match of the Day host is heavily featured on social media. There’s also coverage of another leaked video of EPL referee David Cootes who appeared to be snorting a white powder in the video during the summer’s EUROS.
A grey start for many with some fog patches and a little drizzle in places. Remaining grey across many northwestern areas. However, some bright or sunny spells developing elsewhere. Gentle winds, with temperatures around or a little above average.TONIGHT: Cloudy with hill fog and patchy drizzle across many northern areas, where increasingly breezy. Clear spells eastern Scotland, central and southern England and Wales, with patchy fog and frost.
Trump defence chief is TV host – that’s the headline on the front page of the Metro newspaper.
Israel committing crimes against humanity in Gaza, report warns- that’s the headline on the front page of The Guardian.
Today’s newspaper summary – Paper Talk UK If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
She died because of me – that’s the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.
Klopp ref on ‘coke’ at the EUROS – that’s the headline on the front page of the Sun newspaper.
Thursday’s headlines are made up of a variety of domestic and international stories.
Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s budget continues to be scrutinised as does other Labour plans. There’s further coverage of the assisted dying bill and a handful of reports regarding the NHS and other medical stories.
Images of Donald Trump and Joe Biden meeting at the White House following Trump’s election victory last week feature on some of the front pages. Whilst a handful of newspapers report the latest from the US as their lead story.
There is also some very light coverage of the recent report from the US that says Israel is committing ‘crimes against humanity’ in Gaza.
Showbiz gossip makes up the tabloids with the latest from I’m a Celebrity and the death of actor Timothy West filling up the space.
Several tabloids – and the back pages – report on a shocking new video of David Cootes appearing to sort a white powder. Cootes – a Premier League referee – had already been suspended after a video emerged of his X-rated rant about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp.
Warning that UK is walking into an ‘accident crisis’ as deaths hit record high More people are dying from ‘accidents’ in the UK than ever before, leading experts to warn of an ‘accident crisis’. Accidents have become the top cause of preventable death for people under 40, with more than half of fatal accidents taking place in the home. The number of accidental deaths in the UK has reached an all-time high as people are…