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PMQ’s live: Keir Starmer snubs call to apologise over David Lammy’s ‘Neo-Nazi’ Trump jibes Kemi Badenoch has attacked Prime Minister Keir Starmer over his MPs’ positions on Donald Trump and urged to invite the incoming president to address parliament. An energised Badenoch seized on Trump’s election victory to haul Sir Keir over foreign secretary David Lammy’s previous comments that Trump was “neo-Nazi-sympathising sociopath”. But the Prime Minister dodged the opposition leader’s demand to apologise, assuring his relationship with Trump was strong. Badenoch earlier congratulated Donald Trump on his historic election win, saying she looked to both countries working together to…

Royal news – live: Prince William shares touching Kate Middleton update following her cancer treatment Prince William has issued a touching health update on his wife, Kate, after the princess finished her cancer treatment. The Prince of Wales described Kate as “amazing” as he spoke to reporters in South Africa ahead of tonight’s Earthshot Prize awards in Cape Town. She’s doing really well thanks. Hopefully she’s watching tonight and cheering me on,” he said. “She’s been amazing this whole year and I know she’ll be really keen to see tonight be a success.” Kate has been largely out of the…

GP jailed for 31 years over ‘audacious’ plot to murder mother’s partner with fake Covid jab A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in an audacious plot to murder him has been jailed for 31 years. Sunderland-based Dr Thomas Kwan, 53, admitted trying to killing Patrick O’Hara in an extraordinary plan that left the 72-year old with a rare flesh-eating disease. He had initially denied attempted murder, but changed his plea after he heard the prosecution open the case against him at Newcastle Crown Court last month. On Wednesday he…

US election: Starmer dodges demands to invite Donald Trump to address parliament Sir Keir Starmer has dodged demands from Kemi Badenoch to invite to President Trump to address parliament on his next visit to the UK. At her first PMQs as leader of the opposition, Ms Badenoch called for the prime minister to show that “he and his government can be more than student politicians” and ask the Commons speaker to extend the invitation to the president elect, who swept to victory in the US election overnight. In response, the prime minister accused Ms Badenoch of “giving a masterclass in…

Lee Anderson apologises after swearing at security officer when pass didn’t work Lee Anderson has apologised to the Commons for bullying and harassment after a parliamentary watchdog found he twice swore at a security officer when his pass did not work. The Reform UK MP allegedly told the guard “f*** off, everyone opens the door to me, you are the only one” when he was told he needed to have his pass checked at the gates to the Westminster estate. A complaint about the incident on 3 November was upheld by parliament’s standards commissioner. Mr Anderson initially appealed against the…

Some of the US front pages reflect more updated reports regarding the US election, whilst others, due to time zones, are already old news! 

Only a handful of papers declare Donald Trump on the cusp of winning the election whilst others went to print long before those indications became clear. 

The more updated front pages also highlight the news the GOP has won back the Senate and that Donald Trump appears to have won the popular vote.

Donald Trump’s election victory leads the UK news cycle this morning, with media sites dominated by the constant updates as they roll in. The UK newspapers went to print long before election results were coming in, meaning most newspapers are already out of date.
On X – there are reactions from UK users to the news of Trump’s reelection, with #RejoinTheEU one of the biggest trending stories this morning. Users are highlighting Britain should now look at a closer relationship with Europe as the UK-US relations appear to weaken.

A murky start in the southeast with low cloud and hill fog slow to clear. A generally cloudy day elsewhere with patchy rain and drizzle in the west. Turning breezy in the northwest later, and mild in any sunny spells. Tonight: Remaining cloudy for most overnight with low cloud and hill fog bringing pockets of drizzle in places. Some clearer spells further north, and still breezy in the northwest. Source: Met Office

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk 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 news summary – Paper Talk 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 news summary – Paper Talk 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 news summary – Paper Talk 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 news summary – Paper Talk 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 news summary – Paper Talk 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

Wednesday’s front pages are – unsurprisingly- about the US election, and of course, are now out of date. 

The election appears to have swung to Donald Trump but the newspapers went to print long before election results started to roll in.

UK must reverse Brexit if Donald Trump wins election, Keir Starmer told Britain must urgently rebuild ties with Europe if Donald Trump is elected on Tuesday, pro-EU campaigners have warned. With the prospect of a brutal global trade war looming, critics of the UK’s current Brexit deal have said the country needs to rejoin the customs union, single market or the bloc itself to shield itself from the devastating fallout. The former president has threatened to impose tariffs on all imports to America if he returns to the White House, which would cripple the UK and global economy. The US…

Robert Fisk: University to set up public archive on work of renowned The Independent journalist Funding of €200,000 (£167,800) has been given to Trinity College Dublin to set up a publicly available archive on the work of the renowned journalist Robert Fisk of The Independent who passed away in 2020. Over his 30-year career with the newspaper, he continued his reputation as one of the best-known Middle East correspondents who spent his career reporting from the region and challenging mainstream narratives. This included reporting from Baghdad in Iraq during the US invasion, covering the Bosnian War and the Syrian Civil…

Jeremy Hunt’s Treasury may have broken the law by hiding Budget black hole, says OBR Treasury officials under Jeremy Hunt “broke the law” by failing to report a black hole in the public finances to the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR), MPs have been told. Richard Hughes, chair of the watchdog, made the accusation to the Commons Treasury select committee during a hearing on the Budget. It comes amid a row over claims made by Rachel Reeves that Mr Hunt failed to disclose a £22bn spending gap ahead of the election. The OBR has since suggested that the real figure…

Labour accused of ‘traumatising’ farmers in inheritance tax raid amid warning over mental health crisis Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailRachel Reeves has been accused of “traumatising” farmers with her new inheritance tax raid on a sector already grappling with a mental health crisis.Farmers will have to pay 20 per cent of tax on inherited agricultural assets worth more than £1m from April under changes announced in the Budget last Wednesday.Coupled with increases in workers’ minimum wage and national insurance for employers, farmers say the…

Hornby to sell loss making miniature car maker Oxford Diecast Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailHornby has agreed to sell off a loss-making subsidiary which makes Oxford Diecast models.Shares in the scale models group rose after it confirmed the deal, which comes as part of a strategy to boost profitability at the Mike Ashley-backed business.The Margate-based company told shareholders it has entered into a conditional agreement to sell its LCD Enterprises business to EKD Enterprises.EKD, a business owned by former chairman and current non-executive director…

Sectioned patients to avoid being locked in cells in overhaul of mental health system Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in healthGet our free Health Check emailPatients sectioned under the Mental Health Act will have more dignity and a say over their care under proposed reforms to what has been described as an “outdated” system.Among the changes as part of the Mental Health Bill, which will come before parliament on Wednesday, police cells and prison cells will no longer be used for people experiencing a mental health crisis, with patients instead…

How much house prices are predicted to go up across the UK in five years’ time Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailForecasters have predicted that the average house price across Britain will be 23.4%, or £84,000, higher in five years.Savills expects the typical property value to reach £442,000 by the end of the five-year period to 2029, from £358,000 currently.The property firm expects house prices to increase by 4%, or £14,500, on average next year alone.The predictions are based on “mainstream” house prices, covering the…

Royal news – live: Queen Camilla withdraws from engagements after becoming unwell with chest infection Prince William confronted by founder of The Big Issue in awkward interactionGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailThe Queen has been forced to withdraw from all engagements this week after falling ill with a chest infection.Buckingham Palace said Camilla, who has recently returned from a busy official overseas tour to Australia and Samoa, has been advised to undergo a “short period of rest” by doctors.A Buckingham Palace spokesperson said: “With great…

Ban to stop children from ever smoking a cigarette to be introduced in Parliament Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA ban to stop children from legally smoking tobacco when they become adults is set to be introduced in Parliament.The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to create the “first smoke-free generation”, will prevent anyone born after 1 January 2009 from legally smoking by gradually raising the age at which tobacco can be bought, It is hoped the “historic” legislation could “save thousands of lives and…

Tory MP Mark Francois who used ‘racial slur’ made shadow defence minister by Kemi Badenoch A Tory MP who used a ‘racial slur’ against the Japanese – and then claimed he was complementing their defence industry – has been appointed a shadow defence minister. The Japanese government officially complained about the comments, made in the House of Commons by ex-armed forces minister Mark Francois. Japan is considered one of the UK’s closest allies in the region, and last year the two countries signed a defence agreement. The outcry erupted after Mr Francois, who has been made a shadow minister by new Tory leader…