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
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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
Monday’s headlines are heavily dominated by domestic politics and royal images. Princess Kate is pictured at the Cenotaph for the yearly Remembrance Sunday event, marking her return to public duties since undergoing cancer treatment earlier in the year.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s upcoming trip to Paris makes several papers as the British leader will mark Armistice Day with French President Emmanuel Macron. The two leaders will hold meetings and discussions regarding the future of Ukraine as well as incoming US president Donald Trump’s plans to impose tariffs on European countries.
Lib Dems plan to force vote on replacing Lords with an elected upper chamber Lib Dems plan to force vote on replacing Lords with elected upper chamber. The party wants to amend government’s bill that would end tradition of hereditary peers to make reforms go further. Bill to ban Lords from inheriting The Liberal Democrats will attempt to hijack the UK government’s bill to ban Lords from inheriting their seats in parliament this week in…
Israel warns of planned attacks at large events in UK Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailPro-Palestinian groups are planning to harm Israelis at sporting and cultural events in the UK and other European nations, Israel has warned.The country’s National Security Council urged its citizens to avoid all events involving Israeli participation over the coming week, including the UEFA Nations League…
What is new norovirus strain sweeping the UK? Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA new strain of norovirus is sweeping across the UK, with cases of the bug reaching unusually high levels for this time of year.Norovirus is an unpleasant stomach bug with common symotoms including diarrhoea, vomiting, nausea and stomach pain.The number of cases have reached double the average…
Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA coroner has called on the government to examine the prevalence of “cancel culture” on university campuses, after ruling that a 20-year-old Oxford student took his own life after being “ostracised” by his peers.Alexander Rogers, a third-year studying materials science at…
Four men arrested after cocaine found on fishing boat off the coast of Kent Four men have been arrested after 400kg of cocaine was found on a fishing boat off the Kent coast. Three of the men, who are 64, 45 and 25 years old, were arrested on the boat this morning on suspicion of importing class A drugs, according to the National Crime Agency (NCA). A fourth, aged 36, was detained in Rainham, East…
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Sunday papers A round-up of the Sunday front pages.
Much of Sunday’s front page coverage is dedicated to the Princess of Wales, who made a public appearance yesterday, following her cancer battle this year.
The tabloids lead with the story, whilst the broadsheets feature images of the princess on their front splashes.
After days of heavy US political coverage, domestic politics finds itself back on the front pages.
IPP scandal: Stop scaremongering over prisoners trapped by indefinite jail terms, ministers told Ministers have been accused of “scaremongering” after revealing they will not resentence thousands of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms. This will leave more than 2,600 languishing under “torture sentences” with no release date, including James Lawrence, who is still in prison 18 years after he was handed an eight-month jail term; Thomas White, who set himself alight in his cell after…
Call to review ‘cancel culture’ in universities after ‘ostracised’ Oxford student takes own life A coroner has called on the government to examine the prevalence of “cancel culture” on university campuses, after ruling that a 20-year-old Oxford student took his own life after being “ostracised” by his peers. Alexander Rogers, a third-year studying materials science at Corpus Christi College, died in January. His body was recovered from the River Thames, and he was found to…
Ukraine war led my son to join the army, says defence secretary The defence secretary has revealed his son joined the army as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the conflict is now “personal”. John Healey said his son’s decision to join the British army reservists has allowed him to better understand the real-life impact of decisions he may make in a ministerial capacity. He said: “It weighs heavily on me as defence…
Angela Rayner opens door to four-day working week in local councils The government has dropped official opposition to the introduction of a four-day working week by a local council: a move which could pave the way for other local authorities to do the same. The previous Conservative government objected to the plan by South Cambridgeshire District Council after it was introduced in 2023. But local government secretary Angela Rayner has criticised the previous administration for…
NHS crisis ‘a million times worse’ than under Tony Blair, former health secretary warns The NHS is “drinking in the last-chance saloon”, Labour’s top health adviser and a former health secretary has warned, saying it must stop asking for more money. Alan Milburn, who was a minister under Tony Blair, said the service needs radical reform rather than more cash, calling for an end to what he said was a “more, more, more culture”. He…
Thousands of farmers to descend on London as Met Police gives green light Thousands of farmers are set to descend on London later this month in protest against the government’s extension of inheritance tax, after the Metropolitan Police gave the march the green light. There has been a growing backlash from the farming community following the decision to extend the duty to cover agricultural properties, with National Farmers’ Union (NFU) chief Tom Bradshaw warning that…
Kate Middleton news: Princess of Wales joins King at major Remembrance event after cancer treatment The Princess of Wales has taken a significant step in her gradual return to public royal duties by attending the Festival of Remembrance. Joined by the Prince of Wales, her presence at the event comes after Prince William spoke candidly spoke of how 2024 has been “brutal” and “probably been the hardest year in my life”. The pair, both wearing…
Man threatened by crossbow suspect ‘who may be behind two previous attacks’ | UK News Police are looking for a suspect who threatened a man with a crossbow and may have been behind two previous attacks. The man was walking along Alfred Street in Bow, east london, between 12pm and 12.30pm on Monday October 21 when he was approached by another man. The other man became verbally aggressive before threatening him with a crossbow. He…
Princess of Wales joins King for Remembrance event The Princess of Wales has taken a significant step in her gradual return to public royal duties by attending the Festival of Remembrance. Joined by the Prince of Wales and King Charles, her presence at the Royal British Legion event comes after William spoke candidly of how 2024 has been “brutal” and “probably the hardest year in my life”. William and Kate, both wearing poppies, applauded a…
Nine pets killed and 22 road accidents counted in fox cub-hunt season Nine pets were killed and 22 road-traffic accidents were recorded by anti-fox hunting activists in the last three months. Hunts and hounds also caused hundreds of cases of “hunt havoc” and at least 106 foxes were chased, according to a tally of reports by hunt opponents during fox cub hunting season, which ran from 1 August to 31 October. Hunt havoc is when…