Author: David Pike

David Pike is an experienced news journalist with over 20 years experience as a UK News editor for WTX News and other news publications.

Monday’s UK newspaper front pages cover a wide variety of domestic and international stories. The most notable is the rising escalation in the Middle East as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen and tanks began to build up on the Lebanon border.

A little closer to home, the Conservative Party leadership contest is in full swing, with many of the hopefuls reacting to the latest extreme comment from Kemi Badenoch.

Ongoing speculation over the upcoming October Budget continues to make the headlines as does previews of Boris Johnson’s book regarding his time in office.

Away from politics, a handful of tabloids lead with the latest showbiz news.

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British judge Nicholas Phillips steps down from Hong Kong court British judge Nicholas Phillips steps down from Hong Kong Court. The court of final appeal said he was stepping down for ‘personal reasons’, he is the fifth overseas judge to leave Hong Kong this year. Phillips, 86, is leaving Hong Kong’s court of final appeal (CFA) after 22 years for “personal reasons” after his fourth term ended on Monday and he said he did not…

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Keir Starmer tightens rules on gifts and donations after Rosie Duffield’s ‘avarice’ accusation Sir Keir Starmer has launched a fightback against accusations that his government is mired in “sleaze, nepotism and avarice”, with an announcement that the rules on declaring donations and gifts will be changed. The prime minister and a succession of cabinet ministers have been criticised for accepting thousands of pounds worth of freebies from corporate sponsors and millionaire donors, with the scandal…

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Royal biographer gives insight into Charles’s first day as King Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the worldSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailSign up to our free Morning Headlines emailA royal biographer has given an insight into King Charles’s first hours as monarch after being told the news of the Queen’s death in a car.Robert Hardman told an audience at the Henley Literary Festival – at which…

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Kemi Badenoch insists she believes in maternity pay as Tory rivals jump on ‘excessive’ claim – UK politics live Immigrants who see Israel as enemy ‘not welcome’ in UK says Kemi BadenochSign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inboxGet our free View from Westminster emailGet our free View from Westminster emailKemi Badenoch has sparked controversy after describing maternity pay as “excessive” and calling for greater personal responsibility. In…

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NHS warns of 18,000 flu deaths since 2022 as it urges vaccination uptake NHS

NHS warns of 18,000 flu deaths since 2022 as it urges vaccination uptake Health experts ask those eligible to ‘help reduce the burden on our hospitals’ over winter by booking in for free jabsAt least 18,000 deaths in England were associated with flu over the past two winters, figures have revealed, as health experts urge those eligible to take up a free vaccination on the NHS. The figures from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)…

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Number of UK estate agents going bust rises almost a third in one year Higher interest rates puts further pressure on property market, with overall transactions at lowest level in a decade. The number of UK estate agents declaring insolvency has jumped by almost a third with nearly 300 businesses going bust in the last year. The figures underline the gloom around Britain’s property market, with the fewest home sales recorded for more than a…

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Nile Rodgers and Chic give Glasgow a musical masterclass as they perform at TRNSMT Bringing the disco vibe to TRNSMT with Chic, the 69-year-old took fans on a nostalgic trip performing I Want Your Love and Freak Out. He then proved his legendary status as he belted out the songs he wrote and produced for other artists which included everything from the Diana Ross hits I’m Coming Out and Upside Down to David Bowie’s Modern…

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Sam Fender arrives at TRNSMT with a saltire flag and has crowd singing ‘f**k the Torie’ The star warmed up the stage last year before headliners The Courteeners. And he returned to carry out the same tradition for Paisley superstar Paolo Nutini. Surely it’s time for the Geordie rocker to take that headlining spot? Running on stage flying a saltire, he certainly proved his TRNSMT worth kicking things off with Will We Talk before launching into…

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Example plays Calvin Harris’ mum’s favourite song during TRNSMT set Warming up the stage for the star – whose real name is Elliot Gleave – his DJ beamed: “Some people know him as the major of Glasgow. We know him as Example.” The rapper, 40, then launched into the Laidback Luke collaboration Natural Disaster before announcing, “Glasgow’s it’s good to be home. “We are here for one thing today and that’s to jump about like f**king lunatics.” He added:…

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Labour appoints oil baron Rachel Kyte as climate envoy role Labour appoints oil baron Rachel Kyte as the new climate chief at the World Bank and will lead UK’s return to high-level environmental diplomacy. Who is Rachel Kyte, the UK’s new climate envoy? A former oil baron of the World Bank has been appointed to lead the UK’s efforts to forge a global coalition on climate action. As the climate chief at the World Bank…

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Sunday’s front pages feature a wide variety of international and domestic stories – some feature ongoing topics whilst other papers lead with exclusives. 

Several newspapers lead on UK politics as the Conservative Party leadership candidates offer up their vision of the future of the party – and how to be the most effective opposition to the Labour government. The Conservative Party conference is taking place in Birmingham and who is chosen to lead the party will define the party going into the future. They have candidates stretching from centrist-conservatism to right-wing conspiracy theorists. 

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When hippy squatters took over a multi-million pound Piccadilly mansion | UK News It was the summer of ’69, and just like the Bryan Adams song, Richie Garnder, 17, thought the summer would last forever. Richie was a hippy. That counter-culture of mushroom-munching, ‘peace not war’, shower-avoiding people – at least, to the tabloids. The busker and musician spent the summer squatting at derelict buildings on Endell Street and Broad Court in central London. He…

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