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Summary of the Independent Newspaper The Independent front page this morning – summarisedWaspi women’s fury as Starmer says they knew about pension change: Sir Keir Starmer has provoked outrage among the Waspi women after he appeared to point the finger of blame at them over Labour’s decision not to pay them compensation over changes to their pensions.Gregg Wallace’s MasterChef replacement confirmed in BBC announcement: Food critic and I’m a Celebrity star Grace Dent will be replacing Wallace, it has been confirmed. She regularly appears as a critic on MasterChef and is known for her straight-shooting comments.Andrew pulls out of royal…

Summary of the Metro Newspaper Metro front page this morning – summarisedTeen driver who killed friends after inhaling laughing gas at the wheel jailed: A teenage driver who was filmed inhaling laughing gas moments before crashing into a tree, killing three teenage passengers, has been jailed. Thomas Johnson, 19, was speeding along the A415 in Oxfordshire at 100mph when he crashed, killing his friends David Hancock, 18, Ethan Goddard, 18, and Elliot Pulllen, 17, in June 2023.Everything you need to know before watching the Gavin and Stacey finale: There’s only one place to be on Christmas day at 9pm –…

US stock prices took a hit after the Federal Reserve announced its third consecutive interest rate cut, but its economic projections indicated a slower pace of cuts in the coming year.

Loan sharks linked to dissident republicans are forcing some victims to store weapons, it has been claimed.It has also been claimed that on one occasion a victim had to hand over a car when they were unable to re-pay money.Foyle MP Colum Eastwood said he has been approached by a significant number of people who have been faced with “intimidation, theft and threats” because they were unable to pay back money borrowed with excessive interest rates.Police confirmed that two arrests have been made and four “proactive searches” carried out in connection with illegal money lending in the north west in…

Thousands of students missed out on at least a month of school last year, prompting concerns amongst inspectors about poor attendance rates post-covid.More than a quarter of all primary school students, and more than a fifth of all post-primary students, missed out on 20 or more school days during the 2022/23 school year. The problem is particularly marked in disadvantaged areas.Of “particular concern” is that 43% of primary school students, and 30% of post-primary school students in schools with the highest levels of disadvantage missed 20 school days or more. Partial attendance at school can be a precursor towards more…

Three weeks after the 41st Federal Congress that was held in Seville, the unknowns about the immediate future of the Andalusian PSOE remain intact. It should be added to the closing of this edition, as when the strict schedules of the newspaper did not wait for news, except for those that deserve it. This Friday, the 420 members of the steering committee, the highest decision-making body between congresses, are convened in Jaén to approve the calendar proposed by the Andalusian executive for its 15th Regional Congress. Juan Francisco Serrano, deputy to the Organization of the federal leadership and one of…

Can a steel town survive if its furnaces are turned off? – podcast Port Talbot in Wales is defined by its huge steelworks. But in January Tata Steel announced it was ending primary steelmaking there. George McDonagh charts a year that could change the town for everIn January, Tata Steel announced it was ending primary steelmaking in Port Talbot. The town is known for two huge blast furnaces and its massive steelworks that has provided employment for decades. George McDonagh travelled there to see how people were reacting. He met Gareth Edwards, who had spent 30 years working there and…

Updated Wednesday, December 18, 2024 – 22:42Three contracts, all three rentals, hang over José Luis Ábalos like a sword of Damocles now that the Supreme Court has asked Congress, through the magistrate Leopoldo Puentethe request to continue investigating for four crimes – criminal organization, influence peddling, bribery and embezzlement – who was number 2 of the PSOE, main support of President Pedro Sánchez and minister of the budget portfolio. Become Premium from €1 the first month Take advantage of this limited time offer and access all web content I love you Ábalos’s double real estate firm pushes him to the…

The Israeli Air Force said it bombed militia military facilities in response to a repelled rocket attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Israeli army announced early this morning that, among other things, ports and energy infrastructure on the west coast and inland of Yemen were attacked. They were used by the rebels for military purposes. Attacks were also reported in the capital.Shortly before, the Israeli Air Force said it had intercepted a rocket fired from Yemen outside its own borders that night. Warning sirens sounded in several areas in central Israel, including the coastal metropolis of Tel Aviv. The…