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The Independent Front Page 5/12/2024 The front page of The Independent this morning leads with Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s plans for a government reset. The front page has a large image of the political turmoil in France. The paper says the far right has brought down the Barnier government after backing a left motion of no confidence.  Sir Keir Starmer has refreshed a pre-election pledge to restore policing to Britain’s streets as he tries to relaunch his government just five months after winning the election. The French government is on the verge of collapse, with prime minister Michel Barnier set to…

France is facing political turmoil as Prime Minister Michel Barnier has been ousted following a decisive no-confidence vote in parliament, just three months after his appointment by President Emmanuel Macron.

The Guardian Front Page 5/12/2024The front page of The Guardian this morning 05/12/2024 leads with the prime minister’s pledge to crackdown on crime. The collapse of the French government, the turmoil in South Korea and a recent report that has found Israel guilty of genocide in Gaza also makes the front page. Keir Starmer will attempt to reset his premiership with a series of pledges to show he is “delivering change”, including 13,000 extra neighbourhood police and a named “bobby on every beat”.The French prime minister, Michel Barnier, is expected to resign on Thursday, a day after his government became the first…

The Metro Front Page 5/12/2024The front page of Metro this morning leads on news that UK street gangs used multi-billion dollar Russian crime ring to launder money.An international sting has brought down a multibillion-dollar Russian money laundering network used by UK drug dealers to hide criminal cash. Russian-speaking hackers who had millions in cryptocurrency used the network to turn it into cash and assets – as well as street gangs in Britain.An Irish cartel are also accused of using the system as well, along with the Russian state, who are believed to have used it to fund spies in other…

The Irish News Front Page 5/12/2024 The front page of The Irish News reports a youth group has apologised after pictures were shared on social media of young people posing with imitation firearms beside UVF banner. A community group in Derry has apologised after sharing images on social media of its youth club members posing with imitation firearms alongside a UVF banner. DUP minister Paul Givan has said he hopes the era of the “politicisation” of the Irish language is over, during a visit to west Belfast’s Gaeltacht Quarter.

Die Welt Front Page 5/12/2024The front page of Die Welt reports “Europe’s largest economies are stagnating”. Germany, France and Italy are the economic heavyweights of the Eurozone. But these countries are the ones that are stagnating. The OECD has lowered its forecasts even further for the coming year. Germany stands out in particular – to the detriment of several other countries.

El Pais Front Page 5/12/2024The front page of El Pais reports France is left without a government after the left and the far right support a motion of no confidence against Barnier.At 8:28 pm on Wednesday, France witnessed the end of an operetta whose outcome was known to everyone on the day it began, even if in the last few hours a strange devotion to miracles swept through some benches of the National Assembly. The main cause of Michel Barnier’s political death, the anatomy of his downfall, points to a double motion of censure by… 

Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, has smashed through the $100,000 mark for the first time, setting a new record high. This historic milestone comes amid growing excitement over the possibility that US President-elect Donald Trump may support cryptocurrency-friendly policies.

«We are faced with a law of the sea that is leaking from all sides», Oscar Camps, the founder of Open Arms, the NGO which has filed a civil action against the former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, does not mince his words. accused in Palermo of kidnapping for keeping 147 migrants stranded on a ship in August 2019. Oscar Camps: “The flows decree, a law of the sea that leaks from all sides” https://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2024/12/05/news/oscar_camps_decreti_flussi_critiche-423824393/?rss

New York City police are hunting for a man who shot and killed UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson Wednesday morning.