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What’s on the front page of The Independent?The Independent front page this morning – 02/12/24 reports on the latest in the Gregg Wallace scandal. BBC turmoil as Gregg Wallace remains defiant: The corporation is under increasing fire over its response to claims of inappropriate behaviour by the MasterChef star who provoked a furious backlash by calling his accusers ‘middle-class women of a certain ageAleppo attack: The forgotten war in Syria has finally grabbed the world’s attention.Analysis: Many believed Syria was lost in an unsolvable abyss – but everything has changed in a matter of days

The ‘Eagle of Ingliston’ is a carved stone featuring the Imperial eagle which was first recorded in Scotland in 1699. The stone, originally thought to be part of a Roman milestone, was mentioned by Sir Robert Sibald as one of three he had, though it was not in his possession. Instead, the relic had been re-purposed and was part of the gable wall of one of his tenant’s houses, forming part of the exterior brickwork. Lost Roman Eagle of Ingliston found after almost 50 years In 1975 it was recorded again during a survey, still part of the house and…

Monday’s front pages lead with the ongoing backlash facing MasterChef host Gregg Wallace. The fallout over allegations of misconduct has spiralled after he dismissed the accusations against him as from “middle-class women of a certain age.” 

Wallace has been accused of engaging in sexually harassing behaviour. He denies all allegations. 

Several front pages continue their coverage of the assisted dying bill that was passed on Friday. There are also reports on Labour’s NHS plans and a recent poll suggesting the British public favours a closer relationship with the EU than a free trade deal with the US. 

On the international front, many papers find space to report on the latest happenings in Syria. The country’s civil war is back in the spotlight after a new rebel coalition launched a surprise attack, sweeping into the country’s second-largest city, Aleppo. 

The back pages offer their assessments of last night’s Premier League Super Sunday – with Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Manchester City the highlight.

‘Seething’ Ulrika Jonsson responds to Gregg Wallace blaming ‘women of a certain age’ for complaints Wallace responded to the accusations on Sunday, claiming that they had come from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’.  Wallace responded to the accusations on Sunday, claiming that they had come from ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ ‘Seething’ Ulrika Jonsson responds to Gregg Wallace blaming ‘women of a certain age’ for complaints https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gregg-wallace-ulrika-jonsson-rape-joke-middle-class-b2657108.html

Today begins Homelessness Awareness Week, an annual event which takes place in the north, and this year the urgency for action has never been greater. Every person deserves a safe, secure place to call home. Yet over 30,000 households containing more than 58,000 people have full duty status, meaning they meet the legal tests under the homelessness legislation and are waiting for social housing. That’s a rise of 135% in the last decade. Unsurprisingly the level of need for temporary accommodation has also risen sharply, doubling in the last five years to 4,784 households including over 5,100 children. Of course,…

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Mr Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family members.The Democratic president had previously said he would not pardon his son or commute his sentence after his convictions in the two cases in Delaware and California.The move comes weeks before Hunter Biden was set to receive his punishment after his trial conviction in the gun case and guilty plea on tax charges, and…

This weekend two men armed with a firearm, a motorcycle robbed a woman who was walking on Alberto Alcocer Street, in the Chamartín district, stealing a luxury watch valued at more than 20,000 euros. According to police sources, the two thieves violently approached the victim who was walking with a companion, stole the piece and fled on the motorcycle. This is a type of crime that has been occurring for a few years in the wealthy neighbourhoods of Madrid and that led to the creation of a specific police group to investigate these criminal groups. Robbed on the street in…

The scene of the representation of the pain and fury of a president, that was Congress. He carries a backpack of cobblestones from the TS and his wife ‘is’ one more in the leadership of the PSOE. Read Five days of April, three days of Numancia

Biden-gathers-with-Hunter-Biden-and-family-members-in-Delaware.jpg” />He has repeatedly promised not to do it – but on Thanksgiving weekend, Joe Biden claims to have spontaneously decided to pardon his son. He was about to be sentenced for making false statements during a gun purchase and for tax evasion. The president now sees this as a politically driven miscarriage of justice.US President Joe Biden pardoned his son Hunter on Sunday evening (local time), sparing him a possible prison sentence for weapons and tax offenses. Joe Biden is breaking his earlier promise not to use presidential powers to benefit his family members. The Democratic president had previously…

Millions of people watch the 8 p.m. edition of the “Tagesschau” every day. But some things in the show on Sunday evening weren’t as they should be. »Tagesschau«: Several breakdowns confuse the broadcast – garbage instead of the Middle East