Author: News Desk

Many of Tuesday’s papers provide coverage of the latest hint from Chancellor Rachel Reeves that employers’ national insurance contributions could go up in the Budget.

The trial of Urfan Sharif makes several tabloid front pages, as he admitted to police that he had killed his ten-year-old daughter.

Watch: Inquiry into Novichok poisoning of Dawn Sturgess begins Watch as the inquiry into how Dawn Sturgess was fatally poisoned after being exposed to the Russian nerve agent Novichok opened on Monday, 14 October. The British 44-year-old died after being exposed to the chemical weapon which was left in a discarded perfume bottle in Amesbury, Wiltshire, in July 2018. Ms Sturgess’s death came after the attempted murder of former spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia and then police officer Nick Bailey, who were poisoned in nearby Salisbury in March that year. They were poisoned when members of a Russian military…

Sadiq Khan puts pressure on Starmer over EU as he insists no reason to be scared of single market return Sadiq Khan has piled pressure on Sir Keir Starmer over the EU single market, saying rejoining it is “something we shouldn’t be scared to talk about”. The prime minister has ruled out a return to the common market, saying he cannot see Britain re-entering the trading agreement in his life time. Sir Keir has also made it a red line in his ongoing post-Brexit reset with Brussels. But the mayor of London has said returning to the market should not…

Covid vaccine: How to book a jab and who is eligible? The number of people going to hospital with Covid across Britain has risen at an “alarming” rate after a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has warned. UKHSA figures showed the admission rate for patients testing positive for Covid XEC stood at 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to October 6 – up from 3.7 a week earlier. The North East has seen the highest hospital admission rates at 8.12 per 100,000, and for those aged 85 and older, the rate is 52.48 per 100,000, according to the UKHSA. Since…

Male artists such as Damien Hirst less of a force after 40, says Tracey Emin Artist, 61, also tells The Louis Theroux Podcast that she likes ‘pomp and ceremony’ of the royal family. Tracey Emin has said that most male artists including her contemporary Damien Hirst are less of a creative “force” after they reach the age of 40. Both Emin and Hirst have been Turner prize nominees, with Hirst winning the prestigious award in 1995, with his formaldehyde-preserved cow and calf, called Mother and Child, Divided, the focal piece of his exhibition that year. Continue reading… https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2024/oct/15/male-artists-damien-hirst-less-of-force-after-40-tracey-emin

Tony Cascarino claims Arsenal star is ‘at the level of a Real Madrid player’ | Football Tony Cascarino has warned Arsenal that they must win trophies in order to prevent William Saliba from joining Real Madrid. Reports in France this month have claimed that Saliba has been identified as one of Madrid’s top targets for the transfer window next summer. Arsenal, however, are in a strong negotiating position as the French defender signed a contract extension 16 months ago which keeps him tied to the club until 2027. Cascarino, however, believes Arsenal will need win silverware both domestically and in…

PSG hit out at Kylian Mbappe over ‘fake news’ post after Swedish rape report Paris Saint-Germain have hit out at Kylian Mbappe after the Real Madrid forward insinuated that the French club are spreading false stories about him. On Monday, Swedish media reported that police are investigating a suspected rape that allegedly took place last Thursday at the same hotel that Mbappe and his entourage stayed at in central Stockholm. There is no confirmation from Swedish police that Mbappe or his entourage were involved in or aware of the alleged crime at the hotel during his stay. Mbappe, who…