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Front page summary Daily Mirror – Vote for smoking ban: the cig-free generation Britain faces a smoke-free future, the Daily Mirror says, after MPs voted in favour of a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to today’s youngsters. The paper says the move “could be the most significant health initiative in our era”.The front page also reports on UK Taylor Swift fans being scammed with fake tickets and a story on David and Victoria Beckham.  Daily Mirror – Anti-social thug menace: Street yobs victims live in fear By WTX NewsApril 16, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it?…

Front page summary The Sun – Kyle’s a dad for the sixth time The Sun says Manchester City’s Kyle Walker has become a dad for the sixth time. The paper says it comes after Walker and wife Annie Kilner took time apart in January after it was revealed he had fathered a second child by model Lauryn Goodman. A friend tells the paper that the couple are “committed to working on their relationship”.’Elsewhere, the smoking ban vote also finds space on the front page.  The Sun  – Holly in £1m ring of steel By WTX NewsApril 16, 2024 The main stories Like…

Wednesday’s newspaper front pages feature a variety of stories, with no strong lead dominating the papers. There are a few hot topics, mostly domestic stories, splashed across several papers. 

For a couple of the right-leaning tabloids, the news that a Muslim pupil has lost a High Court challenge brought against her school in North London, over a ban on prayer rituals, is celebrated on the front splashes. 

The planned smoking ban, which passed its first hurdle in the Commons yesterday, is also reported on. Some papers look at the health benefits of a smoking ban, others report on it being “un-conservative.” Several papers pick up on the 165 Tory MPs who abstained from voting – suggesting PM Rishi Sunak’s party is fracturing. 

Elsewhere, there’s room for more UK and international political stories including the ongoing Middle East crisis and US inflation.

Several Gulf states have been hit by heavy rain, causing flash flooding across the region and flights being diverted from Dubai Airport – the world’s busiest airport. At least 18 people in Oman have been killed by floods, according to authorities. Several states have recorded nearly a year’s worth of rain in one single day.

Adidas has announced it is set to make profits of €700m (£598m) in 2024. The announcement comes after the German sportswear giant’s messy situation with Kanye West and his Yeezy shoes. In February, Adidas announced it would sell its remaining Yeezy trainers from its partnership with West for at least cost price. 

Security forces in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh say they have killed 29 Maoist rebels. The incident has occurred just days before the country heads to the polls. The killing took place in the Kanker area close to Bastar, a stronghold of the rebels.

US and EU planning new sanctions on Iran after attack  The US and the EU want to see more sanctions on Iran, following the unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel at the weekend.  Iran launched more than 300 missiles – 99% of which were shot down – at Israel in response to the Israeli airstrike on an Iranian consulate building based in Syria, in which 13 people died. The US expects to take action “in the coming days” whilst the EU’s Josep Borrell said the bloc was working on it.  Israel has urged its allies to sanction Tehran’s missile programme.  The…

Westfield Bondi Junction – the centre that was the scene of the deadly mass stabbing attack – will reopen to shoppers on Friday. Six people, five women and one man, were stabbed to death on Saturday. Two people remain in intensive care. There’ll be heightened security at the mall, with more police and mall security on site.

Armenia has accused Azerbaijan of systematically erasing all traces of ethnic Armenians in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh, claiming that Baku has completed the ethnic cleansing of the area. The ongoing conflict between the two countries over the territory has been brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), where Armenia has filed a case against Azerbaijan for alleged discrimination and ethnic cleansing.

Copenhagen’s Employment and Integration Mayor Jens-Krisitian Lütken is advocating for the establishment of more privatskoler (private schools) and friskoler (free schools) in the new neighborhoods of Nordhavn, Jernbanebyen, and Østhavnen. Lütken has noted a growing demand for independent schooling options among Copenhageners, highlighting the need for more diverse educational choices in the city.