Author: News Desk

Like most of the week, Friday’s front pages feature a variety of stories, with only domestic politics as the thread running through most of the papers.

Several papers note the death of the former NFL player and accused double murderer OJ Simpson, who died after a battle with cancer. Other celebrity news stories are also featured on the tabloid front pages.

Ohtani interpreter charged with stealing over $16m from baseball star US officials have charged the long-time interpreter of baseball sensation Shohei Ohtani with stealing millions of dollars from the star. Ippei Mizuhara was fired last month when the reported theft came to light. He is alleged to have used Ohtani’s money for gambling and reportedly wired over $16m without permission. Prosecutors say he took advantage of Ohtani not speaking English. The lead prosecutor in California accused Mizuhara of impersonating the baseball star to banks and to place wagers. “Mr Ohtani is considered a victim in this case,” US Attorney Martin…

New statistics from the ONS show the UK economy grew slightly in February, boosting hopes the country is on its way out of recession. The economy grew by 0.1% official figures show, boosted by production and manufacturing in areas such as the car industry,

A Portuguese citizen, Joseph John, has become the first European to be imprisoned under Hong Kong’s National Security Law, which was implemented by China and widely condemned by human rights organisations

Former NFL star OJ Simpson, who was controversially cleared of double murder, has died at the age of 76 after a battle with cancer.

The US embassy’s staff have been told not to travel outside of the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas amid fears of an attack by Iran.

The chair of the Senate Banking Committee, Senator Sherrod Brown, wrote “Chinese electric vehicles are an existential threat to the American auto industry”.

EFL deducts three points from Morecambe, but the Lancashire club can’t have any complaints.

Scottish police under fire after being overwhelmed by a surge in Hate Crime reports, Leading to fewer cases being solved. Taking the focus away from crimes of shoplifting, theft and assault. Scottish police under fire Recent figures suggest that Scotland’s police force is struggling to solve everyday crimes like shoplifting, theft, and assault crimes due to the overwhelming number of reports made under the country’s new hate crime law. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) chairman, David Threadgold, has expressed concerns about the situation, stating that the vow to investigate every report of hate crime has created an unmanageable workload for…

Junts per Catalunya, the political party led by Carles Puigdemont is taking his election campaign to France in an effort to give their leader maximum visibility. Puigdemont is taking his election campaign to France The party has announced that all campaign events and rallies will be held in Argelers, with the exception of the final rally on May 10th, which will take place in Barcelona. After six and a half years in “exile with which the EU institution protected itself” so as not to end up being a “hostage” of the Spanish State. The leader is wishing to make a…