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Front page summary Daily Mirror – Election date demand: Time is up, Mr Sunak”Time is up, Mr Sunak,” is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror, as the paper reports on Rishi Sunak’s interview with Sky News in which the prime minister refused to rule out the possibility of a general election five times.The paper says Prime Minster Rishi Sunak is under pressure to call an election and a vote would allow the public to finally “give their verdict on 14 years of Tory hell”.Elsewhere, the front page features an interview with a former Eastenders actor who…

Front page summary The Sun – Gogglebox exclusive: I love you mum The mother of Gogglebox star George Gilbey has revealed the last words he said to her before his death, the Sun reports. Gilbey, a self-employed electrician and dad-of-one, died after falling from a height while working in March. The paper says he called mum Linda just hours before the accident and quotes her saying: “He was happy. He ended the call with ‘I love you’. I treasure those words.” The Sun – Ryan Giggs to be a dad again at 50 By WTX NewsApril 26, 2024 The main stories Like this…

Front page summary Metro – Prices coming a cropper The Metro says beer, bread, and biscuit prices are expected to rise because of a poorer-than-usual harvest of wheat, barley, and oats, caused by a wet autumn and winter. The paper says forecasts suggest production of wheat, barley, oats, and oilseed rape could fall by 17.5% on last year, and notes that it comes just as prices are beginning to fall after the inflation of recent years.Elsewhere, the front page also reports on best places to watch the night skies.  Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned By WTX NewsApril 26, 2024 The…

Front page summary The Guardian – Home Office to detain UK asylum seekers in shock Rwanda move The Guardian reports that the Home Office is planning to launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK from Monday, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda.The paper says officials plan to pick people up or hold them when they arrive for meetings with immigration services or bail appointments. It adds that campaigners have warned the move risks provoking long legal battles, protests, and clashes with the police.Elsewhere, Nicola Kidman is pictured on the front page.  The Guardian – Yousaf in…

Front page summary The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals?The Independent leads on its own investigation. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’The use of mixed-sex wards has gone “through the roof” after the number of men and women being put in beds next to each other soared to nearly its highest level in a decade. Official figures from NHS England show the government’s strict rules against doing so were…

King Charles makes his first public appearance with Queen Camilla since announcing the monarch’s return to public engagements.

Monday’s front pages lead on a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover the UK’s Rwanda policy with different approaches to the story. Elsewhere, the latest from the UK government also makes a couple of the newspapers – with reports that Tory MP rebels are plotting to oust the prime minister ahead of what is expected to be disastrous local elections for the Conservatives.

The back pages lead on Arsenal’s win over Spurs to take them to the top of the Premier League table – the Gunners got off to a great start but Spurs managed to claw a few goals back in what was a nervy end to the match.

Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is set to resign from his role as early as today, the BBC says. The SNP leader is expected to stand down following the collapse of the Bute House Agreement – his party’s power-sharing deal with the Scottish Greens – last week.

Mass rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. The protesters want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Aussie PM Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis.

Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked Ireland’s justice minister to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK. Around 80% of recent arrivals to the Republic came from the UK, across the Irish border, Helen McEntree has revealed.