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Former England captain Steph Houghton to retire at the end of the season Manchester City defender Steph Houghton, formerly the captain of England, has announced that she is set to hang up her boots at the end of the current Women’s Super League campaign. Houghton, 35, was handed her senior England debut in 2007 and went on to make 121 appearances for the Lionesses, last featuring for her country three years ago. The veteran centre-back, who turns 36 next month, is also City’s all-time record appearance holder and has helped the side win eight pieces of silverware since her arrival…

Mercedes boss reveals Carlos Sainz is on their shortlist to replace Lewis Hamilton Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has name-checked Carlos Sainz as one of the drivers they are looking at to replace Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2025. Hamilton is leaving Mercedes after 11 successful years at the end of the season to fulfil a childhood dream of driving for Ferrari. He’ll be partnered with Charles Leclerc, therefore replacing Sainz who is now arguably Formula 1’s most lucrative free agent. The Spaniard’s stock has risen considerably after a fantastic start to 2024, finishing third in Bahrain before missing the Saudi Arabian…

Jake Paul hits out at ‘jealous’ Conor McGregor after UFC star questions his fight with Mike Tyson Jake Paul has hit back at Conor McGregor after the UFC legend questioned whether there was any interest in his upcoming bout with Mike Tyson, claiming the event will be ‘the biggest fight the world will ever see’. A stunning announcement earlier this month confirmed that heavyweight icon Tyson, 57, would be coming out of retirement to enter the ring with YouTube sensation Paul, 27, a fighter 30 years his junior. The spectacle, scheduled to take place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington,…

Front page summary The Guardian – Outrage over record discharges of sewage into rivers and seas The Guardian reports that water companies are under fire after it emerged raw sewage was discharged into Britain’s rivers and seas for more than 3.6 million hours last year. University of Cambridge rowers training on the River Thames have been warned not to enter the water after Saturday’s boat race against the University of Oxford over E. coli fears. The paper focuses on “outrage” over record discharges of sewage. It quotes Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey calling for the scandal to be declared a national environmental…

Front page summary The Independent – Barred from Europe: 2.4m Brits caught in Brexit passport chaos The Independent writes millions of Britons are barred from entering the EU by post-Brexit passport rules that are set to cause chaos over the Easter holidays.With the getaway starting in earnest on Thursday, an estimated 2.4 million travellers have documents that can’t be used for trips to the EU because of the change in expiry requirements.The front page features a large image of Camilla as she greets crowds in Shrewsbury.  The Independent – BBC set to make wealthy pay more for the licence feeBy WTX…

Front page summary Metro – Damning report into savage death of Finley: Totally failed The Metro reports that a baby was murdered by his drug-addicted parents 39 days after being returned to them by social services. “Totally failed” headlines the paper as it reports on a safeguarding review over the death of baby Finley Boden. The paper says the “damning report” found Finley “should have been one of the most protected children”. Elsewhere, Jake Gyllenhaal appears on the front page in character ahead of the release of film remake Road House. The King also makes an appearance ahead of the broadcast of…

Front page summary The Sun – Gogglebox George falls to his death The Sun reports that Gogglebox star George Gilbey has died aged 40 after falling from a height at a warehouse. It comes as pals of the TV personality last night revealed he had been working hard to “turn his life around for his family” after he was jailed for three months in 2019 for drink-driving.Tributes last night flooded in for George, who had a seven-year-old daughter, Amelie. Elsewhere, the front page reports being overweight really is in your DNA. It quotes researchers as saying that out of 3,000 adults all…

Front page summary Daily Express – King calls for more kindness in time of need The Daily Express reports the King will call for more “friendship… especially in a time of need” in his Easter message. The message will be broadcast at Worcester Cathedral, where a service will be led by Queen Camilla. The paper notes the address stops short directly referring to his own and daughter-in-law’s cancer battles. Daily Express – Tory MPs: We must now label China a threat to Britain By WTX NewsMarch 26, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – Day I lost my Paul Paul O’Grady and his husband Andre Portasio smile in a hot air balloon in a picture of the late broadcaster on the front of the Daily Mirror. It comes a year after the beloved TV star and comedian’s death. In an exclusive interview, Mr Portasio tells the paper: “I thought it would be forever. But I didn’t realise forever would be so short-lived.”Elsewhere, the King’s upcoming Easter message makes the front splash.  Daily Mirror – Ukraine war exclusive: Traitors – The Brits fighting for Russia By WTX NewsMarch 27, 2024 The…

Thursday’s front pages carry various stories – mostly domestic news. Several of the papers report on UK politics, with speculation on a summer general election. There’s coverage of the backlash from the raw sewage spills, and King Charles’s upcoming Easter message.
A few of the tabloids lead on celebrity news, but all-in-all there isn’t much unity on the front pages this morning.