Author: News Desk

The Guardian reports that Alexei Navalny’s allies have accused Kremlin officials of “covering their tracks” after the activist’s death on Friday.

Elementor #585816February 19, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Independent – ‘British Army hero: Give my Afghan comrade a home’ The Independent says a British Army veteran has called on the government to give a former Afghan colleague a home in the UK. He is calling on Britain to reverse its decision and let the man who served alongside him a home – otherwise, he faces death at the hands of the Taliban. The front page features a large image of the British soldier and his Afghan colleague. There’s also a report on Emma Stone’s Bafta win, but…

The Russian prison service said on Friday that Navalny, who was serving a 19-year sentence on charges widely considered to be politically motivated, had died after saying he “felt unwell” following a walk.

Michael Rudkin, whose wife was wrongly convicted amid the scandal, tells the paper: “This government needs to be punished at the ballot box. We’re now 24 years on. How long is this going to take?”

The front page features a picture of Cillian Murphy – who scooped Best Actor at the Baftas for his role in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.

The Sun reports that a Premier League star was left “shocked” after finding out that one of his buy-to-let houses had been turned into a cannabis farm.

Monday’s newspapers lead on various stories, with most of the papers featuring images from last night’s Bafta Awards – as Oppenheimer and Poor Things win big. 

“The world must know, and Hamas leaders must know – if by Ramadan our hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere, to include the Rafah area”.

The U.S. holiday and a sparse economic calendar will cause the London Stock Market to begin negatively today. And the knock on impact of the US closure has already sent shockwaves across Asia. Significantly, the markets with the most movement are the ones that don’t rely on the US economy or aren’t propped up regimes. With all the Stock markets in Africa seeing positive growth today. Asian markets started slowly amid fading hopes for early global rate cuts. Oil prices edged down in thin trade.  UK property market sees growth after 6 months Home prices in Britain rose annually for…

The win marks Nolan’s first Bafta win despite his incredible films such as Dunkirk, Inception and The Dark Knight.