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Elementor #551006 September 15, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – A dirty deal! Suella slams Labour’s EU migrant plan The Daily Express leads on Suella Braverman’s criticism of Labour’s plan to tackle the small boats crisis. The Home Secretary, writing for the paper, said it was a “dirty deal” that would “hand Brussels the keys to our immigration system”. The front page continues the paper’s campaign on the triple lock. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK…

Sainsbury’s and Tesco loyalty card prices not as good as they seem, says Which? A leading consumer rights group says supermarket loyalty schemes may not be as good as they appear. Which? Says Sainsbury’s and Tesco are inflating the regular price advertised for a product so that the promotional prices offered to loyalty scheme members look like a better deal than they really are. But Sainsbury’s and Tesco say it’s not true. They are claiming all prices have gone up due to inflation. The consumer rights group said it had tracked pricing history in stores for six months to see…

Chick-fil-A to try again in UK four years after LGBT backlash Four years after failing to launch Chic-Fil-A in the UK, the American fast food chain will try again. The junk-food restaurant wants to open five restaurants in the UK – no sites have been chosen just yet, but the first will open in early 2025. In 2019, the company attempted to get into the UK market but faced a boycott over its founders’ support for Christian groups opposed to same-sex marriage. The firm is still run by the Cathy family – who founded it, but has made a policy…

Gatwick flights cancelled after air traffic control staff shortages On Thursday, Gatwick Airport flights were cancelled, delayed or diverted at short notice due to a shortage of air traffic controllers. The airport confirmed 22 cancellations as of 22:00 BST, whilst the website FlightRadar24 said hundreds of flights in and out of the airport were delayed. The National Air Traffic Services (Nats) apologised for its staffing shortages. Normal service is expected to resume on Friday. EasyJet expressed its frustration at the chaos on Thursday, while Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary called on Nats’ boss to resign. Thursday’s cancellations and delays came just…

Workers start strike at US motor industry giants Three of the biggest US carmakers have seen more than 10,000 staff walkout in the latest industrial action. Work has stopped at three plants owned by General Motors (GM), Ford and Stellantis. Labour contracts expired on Thursday night and the union UAW said the firms had not put forward acceptable offers. The strikes could trigger higher prices for buyers and major disruption for the motor industry giants. The strike started at midnight eastern time at GM’s Wentzille, Missouri mid-size plant, Ford’s Bronco plant in Michigan and the Jeep plant in Toledo, Ohio…

UK, France and Germany to keep nuclear sanctions on Iran The UK, France and Germany will retain sanctions on Iran in an attempt to deter Tehran from selling drones and missiles to Russia. In 2015 Iran agreed to a nuclear deal and under the terms some sanctions were due to be lifted next month. However European nations believe Iran has breached the deal by enriching and storing uranium.  When highly enriched, uranium can be used to make a nuclear weapon. The three countries say they would incorporate expiring UN sanctions into their own laws. Some of the measures were supposed…

Hunter Biden indicted on three federal gun charges Hunter Biden – the son of the US president Joe Biden, has been criminally charged with three counts of lying when buying a firearm. The charges come after a proposed plea deal collapsed. All three counts relate to Hunter, 53, allegedly lying on forms while buying a gun when he was a drug dealer. Prosecutors say he falsely claimed he was “not an unlawful user of and addicted to any stimulant narcotic drug” when he bought a Colt Cobra Special revolver at a Delaware gun store in October 2018. At the time,…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Friday’s newspapers feature a mix of headlines, with several papers picking up on the latest political news from Westminster.  Labour’s small boat plans The Guardian leads on Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to tackle illegal immigration. The paper says his plans have been criticised by both the left and right. The paper says Labour’s plan to do a deal with the EU prompted a day of bitter exchanges with the PM and home secretary. But there was also some criticism from Labour MPs, who accused Sir Kier of appealing to anti-migrant sentiments. The Daily Express…

Selling off the future: Oil and gas giants paying celebrities to sell climate-damaging In today’s digital era, social media influencers and celebrities have extraordinary powers, able to sway public opinion and have unparalleled influence over consumer choices. Fossil fuel giants are looking to line their own pockets and with big bucks up for grabs, social media influencers are also cashing in! So how are fossil fuel giants harnessing the power of social media stars? By using their wealth to hire young celebrities to push climate-damaging products whilst rebranding fossil fuel companies as the ‘good guys’. Do young people really care…

Protests after shocking video shows woman accused of theft ‘strangled’ in shop The Independent says Protests have been held after a shocking video showed a woman accused of theft being ‘strangled’ in a shop. During a clip of the incident, that occurred in Peckham Hair and Cosmetics in Peckham, south-east London on Monday afternoon, a Black woman is seen being restrained by a large man. “Get the f**k off me,” the woman can be heard shouting in a video shot by a fellow customer. “Call the police (…) This man just strangled me”. Police officers were called to the shop…