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Elementor #543263 August 17, 20231 Min Read Metro – The golden girls Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Metro leads on the Lionesses roaring into the final of the Women’s World Cup, with the paper labelling the team “Goalden Girls”. They will play Spain in Sydney on Sunday for a shot at the biggest prize in the sport. The entire front page has been dedicated to the story. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

Elementor #543257 August 17, 20231 Min Read Financial Times – Underlying inflation pressures keep heat on Bank of England rate-setters Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The FT reports underlying pressures remain on the Bank of England despite a drop in headline inflation. Borrowing costs are still set to rise which will prove a further pinch on people’s earnings, the paper writes. The news will put pressure on the Bank of England as it decides whether a further interest rate rise is needed to dampen inflation, the paper says. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

Among other qualities, Sir Michael said he wanted to be remembered for having ‘a good time.’

Almost half of Britons said that discrimination against transgender people is either a major or significant problem in today’s society.

Mystery still surrounds the beef wellington which left three people dead and a fourth fighting for their life.

Women’s World Cup 2023: England v Australia watched by 7m on BBC TV BBC says England’s Fifa Women’s World Cup semi-final win over Australia was watched by more than seven million on BBC TV. Wednesday’s historic match was the most watched of the tournament so far, with a peak audience of 7.3m and an additional 3.8m streams across BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport Online. There were also 2.7m requests on digital platforms for highlights and clips from the game. Sunday’s final against Spain in Sydney at 11:00 BST will be shown on BBC One. Coverage will begin at 10:00 with…

Sam Kerr’s World Cup goal gives Australia moment to remember even in defeat The Guardian says Sam Kerr’s hands were on her knees. At the other end of the pitch she had just witnessed Alessia Russo score England’s third goal to end Australia’s dream of winning the Women’s World Cup. The feeling of responsibility was obvious. Just 72 seconds earlier, she had missed a chance from close range that would have levelled the match. For Kerr, it looked like torture. The worst thing that could happen to a striker, a captain, the leader of a footballing nation. The kind of…

‘No plans’ for bank holiday if England Lionesses win World Cup final The Metro says There are no plans to give Brits a bank holiday to celebrate if England wins the Women’s World Cup on Sunday, the government has said. Figures including Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Sir Ed Davey, the leader of the Liberal Democrats, are among those calling for people to get a day off in the event of the Lionesses beating Spain in the final. It would be the first time an English national team has lifted a World Cup for 57 years. But in a…

Top A-levels fall to pre-Covid levels, with fall steepest in England Students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results today and grades are down.  The proportion of A or A* grades is 27.2% – down from a peak of 44.8% during the pandemic. The steepest fall was in England where 26.5% of exams got the top grade, whilst in Wales, the figure was 34%, with 37.5% in Northern Ireland getting the top grades. Across the UK, 79% of those receiving results gained a place at their first-choice university, UCAS say. The proportion of A-levels marked at…

‘I want her out. She needs to go.’