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Train strikes start ahead of weekend disruption Friday will see large parts of the country without train services as the latest strike action starts. Members of Aslef union – who work at more than a dozen train companies are striking and refusing to work overtime on Saturday. Saturday will also see up to 20,000 RMT union members at 14 operators also strike in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Operators running no services on Friday, 1 September include Northern, Avanti West Coast, Transpennine, Southern and Thameslink. On Saturday, 2 September, fewer than half of the trains will be…

Ecuador prison violence: At least 50 of guards taken hostage According to officials, more than 50 prison guards and seven police officers have been taken hostage in several jails in Ecuador. Two car bombs also went off in the capital Quito, both targeting the country’s prison authority (SNAI). There were no injuries from the bombings and at least six people have been arrested. Authorities say they believe at least one of the incidents could be retaliation for a police weapons search at one of the country’s biggest jails. Ecuador is facing growing violence linked to drug trafficking gangs, which has…

Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria Two tourists – holidaying in Morocco – have been shot dead by the Algerian coastguard, after they reportedly strayed into Algerian waters on their jet skis. The two tourists were among four French-Moroccan dual nationals who had set off from the Moroccan resort of Saidia.  A third member of the group was arrested by the coastguard which patrols the two states’ closed border. There have been years of tensions between the two countries – with the border between them closing in 1994. The shooting has sparked anger in Morocco, with only…

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Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years for Capitol riot Joe Biggs, 38 – a US Army vet and leader of the far-right Proud Boys – has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the 2021 US capitol riot.  Briggs has been identified as an instigator of the storming of Congress. He has been convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in May. In court, he pleaded for leniency and expressed remorse for his actions. His 17-year sentence is below both federal sentencing guidelines and the 33 years the prosecutors wanted. Zachary Rehl, another…

Two men died, one was arrested and one escaped after the group were said to have strayed into Algerian waters.

Elementor #547100 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Financial Times – Adani shares lose $4bn as politicians demand action over hidden investors  The Financial Times’s main story is about India’s Adani Group, which it says lost $4.2bn (£3.3bn) in shares following revelations about “family-linked shareholders in the company’s stock” The front splash also features the story of the block of flats fire in Johannesburg, South Africa, that killed more than 70 people. A striking image of the burning building is the paper’s lead image. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

Elementor #547094 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Brit ‘gave his life to stop Putin’  A British volunteer fighter who was killed in Ukraine joined the war effort to “push back against Russian imperialism”, Metro reports. Sam Newey, 22-year-old, has been hailed as a hero by his brother, the paper says Newey had fought “repeatedly on the front line since joining an international unit, known as the Dark Angles”, after Russian leader Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine last year. The front page features an image of musicians ahead of the annual British Mercury…

Elementor #547088 September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – School chaos as buildings are shut over collapse fears  The Guardian says thousands of pupils in England may have to take lessons remotely after the government ordered more than 100 schools to close buildings made with concrete which is liable to sudden collapse. “Thousands of pupils in England may begin the autumn term taking lessons remotely or in temporary buildings,” the paper reports. Elsewhere there is an image of Grant Shapps, who has been made defence secretary – his fifth cabinet position in…

The i paper – Thousands of children face homeschooling for weeks  September 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The i paper – Thousands of children face homeschooling for weeks  The i newspaper reports thousands of children are likely to face home-schooling for weeks after it emerged 104 school buildings will be closed because they are made from concrete prone to collapse. The paper says parents are “scrambling for childcare” as former Home Secretary Priti Patel told the paper “this is a big mess” and criticising the government for failing to act sooner. The front page…