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Daily Mirror – Hard-up? on yer bike Summary of the front page Tory minister Mel Stride is the lead story in Friday’s Daily Mirror as the paper says the MP has been slammed for being “out of touch” – after he said over-50s should consider delivering takeaways if they are struggling for cash. The paper also marks Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden starting chemotherapy after announcing her breast cancer diagnosis at the age of 32. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Daily Express – Heads must roll! Just how did this happen? Summary of the front page Police chiefs under fire over the Greenpeace protest at Rishi Sunak’s constituency home is the front page of the Daily Express. With five people arrested, the Daily Express pushes for answers from police chiefs, asking how this was all allowed to happen. The entire front page is dedicated to the story. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Financial Times – Interest rates hit 15 year high as BoE warns higher costs will not ease soon Summary of the front page The Financial Times leads on how interest rates have surged to a 15-year high – with the Bank of England warning higher costs show no sign of easing. The paper reflects on Thursday’s move by the Bank which increased the base rate for the 14th time in a row, to 5.2% – which the FT spells out as “more pain for homeowners”. The front page features a picture of Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey. Today’s top…

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MailOnline suspends Dan Wootton as allegations investigated The Guardian says Dan Wootton has been suspended by MailOnline after allegations emerged that he used a pseudonym to secretly offer his colleagues tens of thousands of pounds in return for sexual material. The GB News presenter has had a lucrative job writing a twice-weekly column for MailOnline since 2021 but it has not appeared since the allegations were made public by his ex-boyfriend last month. Wootton is also under investigation by his former employers at Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, where he worked for more than a decade as a celebrity journalist. The…

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Kiwi Dan Wootton suspended by Daily MailOnline as cash-for-sex-images allegations investigated The Herald says The Daily Mail’s MailOnline has suspended New Zealand journalist Dan Wootton from his twice-weekly column as the company investigates allegations he offered colleagues money for sexual images. The GB News presenter, who has written a regular column for MailOnline since 2021, was alleged to have inappropriately offered colleagues hefty sums of money in exchange for filming themselves carrying out sex acts, according to his ex-boyfriend Alex Truby. Truby claimed Wootton used a pseudonym “Martin Branning” when allegedly making inappropriate approaches. A spokesperson for MailOnline publisher DMG…

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Dan Wootton suspended by MailOnline as claims he offered cash for sexual images investigated The Independent says MailOnline has suspended Dan Wootton’s column while allegations he used a pseudonym and offered colleagues money for sexual images are investigated. The GB News presenter, who has written a regular column for MailOnline since 2021, claimed to be the victim of a “witch hunt” after being accused of using fake online identities to trick men into sending him explicit images for tens of thousands of pounds. Wootton has denied any criminal wrongdoing, although he has admitted to “errors of judgment in the past”.…

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