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Daily Express – Sturgeon arrested in SNP fraud probe Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with former SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon’s arrest in relation to a police investigation into party funds. The paper says the former Scottish first minister, who denies all wrongdoing, was held in custody and questioned for more than seven hours on Sunday before being released without charge pending further inquiries. The front page reports on calls for Rishi Sunak to end the Tory infighting, the scorching heat and upcoming storms and the three missing Britons – whose tourist boat caught on fire. Today’s…

Don’t neglect the humble ceiling.

Robin Williams is making a posthumous return.

Health advisers would provide advice when doctors and receptionists can’t pick up the phone, reducing wasteful 999 calls and A&E trips.

Missing Britons are presumed dead after boat fire – tour operator The tour operator for a dive boat trip in the Egyptian Red Sea has stated that three British tourists who went missing after a fire on the boat are presumed to have died. Scuba Travel issued a statement confirming that the families of the tourists have been informed by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Authorities have reported that 26 other individuals, including 12 Britons, were successfully rescued from the vessel named Hurricane. Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire, which began at 06:30 local time on Sunday, was sparked by…

Boris Johnson asked me to overrule peer vetting, says Rishi Sunak Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has accused former PM Boris Johnson of pressuring him to “overrule” the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC), a panel responsible for reviewing his nominations to the House of Lords. According to the HOLAC, it rejected eight of Johnson’s recommendations. Sunak revealed that Johnson had asked him to intervene and overturn the rejections or alternatively, to make promises to the individuals affected. But during a tech conference in London, Sunak expressed his stance, saying, “I wasn’t prepared to do that, I didn’t think that was…

Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to be suspended from SNP following arrest First Minister Humza Yousaf is being urged to consider suspending former FM Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP if she refuses to step down. The calls come after Sturgeon was arrested and released without charge on Sunday as part of an ongoing investigation into SNP finances. MSP Ash Regan, who lost to Yousaf in this year’s SNP leadership contest, expressed her belief in “decisive action.” She says there is a precedent within the party for individuals involved in such issues to voluntarily resign and suspend their membership until matters are…

He wants to find his ‘Tina Bean’.

Precious!

Former Italian PM and media tycoon Silvio Berlusconi dies at 86 Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died at the age of 86 according to local Italian media.  The former PM died at the San Raffaele hospital in Milan. It is understood that in April he had received treatment for a lung infection associated with a previously undisclosed case of chronic leukemia. Berlusconi, a billionaire and former owner of football club AC Milan had managed to bounce back from numerous sex scandals and corruption allegations. He first assumed office in 1994 and went on to lead four governments until…