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Daily Express – Killed at random … just five minutes from home Summary of the front page The Daily Express says the two students killed in the Nottingham attack were just five minutes from home when they were stabbed. The paper says they were killed at random. A massive police operation has been under way across Nottingham, which has involved counter-terror officers. Police have not publicly confirmed a motive for the attack. The front page also reports that Brexit is being blamed for Covid failures. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous image Next…

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Daily Mirror – Murdered five minutes from home Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror has named two university students stabbed to death in Nottingham on Tuesday morning and also reports the third victim, a 51-year-old man, was a builder. The front page features an image of armed officers carrying out a raid on Tuesday morning. Nottinghamshire Police have said they are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident and no further arrests had been made. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous image Next image

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Boris Johnson sends last-ditch letter to Partygate inquiry Former prime minister Boris Johnson last night submitted a last-ditch letter to the MPs investigating whether he misled Parliament over partygate, as they prepare to publish their findings.  Johnson sent a letter at 23:57 on Monday and the privileges committee confirmed it was “dealing with” the submissions.  It was understood that the findings would be published on Wednesday, but now will be delayed to later in the week. Johnson quit as an MP last week after seeing the committee’s report. In a recent statement, Johnson said the committee should “publish their report…

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Nottingham City Centre attacks: Students stabbed to death named locally Barnaby Webber and Grace Kumar – both 19, have been named by family and friends as two of the victims of the Nottingham City Centre attacks. The pair were stabbed to death on their way home from a night out. A man in his 50s was also fatally stabbed, and three people were run over by the suspect – one remains in a critical condition, have yet to be named. The suspect was Tasered by police and has been arrested on suspicion of murder – he remains in custody as…

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UK economy grows in April but house market weakens Newly released official figures show the UK economy experienced marginal growth in April. The expansion was aided by robust trade in bars and pubs, although the same period saw was a challenging month for housebuilders and estate agents. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) reported a 0.2% growth in the economy during April, following a contraction in March. However, the construction sector struggled as rising interest rates and increased mortgage costs made potential homebuyers more cautious. The Bank of England has been gradually increasing interest rates in order to control inflation,…

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