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Cliff Notes – reality tv legend’s husband deported from US after being detained for 4 months Simon Guobadia, estranged husband of Porsha Williams, has been deported to Nigeria after four months in ICE detention, with his status no longer listed in US custody records. Williams filed for divorce from Guobadia in February 2024, expressing her disheartenment over his choices that led to his detention. Guobadia, who overstayed his visa after moving to the US in 1982, had previously attempted to gain citizenship unsuccessfully. Reality TV legend’s husband ‘deported from US after being detained for 4 months’ Porsha Williams and Simon…

COME ON RACHEL, NOW FOR FAMILY FARM TAX U-TURN! Daily Express leads with a call for the chancellor to “scrap the rural inheritance raid” – the changes to inheritance tax she announced last year – after she made a U-turn on scrapping winter fuel payments for pensioners. The Austrian school shooting, asylum seekers in Britain and Princess Kate make the front page.

UK imposes sanctions on Israeli ministers for inciting violence The Guardian says the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have placed sanctions on two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, largely for inciting violence against Palestinians in their campaign to gain control of new settlements in the West Bank. Greta Thunberg is pictured on the front – and there’s a report on Wednesday’s spending review.

NHS won’t hit targets even with extra £30bn The Times says that even with a £30bn Spending Review boost for the NHS it won’t come close to hitting waiting list targets. Citing officials, the PM’s goal of treating 92% of patients within 18 weeks is achievable “only by using implausible and overly optimistic assumptions.”  Two Israeli ministers have been sanctioned by the UK and several allies over comments about Gaza.

SOCIAL HOUSING BOOST £39 BILLION NEW BUILD The Daily Mirror says the chancellor’s £39 billion package will “turn the tide” on an affordable housing crisis.  Rugby legend Billy Boston becomes the first sports star to be knighted.

Rayner forces new housing pledge from Labour – as asylum seekers face hotel eviction The i Paper says the chancellor’s plans for a programme to boost social and affordable homes for 10 years instead of five years, calling it a win for the deputy PM.  The paper’s writers offer their opinions as to whether Putin’s downfall has begun.

The chancellor will release £39bn for affordable housing, saying the money is “the biggest boost to social and affordable housing in a generation.”

The Spending Review leads Wednesday’s newspaper front pages with the left-leaning press celebrating the investment into the country – including billions of pounds being put into social housing and the NHS. Almost £90 billion is set to go to science and tech and the U-turn on winter fuel is continuing to be praised. There’s a more cautious and sceptical tone from the right-leaning press who see the chancellor’s U-turn on winter fuel as evidence she is unable to do her job – and in regards to the spending review, they are concerned about how the country will pay for the investments, suggesting tax rises are set for the Autumn budget.

Most of Wednesday’s newspaper front pages lead with today’s Spending Review, set to be released this afternoon. The papers lead with the reports already out in press including almost £40 billion reportedly set aside for housing and a massive £86 billion package for science and tech. 

Beyond the spending review, there’s some coverage of the mass school shooting in Austria – with at least 10 dead and many injured. There’s some coverage of Gaza as Greta Thunberg speaks out about being detained and deported by Israel and the UK has issued sanctions against two far-right Israeli ministers for their comments over Gaza. 

Cliff Notes Elon Musk expressed regret over some of his posts about Donald Trump, admitting they "went too far," but did not specify which tweets he regretted. Following Musk’s critical remarks about Trump’s tax bill and claims about Epstein, the White House described his comments as an "unfortunate episode." The public spat between Musk and Trump led to significant fluctuations in Tesla’s stock value, with shares dropping 14.3% amid the controversy. Elon Musk says he ‘regrets’ some of his posts about Donald Trump | US News . Elon Musk has said he “regrets” some of his posts about Donald Trump,…