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Financial Times – Call of Duty maker Activision rails at UK for barring $75bn Microsoft deal Summary of the front page Activision, the maker of Call of Duty, said Britain is “clearly closed for business”, according to the FT. The UK competition regulator blocked Microsoft’s $75bn acquisition of the company on Wednesday. The paper says the move drew a “furious response” from the video games maker, which said the ruling contradicted the UK’s ambitions to become an attrac­tive country to build technology busi­nesses. One shareholder told the FT: “It’s a zombie deal now.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave…

Daily Mirror – Bellfield: I’m the Killer Summary of the front page Levi Bellfield has signed a written confession saying he murdered Lin and Megan Russell in 1996, the Mirror reports. The front page also reports a different royal female provides an exclusive for the Daily Mirror as it reports that Princess Anne will get a “starring role” on Coronation Day as a thanks for her loyalty. She will feature in the procession as Gold-Stick-In-Waiting, a position historically handed to a person entrusted with the personal safety of the sovereign, it explains. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a…

Daily Express – Suella: I’ll put more boots on the ground Summary of the front page Home Secretary Suella Braverman tells the Express she will put more police officers on the streets. The paper reports she plans to slash the amount of “unnecessary” admin, as well as stripping away “woke” policing practices. She writes in the tabloid: “It’s bad news for criminals and good news for the law-abiding majority.” The paper also carries the picture of the King in Liverpool headlining “One’s a fan of Eurovision!” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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The Sun – No More PC PCs Summary of the front page The Sun says the Home Secretary is launching a crackdown on political correctness in the police. The paper reports she told the police to ‘get serious’ The front page also reports on Manchester City’s 4-1 win over Arsenal to blow the league race wide open. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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Sudan crisis: UK accused of delaying German evacuation efforts BBC News says British attempts to evacuate its embassy staff from Sudan at the weekend delayed efforts by other countries to rescue their own citizens, senior German political sources have told the BBC. They allege British forces landed in Sudan without the Sudanese army’s permission – as other European nations were hoping to airlift citizens to safety. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) described that as “complete nonsense”. Germany, among others, had planned to use the airfield north of Khartoum from which subsequent evacuation operations have been conducted. But, the sources…

Brits thinking of leaving Sudan told: ‘If you’re planning to move, move now’ The Metro says James Cleverly has urged Brits in Sudan to ‘move now’ before the current 72-hour ceasefire expires. ‘If you are planning to move, move now,’ the foreign secretary told those stranded in the Northeast African country, where the army is fighting with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The ceasefire is set to end at midnight local time, but Sudan’s armed forces have expressed willingness to extend the deadline for peace talks. The Foreign Office confirmed 536 nationals have so far been airlifted to safety…

Sudan crisis live: UK nationals urged to reach Khartoum airport now amid uncertainty over ceasefire extension The Guardian says Britain may not be able to continue evacuating its nationals in Sudan when a ceasefire ends – something due to happen later on Thursday – and they should try to reach British flights out of the country immediately, foreign minister James Cleverly said. “Now is the time to move because when the ceasefire ends, my ability to give the kind of limited assurance I can give now might go and we might not be able to evacuate,” Reuters reports Cleverly told…