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The Metro – Run for your lives Summary of the front page The Metro says the first plane-load of British people evacuated from Sudan has landed in Cyprus – hours after they were told to dash unescorted through its embattled capital to an airstrip. “Run for your lives” headlines Metro as it pictures the first RAF plane setting off to Sudan. The paper observes the move was a “rapid U-turn” on advice a day earlier advising stranded UK nationals not to go outdoors. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Financial Times – Biden asks for time to finish the job with a second term in the White House Summary of the front page The Financial Times says US President Joe Biden announced he will seek a second term in the White House and has asked for “time to finish the job.” The paper notes the announcement ends months of speculation and “fires the starting gun” on a campaign that could see a rematch of the 2020 clash with Donald Trump. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Guardian – Charles undermined Queen over plan to sue Murdoch, says Harry Summary of the front page The Guardian reports on Harry’s legal action against News Group Newspapers over phone hacking is also revealing more divisions within the Royal Family. The paper reports on Harry’s claim Queen Elizabeth II had herself threatened Rupert Murdoch’s media firm with legal action – but was “undermined” by the then-Prince Charles. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The band Wild Youth said that they had ‘cut all ties’.

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‘This is what you’re left with afterwards.’

Daily Mirror – Food banks heartbreak Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says desperate families received three million emergency food parcels last year. “Food banks heartbreak” headlines the paper. It says figures from the Trussell Trust charity reveal one million children needed emergency food parcels last year. It pictures Newcastle striker Callum Wilson who says he used food banks. “I was that child once,” he explains. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Express – Surely, a tax cut boost is now on the cards? Summary of the front page The Daily Express says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is being urged to “cut tax as soon as possible” to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. The paper carries a quote from ex-cabinet minister John Redwood who said: “Cut taxes now.” The paper observes economists believe the chancellor has plenty of “wiggle room” to cut the highest tax burden on record. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – Robbie: I’m done with sex Summary of the front page The Sun concentrates on intimate details of the love life of Robbie Williams. Elsewhere, the paper reports on UK evacuation in Sudan. The paper suggests that what it calls the “shambolic” response to the crisis may be because many Foreign Office staff are still working from home. Under the headline “shirk force” it asks: “how urgent and co-ordinated could any effort be to rescue thousands of Brits from an African war zone when key officials pad down the hall in slippers to ‘work’ from their spare room?” Today’s…

The 52-year-old man was left in a critical condition after the incident at Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields last month.