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Daily Mirror – Please help us Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror features a story about drought taking hold in eastern Africa, where it says one person is dying every 30 seconds after six years without rain. The front page carries a bleak photo of an elderly woman in Kenya, her arm wrapped round her clearly distressed great-grandson. The woman, whose name is Rantilei, tells the Mirror’s chief reporter, Andy Lines: “We have nothing to eat or drink.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

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The Sun – Spoil Sports Summary of the front page “Spoil sports” is the headline on the front of The Sun, which reports on the latest round of rail strikes which will hit the FA Cup, Epsom Derby and Eurovision. The paper says Manchester City and Manchester United fans heading to Wembley, for their first ever FA Cup final tie, have been kicked where it hurts by rail-strike chiefs who support Chelsea and Arsenal. The RMT accused bosses of torpedoing negotiations, while Aslef said drivers have not had a pay rise since 2019 from firms it was still in dispute…

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MP Julian Knight faces fresh misconduct allegations, BBC is told Four women have made allegations of inappropriate comments and behaviour against MP Julian Knight to parliamentary authorities after the police dropped their investigation into him, according to the BBC. In addition, five women reportedly raised sexual misconduct allegations against Knight to the police. Knight, MP for Solihull, has denied any wrongdoing and has previously stated that only a “single” and “baseless” complaint was made against him to the police. However, the fresh allegations mean that nine women have now made misconduct allegations against him, ranging from inappropriate comments to sexual…

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Ceasefire extended in Sudan but fighting continues Rival factions of Sudan’s military have agreed to a renewal of a three-day ceasefire, which was due to expire at midnight local time (22:00 GMT) on Thursday. The extension, for another 72 hours, follows diplomatic efforts by neighbouring countries, the US, UK, and UN. The ceasefire has allowed thousands of people to flee to safety, while dozens of countries have attempted to evacuate their citizens. However, heavy fighting continues to be reported in the capital, Khartoum, as well as in the western Darfur region and other provinces. At least 512 people have been…

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