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The Guardian – 250,000 children denied NHS help for mental health issues Summary of the front page The Guardian reports that capacity issues within the health service have meant that 250,000 children with mental health problems in Britain have been denied help by the NHS as it struggles with a drastic increase in cases. The paper’s main image shows a worshipper praying at an Orthodox Easter Sunday service – which falls a week later than Easter Sunday – in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, alongside an article about Christians there marking “an Easter like no other”. Today’s top stories Like this…

Metro – NHS private ambulance cost £1m a week Summary of the front page The NHS is spending “£1m a week” on private ambulances, according to Metro. The front page reports the health service is spending more than £1m a week on private ambulances to attend emergencies, such as road traffic accidents and strokes. The article quotes a member of the health union Unison as saying the measure is due to a lack of long-term investment in the healthcare system. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Express – Nurses warn strikes could last all year Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with the Royal College of Nursing warning walkouts may continue until Christmas The front page leads on comments made by the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), who said the nurses’ strike could last until Christmas. The paper also quotes “Downing Street sources” as saying there’s no chance of an end to the deadlock while staff remain on the picket line. It also reports that BBC stars have rejected what it calls a redundancy offer made by the broadcaster.…

Daily Mirror – Vapes sold illegally to kids Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror leads with an exclusive investigation into vapes being sold to a 13-year-old girl from various different shops. The paper’s investigation found that almost half of the 16 shops it tested in Manchester sold nicotine vapes to a girl aged 13, which is illegal. The paper quotes a campaigner as saying: “It’s the Wild West out there.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – The hundred grand national Summary of the front page The Sun says a 21-year-old student invested £3,400 in Corach Rambler – and after the horse won the Grand National, the paper says he’s now pocketed £100,000. The front page features an image of Bukayo Saka after Arsenal threw away a 2-0 lead to end the game 2-2 against West Ham. The league leaders have damaged their chances of winning the Premier League title – with their confidence apparently knocked. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Nicolas Tenzer, a senior fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis, talks to FRANCE 24.

Nicola Sturgeon avoids Holyrood amid speculation about her quitting The Herald says NICOLA Sturgeon will not return to Holyrood this week amid growing speculation that she will quit as an MSP before the next Scottish election. The former First Minister, who would attract huge media attention given recent developments in the SNP, will participate remotely instead. Her spokesperson claimed it had “always” been her plan to stay away in order to leave the limelight to her successor Humza Yousaf. However no date has been given for her return other than “the near future”. The new First Minister will set out…

Pressure on ex-SNP leader to quit as she plays down finance fears in video leak The Independent says Nicola Sturgeon is facing fresh calls to quit from the Scottish National Party (SNP) after a leaked video shows the ex-first minister dismissing financial concerns. The leaked footage from an SNP NEC meeting in March 2021 showed Ms Sturgeon giving her top officials a stern warning to be “very careful” about suggesting there was “any problems” with party accounts. Ms Sturgeon also reportedly blocked plans to hire a fundraising manager for the party when she was leader and first minister despite concerns…

Watch: Sturgeon denies SNP financial woes in leaked footage The Spectator says Three cheers for the Sunday Mail, which has today got its hands on footage of Nicola Sturgeon which is, er, sub-optimal, to say the least. The newspaper has been sent a video of the then First Minister furiously insisting that the SNP’s finances had ‘never been stronger’ in a meeting of the party’s ruling body in March 2021. Sturgeon is shown warning SNP apparatchiks on the National Executive Committee (NEC) to be ‘very careful’ about suggesting there was ‘any problems’ with the accounts’ in an angry statement that…

Liverpool want to sign Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich Liverpool have reportedly made an initial approach for Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch as Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp looks to bolster his midfield options in the upcoming summer transfer window.  Mason Mount remains a top priority target for Liverpool, who will have just one year left on his Chelsea contract by the end of this season. Mount remains a top priority for The Reds but the club is no longer expected to make a move for England star Jude Bellingham this summer, due to his club Borussia Dortmund wanting bigger bucks.…