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Arsenal still in race for Premier League title despite nervy performance Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard remains optimistic despite the team twice giving away two-goal leads in a week, causing some fans and pundits to write off their chances of winning the Premier League.  In Sunday’s game against West Ham, Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard quickly put Arsenal in the lead, but poor play from Thomas Partey and Gabriel allowed West Ham to draw level.  It was all too familiar for the Gunners – just seven days earlier, Arsenal were winning 2-0 at Anfield, but Liverpool dug deep and secured a…

SpaceX set to fly giant Starship rocket system SpaceX, founded by billionaire Elon Musk, is set to launch its Starship rocket, which is the most powerful rocket ever built.  The rocket is almost 120m tall and is designed to have nearly double the thrust of any rocket in history. It will be launched on Monday from Boca Chica in Texas on an uncrewed demonstration, aiming to send the upper stage of the vehicle almost one circuit around the globe. Musk has appealed to everyone to be cautious and temper their expectations since it is not uncommon for a rocket to…

Sudan death toll nears 100 as fighting rages and hospitals run short of supplies Fighting between Sudan’s army units and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has left at least 97 people dead and hundreds more injured, according to the doctors’ trade union. The violence broke out on Saturday over disagreements on integrating the RSF into the military, as part of a transition towards civilian rule after a 2021 military coup. The RSF is led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, who is the deputy head of Sudan’s transitional governing Sovereign Council. Hospitals are running out of critical…

US shooting: Four dead at Alabama 16th birthday party Four people were killed and 28 injured in a mass shooting at a 16th birthday party in the US state of Alabama. Shots were fired at the Mahogany Masterpiece Dance Studio in the city of Dadeville on Saturday, leaving many critically injured. One of the victims named by local media is high school senior Phil Dowdell, a star athlete. The incident marks the 160th mass shooting in the US so far this year, according to the Gun Violence Archive. President Joe Biden has renewed his calls for tougher gun laws, asking,…

Melbourne overtakes Sydney as Australia’s biggest city Melbourne has surpassed Sydney as Australia’s most populous city for the first time in more than a century due to a boundary change. The new city limits now include the area of Melton, where populations have rapidly grown. According to the latest government figures from June 2021, Melbourne’s population is 4,875,400, which is 18,700 more than Sydney. However, when taking into account the functional areas of the greater Sydney and Melbourne regions, Sydney remains larger. The federal government predicts that Greater Melbourne will overtake Greater Sydney in 2031-32. Melbourne previously held the title…

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk The NHS features on many of Monday’s front pages in a variety of stories. There are a variety of images on the front pages, some reflecting the latest from the Premier League, celebrity news and an Orthodox Easter Sunday service in Kyiv. NHS dominates The Daily Express warns that potential walkouts by nurses in England until Christmas could strike fear in those dependent on the health service. However, the “I” newspaper reports that divisions among unions over the government’s pay offer could potentially bring an end to the industrial action. A Times opinion poll…

  The French parliament is set to send two delegations to visit Taiwan this month after President Emmanuel Macron’s controversial remarks on China and Taiwan sparked criticism at home and abroad after his trip to State Visit to Beijing. Advertising On the flight returning from China, where he received a warm welcome, Macron said in an interview published last Sunday by French newspaper Les Echos that Europe should set its own policy on Taiwan to avoid being “followers” of Washington’s “agenda” on the subject of the ongoing dispute between Beijing and Taipei. As his critics circled, the French president has…

The Observer – NHS crisis deepens as nurses plan ‘mega-strike’ Summary of the front page The Observer’s main image shows one of the protesters at the Grand National being carried away by police, although its main story focuses on what the paper says is a deepening crisis within the NHS, reporting that the Royal College of Nursing – the largest nursing union in England – will ballot its members on whether to join a “mega strike” that would include every hospital trust in the country. Another story on its front page says that more than 100,000 women escaping domestic violence in…

The Sunday Telegraph – ‘Deadly’ smart motorways scrapped Summary of the front page Forgotten among much of the Grand National coverage is the winner – Corach Rambler, who was ridden by Irish jockey Derek Fox. The Sunday Telegraph’s main image shows Fox celebrating on his horse, while reporting that “hypocritical” activists failed to stop the race. The paper’s main story focuses on news that the government has scrapped plans to build 14 new smart motorways due to a lack of public confidence. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sunday Times – Breast cancer surgeon: 650 deaths under the spotlight Summary of the front page The lead image on the Sunday Times also shows a protester being carried away by police at the Grand National, while its main story focuses on news that the deaths of 650 patients of a surgeon who conducted “hundreds of unnecessary and inappropriate operations” are being investigated. The paper’s cartoonist Nick Newman marries two of the main stories of the day – the Grand National and the NHS strikes – showing a horse asking for a “35% increase in sugarlumps”. Today’s top stories…