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Metro – Gone in 360 seconds Summary of the front page The Metro says a mobile phone is stolen – on average – every six minutes in London, with 91,000 reports of phone theft in the last year. “Gone in 360 seconds” is the main headline which refers to new data showing the rate at which mobile phones are being stolen in London. “A shocking 91,000 reports of phone theft were made last year – equivalent to 248 a day, or one every 360 seconds,” the paper reports, adding just 2% of cases ended with the recovery of a device. Today’s…

Daily Express – Wimbledon has handed Putin a ‘win’ Summary of the front page The Daily Express says Ukraine’s foreign minister believes Wimbledon has “handed Putin a victory” by allowing Russian players to compete this year.He accuses tennis chiefs at the All England Club of “lacking courage” by allowing Russian and Belarusian players at this year’s tournament, after what he calls last year’s “noble” decision to implement a ban. The paper warns that the Princess of Wales – as patron of the club – could be put in the “awkward position” of handing a winner’s trophy to a competitor from…

Daily Mirror – Coronation chaos fear Summary of the front page The Mirror says coronation plans are in “turmoil” due to late problems such as whether Prince Harry will attend and an overrunning rehearsal. The paper also gives a top spot to the news that suspected pipe bombs were found at a cemetery near the city of Londonderry yesterday, hours before US President Joe Biden arrived in Belfast – 70 miles (112km) away – to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – I found world’s biggest spider in my bananas Summary of the front page The Sun gives over its front page to a story about a shopper who got more than they bargained for when they bought a bunch of bananas. The front page notes on the engagement of Stranger Things star Millie Bobby Brown. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Why is there no PMQs today? There is no Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today as the House of Commons remains on its Easter recess. Most Wednesdays see PM Rishi Sunak face off against Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, but whilst the House is in recess, PMQs is cancelled. When is PMQs back? Parliament returns from its Easter break on Monday 17 April, so the next PMQs will be on Wednesday 19 April, at its usual time of midday. The session – like always – will be live-streamed on the UK Parliament YouTube channel, and airs live on BBC News and…

England 0-2 Australia: Lionesses weaknesses exposed – is this a wake-up call? BBC News says There were no celebrations this time as England suffered the unfamiliar feeling of defeat – but with a World Cup looming was this just an untimely defeat or time to be concerned? The end to the Lionesses’ stunning 30-game unbeaten run felt heavy as Australia ran out as comfortable 2-0 winners on Tuesday. “We’re obviously gutted,” said England striker Alessia Russo. “We don’t like losing. I wouldn’t say I would ever want to lose a football game to learn from it, but I think it…

Lionesses tamed as England’s 30-game unbeaten run comes to a crashing halt The Independent says Australia ended England’s 30-game unbeaten streak with a 2-0 friendly victory over the Lionesses in front of 14,489 at Brentford’s Gtech Community Stadium. The world No 4-ranked Lionesses, who lifted the inaugural women’s Finalissima trophy at Wembley last week, were favourites to beat the 10th-ranked but injury-plagued Matildas. But Sarina Wiegman’s side were behind at the break after Chelsea striker Sam Kerr took advantage of an error from Leah Williamson and Charlotte Grant made it two after the restart with a nodded effort that deflected…

There was always a fear the Lionesses could become predictable under Sarina Wiegman Daily Mail says A first defeat in 31 games is not a cause for panic. It is better the Lionesses lose their unbeaten streak under Sarina Wiegman now than at the World Cup. What is more concerning is how England lost against Australia on Tuesday. This was the type of performance we saw during the interim period of Hege Riise or the end of Phil Neville’s reign. This was not a performance from the Wiegman textbook. It was clear the Dutch coach was frustrated by what she…

Matildas urged not to get carried away after stunning result against England The Guardian says A memorable win over England has given Australia a huge boost ahead of the Women’s World Cup on home soil, but Sam Kerr immediately warned against getting carried away with the result after the Matildas captain put in another star turn. Australia bounced back from a 1-0 defeat to Scotland in the first of two international friendlies in the UK last week, with Kerr returning to the side in Brentford to score one and make another in a memorable 2-0 win over the reigning European…

New Zealand cabinet reaches gender equality for the first time Aotearoa New Zealand now has an equal number of men and women in its cabinet for the first time in history.  This milestone was reached after Northland MP Willow-Jean Prime, who is of Māori descent, was promoted as a cabinet minister. There are now 10 women and 10 male members in the cabinet.  Aotearoa New Zealand’s 2020 election resulted in one of the world’s most diverse parliaments, with the highest number of female lawmakers in the OECD, as well as a number of Māori and LGBTQ+ MPs. PM Chris Hipkins…