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Financial Times – TikTok chief struggles to fend off US ban in front of hostile Congress Summary of the front page The Financial Times leads with the efforts of TikTok’s chief executive to avert a US ban of the viral video app. TikTok’s chief executive Shou Zi Chew told hostile US politicians that the video app would be kept “free from any manipulation by any government”, the FT’s front page reports. The Chinese-owned app is facing a potential ban in America over data security concerns. The Bank of England’s raising interest rates to 4.25% also features on the front page…

Daily Express – Bank’s chief’s optimism for UK economy Summary of the front page The Daily Express focuses on the Bank of England governor’s “more optimistic” forecast for the UK economy. The paper takes a more positive approach to interest rates hitting a 14-year high by leading on Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey being “more optimistic” that things may be getting better for the UK’s economy. The front page also celebrates footballer Harry Kane, who has overtaken Wayne Rooney as England’s all-time leading goal scorer following his penalty against Italy on Thursday. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave…

Daily Mirror – Why is Prem star still playing after rape claims? Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror says that a footballer accused of raping two women now faces a third charge but is still playing for his Premier League club. The paper goes on to say women’s charities including Women’s Aid have said this risks “minimising” violence against women. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – King Kane Summary of the front page The Sun celebrates Harry Kane becoming England’s all-time leading goal scorer. Kane scored from the spot to give England a 2-0 lead before halftime. The England skipper has now beaten Wayne Rooney as England’s all-time scorer and has done it in much less games. England beat Italy 2-1 in Naples as the Three Lions kicked off their Euro 2024 qualifiers campaign. The paper features a large image of Harry Kane. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

It’s a serious drop compared to last year.

‘We were genuinely thinking that maybe it isn’t.’

I spoke to her just hours before the fatal attack – she’d been happy, with no indication that anything was wrong.

Breaking – King Charles’s France visit postponed after pension protests Charles III’s first state visit has been postponed, the Elysée Palace has said, as France faces continued protests against the government’s pension reforms. The trip to Paris and Bordeaux was due to begin on Sunday but both cities saw some of the worst violence on Thursday since the protests began in January. The entrance to the town hall in Bordeaux was set alight. Officials had earlier insisted there were no known threats to the trip. Pension reforms in France leads to protests More than a million people took to the…

Ofsted boss rejects calls to pause school inspections The chief inspector of Ofsted, Amanda Spielman, has argued that stopping or pausing school inspections in England would not be in the best interests of children.  She stressed that inspections play an important role for both schools and parents, despite recent calls from unions for them to be suspended after a head teacher took her own life while awaiting an inspection report. Spielman suggested that while a debate on the reform of inspections to remove grades is “legitimate,” any changes to the current system must meet the needs of parents and the…