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Sport – KO DOLOROSO Spanish newspaper SPORT reports on Barcelona’s 4-0 (4-1 agg) loss to Real Madrid last night as the Los Blancos progress to Copa del Rey final. The paper says Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 4-0 to advance to the Copa del Rey final.  Vinicius opened the scoring just before half-time before Benzema struck three times in the second half to set up a meeting with Osasuna next month. Barça had come into the game with a 1-0 first leg lead and were the much better side in the first half.

Financial Times – Ukraine ‘ready’ for Crimea talks with Kremlin if counteroffensive succeeds Summary of the front page The Financial Times reports that Kyiv is willing to discuss the status of Crimea with Moscow if its forces reach the border of the Russian-occupied peninsular, according to a senior adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The front page also reports on the arrest of Nicola Stugeon’s husband in relation to a probe into SNP funding and financing. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Metro – You’re nicked Summary of the front page The Metro leads on Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell being arrested in a probe over the SNP party’s finances, with the couple’s home scoured by police. The paper features an image of blue tents and police tape outside the couple’s home in a quiet cul-de-sac in Glasgow and notes that a search of SNP HQ in Edinburgh was made at the same time. Mr Murrell, who resigned as chief executive last month, has been released without charge, pending further investigation. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National…

The Guardian – Royals took £1.2bn in private income from estates Summary of the front page The Guardian reports that the King and the late Queen Elizabeth II have received payments equivalent to more than £1bn from two estates at the centre of a centuries-old debate over whether their profits should be given to the public instead. The front page also leaves a small amount of space to report on the Met Police facing its biggest scandal and Nicola Sturgeon’s husband being questioned into SNP funding inquiry. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous…

The Times – Tory MP in gambling cash-for-access scandal Summary of the front page The Times reveals that Tory MP Scott Benton offered to table parliamentary questions, leak a confidential policy document and lobby ministers on behalf of gambling industry investors who proposed paying him thousands of pounds a month. The paper said it had begun its investigation after hearing that several senior political figures were concerned that the gambling industry had been successful in securing support from MPs in return for some form of financial reward – amid moves at Westminster to tighten regulations around problem-gambling. The front page…

Daily Mirror – You can end this cruelty now … what’s stopping you? Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror reports that murdered Sabina Nessa’s sister has urged Dominic Raab to stop killers snubbing sentence hearings after Thomas Cashman refused to attend his last week over the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel. Jabina Yasmin Islam, whose sister Sabina Nessa was murdered in 2021, has urged Justice Secretary Dominic Raab to put the plan into action. The front page also reports on upcoming plans for the King’s coronation. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers…

Daily Express – PM: Migrant barge is fair and will save money Summary of the front page The Daily Express reports that Rishi Sunak has defended plans to house migrants on a barge as “fair” and a saving for taxpayers. The barge will house 500 migrants off the Dorset coast. The paper features an image of King Charles sipping gin on a distillery tour in Yorkshire. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Dorset asylum seeker barge will not be like a prison, says minister The Guardian says A barge due to be used to house hundreds of asylum seekers in Dorset is not a prison but efforts will be made to avoid asylum seekers needing to leave the port to access services in the local community, a minister has said. As the government struggled to drum up support among local politicians for the plans, the transport minister Richard Holden claimed amenities such as doctors’ surgeries would be set up on site. He said the barge and other similar planned projects would be…

Government reveals full details of plan to house 500 asylum seekers on a barge in Dorset The Metro says The government has laid out controversial plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on a barge off the coast of Dorset. The Home Office said the three-storey vessel, named Bibby Stockholm, would be berthed in Portland, where the local MP and council have threatened legal challenges. The 93-metre long barge, being leased from Liverpool-based Bibby Marine Limited, previously saw at least one person die and reports of rape and abuse on board when it was used by the Dutch government to…

Inside the floating barge that’s set to hold 500 asylum seekers The Metro says A three-storey barracks barge will now be the temporary home for asylum seekers arriving on British shores, the Government has confirmed. The Home Office said today that the Bibby Stockholm, a large block of flats stacked atop a floating platform, has been leased for 18 months. The ‘basic and functional accommodation’ will have around-the-clock security on-board to ‘minimise the disruption to local communities’, the Home Office said. Bibby Stockholm contains a basic gym, bar, games room and more than 220 en-suite bedrooms, according to a fact…