Author: News Desk

Formula 1 has opted not to hold a joint season launch for the 2026 campaign, following the success of its inaugural event in 2025 at London’s O2 Arena.

For a second night, violence erupted in Ballymena, County Antrim, after a vigil over an alleged sexual assault by two 14-year-old boys descended into rioting.

A report urges the government to ban “No Ball Games” signs and promote outdoor play in children’s lives, highlighting the negative impact of smartphones on playtime.

 After a fatal stabbing of a 31-year-old school aide by a 14-year-old in Nogent, President Emmanuel Macron vowed to outlaw social media use for under-15s “within a few months” if the EU fails to adopt similar measures.

The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will feature an expanded format with 48 teams, taking place across 16 cities in the USA, Mexico, and Canada, starting on June 11, 2026.

Cliff Notes – reality tv legend’s husband deported from US after being detained for 4 months Simon Guobadia, estranged husband of Porsha Williams, has been deported to Nigeria after four months in ICE detention, with his status no longer listed in US custody records. Williams filed for divorce from Guobadia in February 2024, expressing her disheartenment over his choices that led to his detention. Guobadia, who overstayed his visa after moving to the US in 1982, had previously attempted to gain citizenship unsuccessfully. Reality TV legend’s husband ‘deported from US after being detained for 4 months’ Porsha Williams and Simon…

COME ON RACHEL, NOW FOR FAMILY FARM TAX U-TURN! Daily Express leads with a call for the chancellor to “scrap the rural inheritance raid” – the changes to inheritance tax she announced last year – after she made a U-turn on scrapping winter fuel payments for pensioners. The Austrian school shooting, asylum seekers in Britain and Princess Kate make the front page.

UK imposes sanctions on Israeli ministers for inciting violence The Guardian says the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and Norway have placed sanctions on two Israeli government ministers, Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, largely for inciting violence against Palestinians in their campaign to gain control of new settlements in the West Bank. Greta Thunberg is pictured on the front – and there’s a report on Wednesday’s spending review.

NHS won’t hit targets even with extra £30bn The Times says that even with a £30bn Spending Review boost for the NHS it won’t come close to hitting waiting list targets. Citing officials, the PM’s goal of treating 92% of patients within 18 weeks is achievable “only by using implausible and overly optimistic assumptions.”  Two Israeli ministers have been sanctioned by the UK and several allies over comments about Gaza.

SOCIAL HOUSING BOOST £39 BILLION NEW BUILD The Daily Mirror says the chancellor’s £39 billion package will “turn the tide” on an affordable housing crisis.  Rugby legend Billy Boston becomes the first sports star to be knighted.