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Daily Express – Suella blasts Linekar … Now will BBC make him say sorry Summary of the front page The BBC is under pressure to make Gary Lineker apologise for a tweet criticising the government’s policy on asylum seekers – that’s according to the Daily Express. Gary Lineker said the government controversial new asylum law was reminiscent of 1930s Germany. The paper quotes Home Secretary Suella Braverman accusing the Match of the Day host of “diminishing” the Holocaust and says BBC bosses are “struggling to work out” how to handle the controversy. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a…

Daily Mirror – Huge shambles 2 Summary of the front page The latest delay in HS2 is branded a betrayal of the north by the Daily Mirror. “Huge shambles 2”, reads the headline. The paper calls the delay a “betrayal of the north” and quotes a Labour spokesperson saying northern England is “yet again being asked to pay the price for staggering Conservative failure.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The Sun – Kyle sparks WAG war 2 Summary of the front page The Sun has news of what it describes as “another WAG war”. Following her bitter row with Coleen Rooney, Rebekah Vardy has seemingly begun another feud with a fellow WAG with Manchester City star Kyle Walker’s wife Annie reportedly being ‘furious’ over the remarks on social media. Kyle Walker’s wife Annie is reportedly “furious” with fellow WAG Rebekah Vardy after the 41-year-old called her a “doormat” and accused her of “playing the victim.” The front page also pays tribute to Mystic Meg – who died this week. Today’s…

UK weather: Storm Larisa batters UK with snow stalling M62 traffic The Guardian says Storm Larisa is battering parts of the UK, with gales and blizzards causing significant disruption including trapping motorists for hours overnight on a motorway in the north of England. The Met Office has issued amber warnings for northern England, the Midlands, north Wales and Northern Ireland, where “significant disruption” to transport and power supplies is expected. Yellow warnings for snow cover much of the rest of the UK, with the exception of south-east England and western Scotland. The Met Office meteorologist Jonathan Vautrey said the storm,…

Thousands stuck in their cars overnight after blizzards bring M62 to a standstill The Metro says Heavy snowfall and strong winds brought highways to a standstill overnight, with ‘hundreds and hundreds’ of motorists stuck in their cars in freezing conditions. Storm Larisa is set to batter parts of the UK with gales and blizzards again today as this week’s cold snap continues. The Met Office has issued three amber warnings for northern England, the Midlands, North Wales and Northern Ireland, where ‘significant disruption’ to transport and power supplies is expected. Four yellow warnings for snow also cover much of the…

Storm Larisa causes travel chaos with trains and flights cancelled as snow continues The i says Motorists have spent the night trapped in their cars and airports have been forced to close their runways as Storm Larisa continues to batter parts of the country. Many in the UK have woken up to deep snow on Friday as Scotland recorded some of the coldest March temperatures for 13 years. Drivers spent hours trapped on the M62, which runs between Liverpool and Hull, overnight and into Friday morning. At 7am on Friday National Highways tweeted that there were delays of at least…

UK weather – latest: Snow causes ‘absolute carnage’ on roads as Storm Larisa sees drivers stuck overnight The Independent says Persistent snowfall is continuing to cause “absolute carnage” on the M62 trans-Pennine motorway. It comes as Storm Larisa is set to bring “treacherous conditions” to the UK, with 50mph winds and up to 40cm of snow forecast in some areas. An amber warning for snow has been issued from south of the Peak District up to the North Pennines, in place from 3pm on Thursday until midday on Friday. In this area, between 10 and 20 centimetres of snow is…

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Premier League football helps UK economy rebound A return of Premier League football and more kids in their classrooms in January helped UK GDP bounce back from the decline seen in December, the Office for National Statistics said Friday. GDP rose 0.3% month-on-month, recovering part of the 0.5% decline seen in December. Official figures show that the UK economy grew by 0.3% in January, rebounding from a sharp fall in December. The growth was largely driven by a recovery in school attendance, the return of Premier League football after the World Cup, and a strong month for private health providers…

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