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The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 this year has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organisation Centre for Civil Liberties, the award’s judges said Friday. The Nobel Peace Prize get cash in December The prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be handed out on Dec. 10. The money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, in 1895. Berit Reiss-Andersen, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the judges wanted to honour ”three outstanding champions of human rights,…

England Women vs USA: Team news as injury-hit Lionesses face toughest test against the world champions The i says England Women were back this week at what Beth Mead called their “home from home”, the Twickenham hotel where they stayed as they took on – and beat – Europe’s best this summer. “There’s a lot of good memories here,” said the team’s newly-crowned Player of the Year. Not that England are at The Lensbury to reminisce. They are looking ahead, not behind. Having conquered Europe their ambitions are global with the 2023 World Cup in their sights. On Friday night,…

NHS leaders say lack of clarity over Government’s ’40 hospitals project’ is ‘sapping staff morale’ The i says NHS leaders have called on the Government to clarify the amount of money budgeted for new hospitals following i’s report that Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to build 40 new ones by 2030 is in danger of being scaled back. Since the policy was unveiled in 2019, it has been much scrutinised following accusations that the former Prime Minister’s team embellished the number of entirely new hospitals set to be built. And newly released minutes from an NHS England meeting held on Thursday…

Liz Truss faces Conservative backlash over sacking of election guru and potential spending cuts The i says Liz Truss faces Conservative backlash over sacking of election guru and potential spending cuts The Prime Minister has appointed the No 10 chief of staff Mark Fullbrook to run the Conservative Party’s next general election campaign Isaac Levido will no longer be in charge of the next general election campaign, with No 10 chief of staff Mark Fullbrook taking over instead. The Prime Minister has struggled to keep the support of some MPs following a chaotic party conference this week and amid dire…

Homes for Ukraine: Refugee mother and son, 8, nearly end up sleeping on street after sponsorship breaks down The i says A Ukrainian woman and her eight-year-old son faced the prospect of sleeping on the street after they were forced to leave the home they were being hosted in under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Hanna Rozova and son, Oleksandr, fled the war in Ukraine in May and were originally hosted by a family living in Richmond, west London. But by September, after several disagreements with their hosts, the relationship had broken down and they were left with nowhere to…

What days are Royal Mail on strike? Full list of postal strike dates in 2022 and how post will be affected The i says Royal Mail workers are continuing to stage strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Staff members represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced 19 further days of action taking place throughout October and November 2022. It follows a 48-hour walkout last week that cause widespread disruption to postal services. Here are all the planned strike days and how post will be affected. When are the Royal Mail strikes? Four days of widespread…

Newcastle plan three key transfers and global tours as Saudis plot expansion in second year The i says First came the announcement, then came the memes. When the Saudi-funded takeover of Newcastle United was confirmed a year ago, it sparked delirium in Tyneside and dissent outside the city walls. But there was a rough consensus on what would happen next: a wild rollercoaster of disruption that would see the gauche new guests at football’s top table try and upend European football. One photoshop that mocked up a team photo including Kevin De Bruyne, Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo…

The i – Electricity blackout warning this winter Summary of the front page Households are being warned to cut energy use, the i reports. The paper says any implementation of power cuts in the UK would need approval from King Charles and the government under current legislation. But, the paper says, it is “unlikely” that the UK will face its first blackouts since the 1970s unless there is a cold snap, no gas imports and too little wind. Today’s top stories UK National newspapers Previous Next Like this article? Leave a comment

The Independent – PM Fights to keep cabinet in line as splits deepen Summary of the front page Energy firms could be forced to ration energy at peak times this winter, according to the front of Metro. The paper says both homes and businesses could face power cuts lasting three hours a day this winter. The paper uses the headline “winter of disconnect” and says the potential electricity rationing during peak times is due to the on going gas supply crisis in Europe escalating. Today’s top stories UK National newspapers Previous Next Like this article? Leave a comment

The Guardian – Rolling power cuts could put lives at risk, charities tell National Grid Summary of the front page The Guardian has warnings from charities that rolling power shortages could put lives at risk and says that world leaders are worried about the thousands of people who use “life-saving machines at home.” A director for Kidney Care UK is quoted as saying that if people on dialysis miss too many sessions in a row as a result of any interruption to power supply, their lives will be at risk. Today’s top stories UK National newspapers Previous Next Like this article?…