Author: News Desk

The Guardian says Beleaguered president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister on Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said.

The Guardian says North Korea has declared a “severe national emergency” after confirming its first outbreak of Covid-19, prompting its leader, Kim Jong-un, to vow to quickly eliminate the virus.

The Guardian says Finland is expected to announce its intention to join Nato on Thursday with Sweden likely to follow soon after, diplomats and officials have said.

The Guardian says Liz Truss has been warned of a major rebellion over plans for a bill that could revoke parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, amid fresh concern in Washington over the UK’s approach.

The Independent says the Premier League season is approaching its end but the title race remains a close run thing.

The Guardian says welcome aboard: now beat this. Manchester City knew they were getting a purring, relentless, blond machine of a player who uses strength, speed and guile to breach defences in equal measure before marking the fact with a zen-like pose

The Metro says Kevin De Bruyne said he had a ‘pretty nice’ evening as he scored four goals in Manchester City’s 5-1 win at Wolves, although he was disappointed he didn’t make it five.

Thursday’s front pages.

TWO men have been left fighting for their lives in hospital after being injured in a scaffold collapse on a building site.

Sky News says tax cuts could now be announced before the summer recess, Sky News understands