Author: News Desk

The Guardian says New Zealand’s glaciers are becoming “smaller and more skeletal” due to the effects of climate change and scientists predict many could disappear within a decade.

The Guardian says two people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a McDonald’s restaurant in the northern Dutch city of Zwolle, according to police and local media.

The Guardian says UK house prices grew at the fastest annual pace since 2004 in March, continuing the ascent to new record levels – a fifth higher than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent says The Ukrainian refugee crisis will start to cost Ireland from 2023, the Taoiseach has said.

The Independent says Parts of Scotland and northern England have been hit by heavy snow, as a new “wintry” weather front saw temperatures plummet as low as -6C overnight.

The Independent says the UK economy grew at a faster pace than first thought in the final three months of 2021 despite the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to official figures.

The Independent says an eighth Russian colonel has reportedly been killed in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to be hit by major setbacks more than a month into the war.

The Metro says David and Victoria Beckham’s London home was reportedly broken into by thieves while the couple and their daughter slept inside.

The Guardian says Bruce Willis, the actor best known for his work on the Die Hard films, is to retire from the industry after being diagnosed with aphasia.

Thursday’s front pages.