Author: News Desk

Give it a rest Sun Sport says new England boss Thomas Tuchel has told the Premier League bosses he will not rest England stars. He insists his coaches will not ‘break our heads’ worrying about rotation — pointing out Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta did not rest Declan Rice for a Champions League tie with PSV Eindhoven.

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Cut Scots energy bills Daily Record reports fuel bills must be slashed for the poorest by creating a new “social tariff”, an SNP government taskforce has urged Keir Starmer. A working group set up last year by Holyrood ministers – including energy suppliers and consumer, fuel poverty and disability groups – made the call in its final report published today.

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Teenager died after buying bike with defective brakes – inquest Western Mail says a teenager died after losing control of an off-road motorcycle that he had bought from social media which was found to be “in a dangerous condition” including having defective brakes. The front page features a picture of Welsh footballer Rabbi Matondo who revealed he fulfilled two childhood dreams with his first international goal as Wales began their World Cup campaign by beating Kazakhstan.

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UK spends double the defence budget on working age benefits The UK spends more than twice as much on benefits for working-age people as it does on defence each year, a new analysis by The Independent can reveal, laying bare the shocking scale of Britain’s welfare bill. As Sir Keir Starmer faces a potential backlash over plans to end disability payments for around 1 million people, figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show the government spend on all working-age benefits is £117.6bn – representing 4.5 per cent of GDP and is 9.2 per cent of the government’s overall budget.

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Bank adds to growing pains for chancellor The Times reports Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves face ‘strong headwinds’ against growth, according to Andrew Bailey, who said that new technology could boost Britain’s prospects. Rori the lion is pictured on the front page. The paper says Rori is recovering a new rescue centre at Big Cat Sanctuary in Kent, after suffering shellshock caused by explosions when he was abandoned by a private collector in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion.

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Domestic abuse driving more victims to suicide, warn police The Guardian leads with a police warning that domestic abusers are driving their victims to suicide. Police admitted to past mistakes and pledged to investigate more “hidden” cases of violence against women. A picture of French actor Gérard Depardieu, 76, appearing in a court in Paris yesterday. He is charged with assaulting two women during a film shoot in 2021.

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