Author: News Desk

Sunday’s front pages are made up of a variety of domestic and international news. Lucy Letby and AI fears are amongst the most popular stories on the front pages, as are the latest developments with Prince Andrew and his connection to an alleged spy – as well as new revelations about his friendship with Jeffery Epstein.

On the international front, several papers lead with images of Israeli hostages being freed as well as the plane crash in the United States.

The front pages also leave room to report on Ireland v England in last night’s Six Nations, coverage which is continued on the back pages. But the back pages are mostly dominated by football news, with reports Marcus Rashford is set to go on loan to Aston Villa.

Police say the car involved failed to stop at the scene of the crash in Walthams Place in Pitsea Two children killed in hit-and-run in Essex cul-de-sac as police arrest man and woman Two people have been arrested after two children were killed in a crash in a residential cul-de-sac in Essex. A boy and a girl died in the incident in Walthams Place in Pitsea, near Basildon, on Saturday at about 6.25pm. Essex Police said the car failed to stop at the crash. A man and a woman have since been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving and failing to stop…

Police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the deaths Second body found in search for missing Aberdeen sisters  The body of a second woman has been found in the search for sisters Eliza and Henrietta Huszti, who went missing in Aberdeen last month, Police Scotland said. Eliza and Henrietta, both aged 32, were last seen on CCTV on Market Street at Victoria Bridge in Aberdeen near the River Dee at about 02.12 on 7 January. A woman’s body was recovered from the river at around 8am on Friday and while formal identification has yet to take place, the sisters’…

Exclusive: As a fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza, No 10 is keen to promote steps that helped bring peace in Northern Ireland Starmer launches push for Israel-Gaza peace initiative based on path to Good Friday Agreement Sir Keir Starmer is pushing ahead with a major Middle East peace initiative to bring a long-term solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict based on his experience in Northern Ireland. The Independent has learned that Downing Street and the Foreign Office held meetings last week with figures behind an international fund for Israeli-Palestinian peace. It follows a pledge made by the prime minister in December at the annual Labour Friends of Israel lunch that…

The deputy prime minister reportedly contacted Buckingham Palace and senior civil servants in a bid to remove the disgraced Duke of York from a list of royals who could step in for the King Angela Rayner tried to block Prince Andrew from royal duties, book claims Angela Rayner described Prince Andrew as “that n****” and tried to prevent him from being eligible to deputise for King Charles over his links to Jeffrey Epstein, a new book has claimed. The deputy prime minister reportedly contacted Buckingham Palace and senior civil servants in a bid to remove the disgraced Duke of York…

This is the moment a gunman opened fire at a crowd of mourners attending the wake of a teenage knife crime victim. Moment drive-by gunman shoots at mourners during wake for teenage knife crime victim This is the moment a gunman opened fire at a crowd of mourners attending the wake of a teenage knife crime victim. Mourners had gathered at St Mary’s Church Hall in Lozells, Birmingham, to remember 17-year-old Akeem Bailey, when four shots were fired from a stolen Nissan Quashai. A man, 19, was shot in the chest and another man the same age was hit in…

Sir Keir on Monday will become the first prime minister to attend a dinner with EU leaders since Brexit EU to ‘play tough’ with Starmer in post-Brexit reset The European Union will play tough with Sir Keir Starmer as he seeks to build closer ties with Brussels in his post-Brexit reset, top diplomats have said. Sir Keir on Monday will become the first prime minister to attend a dinner with EU leaders since Brexit, and is expected to discuss a security and defence deal between the UK and its European allies. But despite Sir Keir’s welcome efforts to engage with…

Exclusive: PhD student horrified by email from SpareRoom host as Generation Rent research exposes ethnic minority rental experiences Racism in renting exposed as student on SpareRoom sent shocking rant about ‘filthy Indians’ A Manchester student looking for accommodation claims she was told people from the “Indian subcontinent” would not be accepted because they “lie too much” and “practise deceit” in a shocking exchange that sheds light on racism in renting. Bulbul, 29, said she was “completely shattered” by the email after enquiring about a two-bedroom house on SpareRoom. The exchange was uncovered as part of campaign group Generation Rent’s research…

Arne Slot has played down Liverpool’s transfer link with Milos Kerkez after his side’s 2-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Kerkez has been one of Bournemouth’s standout performers this season and has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window. Earlier this month, Kerkez insisted that he would not be moving to Liverpool as he said during a YouTube live stream: ‘I will not go to Liverpool. For everybody listening, I will not go to Liverpool.’ And speaking after Liverpool’s victory away to Bournemouth, Slot refused to entertain the prospect of signing the 21-year-old this summer.…

Manchester United are weighing up a move for Leon Bailey Manchester United are considering a move for Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey before the end of the January transfer window. United are in the market to sign a new attacker before Monday’s transfer deadline with Marcus Rashford closing in on a loan move to Villa. Rashford will join Villa on a temporary deal for the remainder of the season after the club agreed to pay 70 per cent of the forward’s £325,000-a-week salary. It’s understood that Villa also have the option to make Rashford’s move permanent in the summer…