Author: Nikki Gray

The Independent – Ministers refuse plea from nurses for pay talks Summary of the front page The Independent says the government is being accused of having a dangerous attitude towards strikes after ministers rejected an offer to suspend Thursday’s action in return for pay talks with the health secretary. The front page features a picture of a Ukrainian fighter and a special report from behind enemy lines. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a…

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David Fuller abused at least 101 victims (Picture: Steve Finn/PA) A necrophiliac double murderer who abused his position at a hospital to sexually abuse female corpses has been jailed for a further four years. David Fuller, 68, is already serving a life sentence for murdering Wendy Knell, 25, and Caroline Pierce, 20, before sexually assaulting them in Tubbirdge Waes, Keny, in 1987. He was also sentenced for sexual offences against 78 dead women and girls between…

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Cristiano Ronaldo agrees £173m-per-year contract with Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr  Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has reportedly agreed a £172.9 million a year contract with Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia. The deal would be record-breaking. Ronaldo, 37, had recently ended his Manchester United contract following a difficult spell at the club where he first started out in football. Things between the club and Ronaldo hit rock bottom when the footballer sat down with Piers Morgan, in an…

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Prince William and Kate to visit US for climate change prize The royal couple will show their support for finding ways to tackle climate change, at the second annual Earthshot Prize awards in Boston. Billie Eilish, Annie Lennox, Ellie Goulding and Chloe x Halle are among the performers taking part. Environmental campaigner Sir David Attenborough will also be contributing. The awards were launched by Prince William last year and the three-day trip to Boston will…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk There’s a variety of stories leading Thursday’s papers. Several papers report on the Supreme Court’s decision that the Scottish government cannot hold another independence referendum without the consent of Westminster – a setback for Nicola Sturgeon’s campaign for Scottish independence.  Elsewhere: 30,000 drivers are hit with parking tickets every day, a Conservative peer secretly received £29 million from a ‘VIP lane’ PPE firm and around 70,000 Britons may have fallen…

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Metro – Grin and bear it Summary of the front page The “toughest Budget for decades,” is how the Metro describes the Chancellor’s expected statement on Thursday. It is expected to be “a double dose of painful tax rises and big public spending cuts in Britain’s toughest budget for decades”. Jeremy Hunt needs to plug a £60bn “black hole” left by his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng and former PM Liz Truss, the paper says. The front page…

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US midterm elections 2022 – Trump slams Republican rival Ron DeSantis  The former US president Donald Trump has slammed fellow Republican, Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis, as the rivalry between the two top Republicans becomes clearer. Trump attacked DeSantis as an “average” governor, saying he lacks “loyalty.” DeSantis, 44, had the best night for Republicans on Tuesday, having won a landslide majority to be re-elected and to steal the star status away from the former president. …

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Chief executive says squeezed household incomes will push customers towards ‘value’ operators EasyJet has said it wants more “certainty” and “stability” in the UK, but expects demand for its lower-cost fares to hold up despite the cost of living crisis. Johan Lundgren, the airline’s chief executive, said consumers “would continue to protect their holidays where” they could even as their income was squeezed by surging food and energy bills. That meant they would “gravitate towards…

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