Front page summary Daily Express – 10m junk food addicts costing Britain billions The Daily Express splashes with doctors wanting to take drastic action to tackle the 10 million people hooked on junk food, which is costing the NHS £58bn a year. The Doctors tell the newspaper they want food addiction to be classed alongside alcohol and drug misuse to help combat obesity.Elsewhere, JK Rowling’s odd dare to Scottish police to arrest her – in relation…
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Front page summary The Sun – After England kit – Union Joke Sports fans share their “fury” with the Sun over Team GB’s apparent redesign of the Union Jack, which takes creative licence with the flag by adding patterned panels and an array of different colours to the traditional red, white and blue. It follows the row over Nike’s reimagining of the St George’s Cross design on its new England kit.Elsewhere, JK Rowling’s odd dare to…
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards report that seven officers have lost their lives in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian consulate building in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Among the deceased are Brig-Gen Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking commander of the elite Quds Force, and Brig-Gen Mohammad Hadi Haji-Rahimi, his deputy.
The World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said they will suspend operations in Gaza following the death of seven of its workers in Israeli air strikes. The WCK says the workers killed were British, Australian, Polish, Palestinian and a dual US-Canadian citizen.
The international food charity said the workers were part of an aid convoy leaving a warehouse in central Gaza.
Five packages wrapped in plastic, suspected to contain cocaine, have washed ashore on Sydney beaches. Discovered by beach visitors at Freshwater and Curl Curl on Monday, these parcels, totalling 5kg in weight, were confiscated by law enforcement.
A shooting at a school in the city of Vantaa in Finland has left three children wounded, according to police. Authorities say they responded to the incident at Viertola school just after 09:00 (06:00 GMT) on Tuesday and have urged locals to remain indoors.
Israel is set to ban Al Jazeera after the Israeli parliament approved a law giving the government the power to ban broadcasts of TV channels. PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would “act immediately” to close the Qatari-owned network local office.
Front page summary The Guardian – Plan to scrap non-dom tax status ‘is full of loopholes’ for super-rich The Guardian reports that analysis conducted by Labour has found that Conservative plans to abolish non-dom tax status are “riddled with loopholes”. Shadow financial secretary James Murray tells the paper that the policy – announced in last month’s Budget – is full of “loopholes worth hundreds of millions” which will benefit the wealthiest people in the country. A…
Front page summary The i – Sunak’s small boats plan at risk from Home Office indecision The prime minister’s plan to stop small boats crossing the channel is “at risk” from Home Office dithering, according to i. Sources tell the paper plans have stalled because ministers – including Home Secretary James Cleverly – cannot decide how parts of the Illegal Migration Bill should be implemented. Elsewhere, the paper says No 10 refused to rule out a summer…
Front page summary Daily Star – Elvis fans are all spooked up The Daily Star sums up the football with the headline “Easter Sundiaz”, a reference to Liverpool forward Luis Diaz who scored one of the team’s two goals on Sunday. Elsewhere, the paper carries claims by Elvis Presley’s stepbrother that the singer – who died in 1977 – is “haunting” a Las Vegas hotel. Presley “hasn’t left [the] building”, the paper quips.Catch up on all the…
Front page summary Daily Express – Get well soon! King jokes: I’m doing my bestKing Charles’ insistence that he is “doing his best” after well-wishers urged him to “get well soon” during a walkabout in Windsor over the weekend leads the Daily Express.An image shows the monarch shaking hands with a young boy, despite the paper saying it’s “understood” he had previously been “advised by doctors to minimise close contact” with others. There’s also a headline…
Front page summary Daily Mirror – Charles at Easter service: King’s show of strength King Charles’ good spirits at an Easter service over the weekend, his first public appearance since his cancer diagnosis, leads the Daily Mirror. It praises the monarch’s “show of strength” and quotes a source as saying he has “responded to treatment very encouragingly”.Liverpool sitting at the top of the EPL table after the weekend’s Premier League action also makes the front page. Catch…
Front page summary The Sun – Nation’s Easter Boost: Return on the KingThe Sun splashes on The King’s appearance in Windsor over the weekend, describing the monarch’s walkabout as an “Easter boost”.”Return of the King” is the headline, alongside an image of him waving at well-wishers outside St George’s Chapel. The paper says the King’s outing “gave the nation an Easter boost” following the news that his daughter-in-law Catherine, Princess of Wales is also undergoing…
French investigators have located the remains of a toddler who disappeared in 2023, a case that deeply affected the nation. A prosecutor stated on Sunday that investigators are now focused on determining the circumstances surrounding the boy’s death.
A car bombing targeted a busy market in northern Syria, resulting in the deaths of at least seven people. The attack, which occurred in the town of Azaz in Aleppo province near the Turkish border, also left several others wounded.
As of April 1st, Germany has legalised cannabis for people over the age of 18, bringing into effect new laws regarding personal possession. Under the new regulations, adults in Germany are permitted to carry up to 25 grams of dried cannabis and cultivate a maximum of three marijuana plants at home.
Turkey’s primary opposition party has claimed major triumphs in the key urban centres of Istanbul and Ankara. It deals a blow to Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who aimed to reclaim control of these cities less than a year after winning a third presidential term.
Officials report that the remains of eight Chinese citizens were discovered on a shoreline in the Mexican state of Oaxaca following a boat overturning. The incident occurred on Friday along a common path used by undocumented migrants aiming to reach the United States.
Front page summary UK given legal advice that Israel is flouting law in GazaThe Observer leads on a leaked recording of the Conservative chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, who claims lawyers have advised the government that Israel has breached international humanitarian law in Gaza.In the tape, Alicia Kearns says ministers have not made the advice public. The paper says the claims put Mr Sunak “under intense pressure” because any such legal advice would mean the government…
Front page summary Tories may be left with fewer than 100 MPsThe Times leads on recent polling which suggests the Conservatives are on course for their worst electoral defeat – and could be left with just 98 MPs.It says Labour is set to “sweep to power”, with a majority of 286, and expects the results “to reignite efforts by Tories plotting to topple the prime minister”.Elsewhere, the paper features an image of the Oxford vs Cambridge rowing…
Front page summary Labour net zero plan ‘puts UK at China’s mercy’The Sunday Telegraph reflects on what it calls the “contrasting tones” in the Easter messages of Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, with the prime minister urging people to “pause and reflect” and the Labour leader saying it is a time of “new beginnings”.The paper says “it is little wonder” the two statements are so different, with the Conservatives far behind in the polls.Elsewhere, Labour’s net…
Front page summary New wonder jab will prevent dementiaAn apparent “new wonder jab” that can “prevent dementia” sits front and centre of the Sunday Express.The paper’s exclusive report describes the new drug, known as ACI-24 – which is undergoing trials on patients in the disease’s early stages – as “game-changing” and says it “removes toxic proteins from the brain before they cause damage leading to the most common form of dementia”. Sunday Express – A Nation…
Front page summary Giovanna’s pride in Princess: I’m blown away by mate KateThe Sunday Mirror leads on an interview from its Invite Only podcast, with reality TV star Giovanna Fletcher, who explains how she was “blow away” by Catherine, Princess of Wales’s “ability to connect” with people having met the royal when they filmed an episode of her podcast in 2020.The paper says the interview took place before Catherine announced, on 22 March, that she was undergoing…
Front page summary Euros on alert over terrorThe Sunday Telegraph reflects on what it calls the “contrasting tones” in the Easter messages of Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer, with the prime minister urging people to “pause and reflect” and the Labour leader saying it is a time of “new beginnings”.The paper says “it is little wonder” the two statements are so different, with the Conservatives far behind in the polls.Elsewhere, Labour’s net zero plan makes…
Fighter jets scrambled after Putin’s missiles fire dangerously close to Nato border Vladimir Putin’s barbaric bombardments on Ukraine came alarmingly close to Nato borders on Friday. Russia deployed some 99 missiles and kamikaze drones on power plants in central regions in Ukraine, deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure. People were left without electricity in the latest barrage on the country’s already damaged power infrastructure. Power stations were hit in Stryi, Lviv region, and Burshtyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, both…