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British tourist among 3 dead in Uganda National Park attack A British tourist is amongst three people killed in a terrorist attack at a national park in south-west Uganda, authorities say. The trio were killed in the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Their vehicle was burned. Authorities say joint forces were pursuing suspected members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group on Tuesday night. The Uganda Wildlife Authority said the victims were two tourists and a guide. The tourists were from the UK and South Africa while their guide was Ugandan.  The ADF is an IS-linked Islamist group which traces…

‘Forever chemicals’ are found everywhere.

Elementor #555352 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Gaza hostage ordeal: Bring my baby home  The Metro leads with the plea of a mother to help bring her daughter home, after she was taken by Hamas at a music festival, and filmed begging for her life. She is pictured holding up a photograph of 21-year-old Mia, who was seen in bandages in a video put out by her captors, it reports. The front page also has a large splash on Timothee Chalamet. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

Elementor #555346 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Financial Times – Gaza health ministry says hundreds killed in Israeli air strike on hospital  The Financial Times reports that the Gaza health ministry has said hundreds of people have been killed after an airstrike on a hospital. The World Health Organisation “strongly condemns the attack”on the hospital in Gaza, the FT reports. The newspaper also quotes the Palestine Red Crescent as saying “hundreds” of people have died in the blast. Elsewhere on its front, it covers a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese…

Elementor #555340 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Hundreds feared dead in Gaza hospital strike  The Guardian reports that Israel and Hamas have blamed each other for a “deadly blast” that killed hundreds in Gaza, on the evening of President Joe Biden’s planned visit to Israel. A woman holding a child, both injured by the blast at the al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, are pictured on the front of the paper. The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has declared three days of mourning. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share…

Elementor #555334 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Middle East Crisis Spirals: This Must End The Mirror says the crisis in the Middle East “must end”, as it shows a photograph of a child injured in the blast at the Gaza hospital. It also shares what it says is the last text message from a British mother confirmed to have died in Hamas’s attack on southern Israel. The front page reports on England’s Euro 2024 qualification after the Three Lions beat Italy 3-1 at Wembley. Today’s top stories Like this article?…

Elementor #555328 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Hundreds die in huge blast at Gaza hospital  The Daily Express reports that hundreds have been killed in a huge blast at a hospital in Gaza. Officials says up to 800 people may have been killed in the blast at the al-Ahli hospital. It carries an image of the hospital in flames and one of an injured woman and child. In sports news, it says the England football team is on its way to Euro 2024. Today’s top stories Like this article? why…

Elementor #555319 October 18, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Inside horror house where Brit girl, 13, was slain  The Sun leads with pictures reportedly from inside the house where a British mother and daughter were killed in Israel, after an attack by Hamas. The house is in the Israeli village of Be’eri – the father and older sister, 16 are missing. The paper’s reporter, touring the scene, describes a “horror house” littered with bullet casings, trashed furniture and the remains of the family dog still in the living room. A grieving relative…

The drug is no laughing matter, the government says.

The ongoing crisis in the Middle East continues to dominate the front pages. Wednesday’s newspapers led with the bombing of a hospital, in which up to 500 people are feared dead.

The victim, aged 23, says she was attacked near a bush by a man with a knife shortly before midnight on Monday.

Just wow.

The United Nations says the UNRWA school, located in al-Maghazi refugee camp, has suffered severe structural damage due to the strike.

Another war at Europe’s doorstep. Tensions are felt all the way here, so why is it so hard to get the messaging right?

Critics of the European Commission president coming down like a ton of bricks on Ursula Von der Leyen after a visit to Israel where the former German defense minister left out language on the suffering of Palestinians. She later rectified.

A problem shared is a problem halved with Metro’s Agony Aunt…

‘I was left unable to stand, sit or walk.’

Wide awake? You’re not the only one…

Should you go with your intuition or just ignore it?

The pair sported matching smiles.

What a twist!

In today’s MetroTalk readers share their views on public transport – the safety concerns, the lack of buses, and the controversial decision to restrict TfL over-60s bus passes to 9am.

Viewers seethed over the ‘ludicrous’ comments.

Israel-Hamas: Why the West is turning a blind eye to ‘genocide’ amid Israeli propaganda Last Saturday, Hamas inflicted a surprise attack on Israel, with an estimated 1,400 Israelis killed and 199 being held hostage. In response Israel launched air attacks on Gaza, killing more than 2,700 Gazians, and blocking fuel, water, food and medical supplies. Israel is now preparing for a ground attack. Innocent Palestinians are being told to flee to the borders. They are being pushed out of their own land, the only alternative is to stay and die. In the week since the Hamas attack, a strange narrative…

A Palestine official had the perfect response to those claiming Corbyn ‘refused to condemn Hamas’ CANARY SAYS Palestine launched an armed attack on Israel on 7 October. It sent the UK’s corporate media into overdrive as it attempted to corral the public discourse into support for Israel. And there was one man they couldn’t help but circle like vultures to try and prise out a soundbite: Jeremy Corbyn. Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October. It sent thousands of rockets into Israel as well as fighters by land and air. Israeli…

Frankie Boyle calls out the commentators turning a blind eye to ‘genocide’ – and there’s plenty of them CANARY SAYS With Israel moving into Gaza amidst an “impossible” evacuation, many have described the situation as “genocide”. It’s a genocide inflicted by the Israeli government upon the civilian population of Gaza: It’s a genocide which many commentators would rather not acknowledge in such direct terms. One public figure who hasn’t been afraid is Frankie Boyle, who had the following message for those who would shy away from acknowledging the war crimes taking place: Boyle’s full message reads: “A lot of artists…