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Elementor #570705December 8, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Ofsted’s ‘brutal humanity’ The Metro leads on a coroner ruling over the death of headteacher Ruth Perry that linked an Ofsted report, which downgraded her school to “inadequate”, to her suicide. “Ofsted’s ‘brutal inhumanity'” is the headline. The front page says coroner Heidi Connor concluded the inspection contributed to her death and said at times it was “rude and intimidating”, the paper…

Labour has enlisted 10 City of London advisers to help the party ditch its “sneering” image, the Financial Times reports.

Elementor #570693December 8, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Sunak fights to hold Tories together over Rwanda plan The Guardian leads on the news that the prime minister is “fighting” to hold his party together over the government’s proposed bill to send migrants to Rwanda. The paper says with Labour stating it will oppose the bill, only 29 Conservative MPs would be needed to vote it down. Poet Benjamin Zephaniah…

Elementor #570687December 8, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Staff too scared to speak out The Sun reports that staff at ITV were “too scared to speak out” about Phillip Schofield’s affair with a much younger runner at the channel.The paper also carries a piece on Rwanda, headlined “I’ll finish job on the boats” with a photo of Rishi Sunak. And a report from the latest Premier League matches…

Elementor #570681December 8, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Rishi: Back me to finish the job The Daily Express leads on the news that Rishi Sunak has promised to “finish the job” of getting migrant deportation flights to Rwanda off the ground.The front page features an image of the Princess of Wales, taken from a promotional video of a carol service at Westminster Abbey, ahead of its broadcast on…

Elementor #570675December 8, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Tories are implodingThe Daily Mirror reports that the Conservative Party is “imploding” and suggests Britain could be in for its fourth PM in less than 18 months if Rishi Sunak is ousted.Elsewhere, Cher dares readers to “write her off” at 77, as she releases a new album and there is an exclusive over This Morning – as the show…

After staff at a zoo in Pakistan spotted a big cat holding a shoe in its mouth, they investigated the animal’s den and found a body inside.

Denmark’s parliament on Thursday adopted a law criminalising the “inappropriate treatment” of religious texts, effectively banning Koran burnings after a series of desecrations of Islam’s holy book sparked anger in Muslim countries over the summer.

‘My manager did not see the funny side.’

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Reuters reported that Google (GOOGL.O) has called on Britain’s antitrust regulator to take action against Microsoft (MSFT.O), claiming its business
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Police believe 48 people – including a number of women over 90 – were offered phoney bedbug control services

‘Men have a sixth sense – they know when you’re single, and come crawling into the DMs.’

Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday held talks with Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi on trade and an expected arms deal. Iranian officials confirmed late November rumours surrounding a large weapons deal, which includes fighter jets, between Tehran and Moscow. This is “the first time Iran has purchased fighter jets since the 1990s, which could be a big shift in the military power balance in [the Middle East],” Russia correspondent Daniel Hawkins told FRANCE 24.

It might not work on your enemies after all.

Europe Briefing – Gunman on the run in Brussels & Conor McGregor running for Irish presidency Police in Brussels are still hunting Friday’s gunman – who opened fire on shoppers injuring four on a busy shopping street. A pro-Russian Ukrainian lawmaker has been shot dead near Moscow, and Italy has quit a major Chinese infrastructure project. Russia school shooting: 14-year-old girl kills a friend before committing suicide A tragic incident unfolded in southwest Russia as a 14-year-old…

The New Silk Road Project: Italy quits the Chinese infrastructure project Italy has quit the Chinese infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – also known as the New Silk Road. Italy has been the first G7 country and the initial EU member to join the project. The BRI, launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2013, aims to create a global infrastructure network connecting various regions, including Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and…

Russia school shooting: 14-year-old girl kills a friend before committing suicide A tragic incident unfolded in southwest Russia as a 14-year-old girl opened fire at her school in Bryansk, resulting in the death of one classmate and the shooter herself. Five other children were injured during the attack. Authorities are still investigating the motives. “A 14-year-old girl came to school with a shotgun, shooting at her classmates” and killing one of them, according to the…

Pro-Russia Ukrainian politician shot dead near Moscow Illia Kyva, a former pro-Russian member of Ukraine’s parliament who had been residing in Russia during the conflict, was shot and killed in a park in the Odintsovo region, southwest of Moscow. Russian investigators have begun a murder investigation, saying they have no suspects at present. An anonymous Ukrainian source implicated the SBU security service in Kyva’s death, while Andriy Yusov from Ukraine’s GUR intelligence agency confirmed Kyva’s…

Could this be the hangover cure we’ve been searching for?

Vanessa Wurm is demanding the return of Dolce and Gabbana silk pyjamas, Hermes sandals and a number of crocodile skin bags.

The US Navy has ordered all Osprey aircraft to be grounded after eight servicemen died in a crash off Japan last week.

Can the new Rwanda bill work and what could stop it? BBC News says expert lawyers who have been involved in the Rwanda case – or supported the challenge to the policy – have described new legislation as potentially setting up a politically explosive fight with both the Supreme Court and European Court of Human Rights. In last month’s Supreme Court ruling, five justices unanimously ruled that the country was not safe – and they…

A lot, apparently.

Elementor #570287December 7, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Tories in turmoil as immigration minister quits over Rwanda bill The Guardian says the resignation of immigration minister Robert Jenrick has plunged Rishi Sunak’s government into “further crisis”. The paper says Jenrick resigned just hours after the prime minister proposed a bill to support the Rwanda deportation policy. He stepped down because the legislation didn’t allow the government to bypass international…