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Elementor #556382 October 22, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Sunday Mirror – We will never forget him and nor will football  A fantastic action shot of the Manchester United legend dominates the front of the Sunday Mirror, as tributes flood in for Sir Bobby. The paper quotes words from his fellow World Cup-winning teammate Sir Geoff Hurst. “We will never forget him and nor will all of football,” he says. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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PML-N former PM Nawaz Sharif’s chartered flight dubbed ‘Umeed-e-Pakistan’ has departed for Pakistan after a delay of 1 hour and 22 minutes from Dubai.  The chartered flight comprises 164 people, who have travelled with him with the former leader and 16 seated in the business class.  The plane will land in Islamabad in 3 hours. Waiting to be greeted by thousands of his supporters who have travelled the country to greet him at Islamabad airport. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has claimed that it has set up 40,000 seats at the Greater Iqbal Park the venue for today’s public gathering. PML-N ‘competent’…

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‘We’ve lost everything’: Torquay watersports business swept away as Storm Babet hits South West ITV says The owner of a watersports business in Devon has said he has “lost everything” after a container he used to store equipment was washed out to sea during Storm Babet. Sean White, owner of Soak Lifestyle at Abbey Sands Beach in Torquay, said his shipping container full of watersports equipment was swept out to sea on Tuesday 17 October due to high tides caused by Storm Babet. He added that the shipping container used to store the beach bar hut was “bashed like a…

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Storm Babet to hit England after woman swept into river dies in Scotland The Standard says Storm Babet will batter parts of England on Friday after a woman died when she was swept into a river amid gale-force winds and flooding in Scotland. Amber warnings for wind and rain have been issued for parts of northern England, the Midlands and northern Wales from noon on Friday to 6am on Saturday. A yellow warning for Northern Ireland is also in place from 3am on Friday to 9am on Saturday. Police Scotland said the body of the 57-year-old woman was recovered from…

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Time running out to get aid into Gaza ‘hellhole’ – UN A bomb-damaged Rafah crossing into Gaza is stopping crucial aid from reaching the Gazian people, as Egyptian diggers work to repair the road. There are 20 aid lorries waiting to enter Gaza. If the road can be fixed, aid could get in today. However, sources are saying the aid could be delayed until the weekend due to the damage on the road. Gaza remains under siege with Israel blocking supplies of water, electricity, food and fuel across its border. An agreement to allow aid into Gaza via the Egypt…

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Niger junta says ousted President Mohamed Bazoum tried to escape Former president Mohamed Bazoum attempted to flee custody in the night along with his family, cooks and security. The military government in Niger says it has foiled an attempt by the deposed Bazoum. There were plans for the group to fly out on helicopters but the plan was foiled, a military spokesman said. Bazoum has been under house arrest since members of his presidential guard staged a coup in late July. The attempted escape happened at around 03:00 on Thursday, military spokesman Amadou Abdramane said on state television. “The ousted…

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The Guardian – Warning that relief  October 20, 20232 Mins Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Warning that relief convoy for Gaza too little, too late The Guardian leads on the news that aid agencies have warned that the humanitarian aid due to arrive in Gaza could be “too little, too late” as a small convoy prepares to cross the border. An image of pure destruction leads the paper, showing a lone woman making her way through the rubble that was once a residential building in the al-Zahra district of central Gaza. An agreement was…

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Elementor #555975 October 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Armed police swoop on water pistol boy The news that armed police rammed a boy off his bicycle and held him at gunpoint after mistaking a water pistol for a real firearm is the lead story in the Metro. The 13-year-old boy was “rammed” off his bike by armed police who “held him at gunpoint ‘inches from death’ after his bright blue water pistol was mistaken for a real gun”. The paper says the child – who was having a water fight at the…

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Elementor #555963 October 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Reckless & Callous  The Daily Mirror leads on the news that Rishi Sunak has been branded “callous and reckless” for launching the Eat Out to Help Out scheme during the pandemic by families at the COVID inquiry. The paper says this is what some victims’ families felt about Rishi Sunak’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme after the inquiry was told there had been no scientific consultation before it was implemented. One woman, whose mother died of the disease in 2021, told the…

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Elementor #555957 October 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – In The Name of God … Save The Children  The Daily Express reports that aid charities are demanding an immediate ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas saying that people in Gaza have no food, sanitation or medicine during the siege. The paper quotes rescue workers who fear up to 600 infants could be buried under rubble in Gaza. The health ministry is reported as saying it believes there are survivors under destroyed houses, but constant Israeli airstrikes make it hard to…

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Elementor #555946 October 20, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – My Paul Died Happy Smoking A Spliff  The Sun splashes on Paul O’Grady’s husband revealing that the entertainer passed away peacefully while smoking cannabis at their home in Kent. He died in March at the age of 67. The front page also leads on Gwyneth Paltrow. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Paper Talk: Israeli soldiers told to ‘annihilate Hamas’ Most of Friday’s newspapers lead with the latest from the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as aid is expected to start reaching those inside Gaza on Friday. Elsewhere, the Covid inquiry is another top story for the front pages. Israel-Hamas conflict The Daily Mail says Israel’s ground assault on Gaza could be imminent. The paper says Yoav Gallant – the Israeli defence minister – had “banged the drum of war” with his words to soldiers. The Daily Telegraph says diplomats have suggested that now that…

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