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The WTX News Teams works around the clock to deliver, breaking news and news Briefings to you on a daily basis. It is our opinion that sometimes you need information, not speculation so we try to cut through the bull**** and give you that in your Daily News Briefing.

Metro – NHS waiting list crisis moving targets Summary of the front page The Metro leads on the news that the NHS target of suspected cancer patients seeing a specialist within two weeks could be scrapped with health service bosses calling it “outdated”. The front page quotes a leading oncologist saying the idea is “ominous and deeply worrying”. NHS bosses say the current range of targets are “outdated” because of new diagnostic techniques, the Metro…

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The Guardian – Dissident Republicans have data from PSNI leak Summary of the front page The Guardian splash on the admission from the chief of the Police Service of Northern Ireland that Republican paramilitary groups have got their hands on the information leaked in a data breach last week. Simon Byrne is quoted saying that it is the force’s “planning assumption” that dissidents will use the list to “generate fear and uncertainty as well as…

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Daily Star – The proof Summary of the front page The Daily Star leads on a photograph taken in Staffordshire which it claims proves big cats are indeed on the prowl in the UK. The picture on the front purports to show a panther like animal in the Smallthorne area of Stoke-on-Trent. Its front page says the image is proof “panthers are roaming our countryside”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK…

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Daily Mirror – Another day, another attack Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror splashes on a dog attack that left as five-year-old girl in hospital with her cheek torn open. The paper reports calls are growing for a law change to ban the so-called “bully” type dogs. Farrah-Leigh Nichol was left with “horrific facial injuries”, it reports. The paper says her mother has called for action against dangerous dogs. Today’s top stories Like…

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Daily Express – Dear France … for £480m can you actually stop small boats Summary of the front page The Daily Express splashes a headline imploring the French government to stop the boats crossing the English Channel after the UK agreed to give Paris £480m to do so. “Dear France… for £480m can you actually stop the boats?” is the question posed by the paper. Alongside a picture of a dinghy, packed with migrants, the…

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At least 33 die in inferno at petrol station in Dagestan southern Russia An explosion and fire at a petrol station in Dagestan, southern Russia, has claimed the lives of at least 33 people. The blast erupted in the regional capital, Makhachkala, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, at 21:40 local time (18:40 GMT) on Monday. Local media says the fire began at a car service near the petrol station and injured dozens more…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk  EU

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages report on a variety of stories. A few stories about the migrant boat crossings feature on a few of the papers.  EU rejects deal The Times reports that the EU has rejected the UK government’s attempts to reach a new deal for the return of migrants who arrive in the UK via unauthorised routes. The paper says it has seen official notes of a meeting, suggesting…

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Metro – Tent crash baby in miracle escape Summary of the front page “Tent crash baby in miracle escape” headlines the Metro, as it reports on nine people injured when a car crashed into a campsite on the Pembrokeshire coast. The campsite owners are quoted saying “it was remarkable nobody was killed” in the incident in Newgale. The front page also reports on the new Premier League season. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave…

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Financial Times – Russian groups fudge freight costs to mitigate impact of G7 oil price cap Summary of the front page The Financial Times leads on the news that Russian firms are earning far more from selling crude oil than originally believed due to the inflated cost of shipping which may have boosted revenue by as much as $1bn (£790m) in a single quarter. The front page also reports the demand for pawnbroking has hit…

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