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The Guardian – Lower-income pupils expected to be hit hardest by ‘grade deflation’ Summary of the front page The Guardian reports that pupils from poorer backgrounds are likely to be hardest hit by “grade deflation” when GCSE and A-level results come in, according to experts who claim the decision to impose pre-pandemic grading on students this year was “premature”. The Social Mobility Foundation found those from disadvantaged backgrounds in England were less likely to have…

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The Sun – Kane* could play for Germany Summary of the front page The Sun reports that should England captain Harry Kane’s fourth child be born in Munich, following the striker’s move from Tottenham Hotspur, the as-yet-unborn infant would be able to play for Germany. Barbie actress Margot Robbie is also pictured as the paper claims there is a plan for a sequel film. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National…

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Daily Express – Brexit boost bringing business back to Britain Summary of the front page Businesses are seeing the benefits of Brexit, according to the Daily Express, which reports that 25% of UK manufacturers say they have “repatriated” production of their goods since the nation left the EU. Elsewhere, the front page pictures presenter Helen Skelton who has announced she is leaving her Sunday morning BBC Radio 5 Live slot after a year to spend…

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Tories want to create dividing lines with Labour – but small boats week shows that can backfire SKY NEWS says To sanitise a quote from fictional government spin doctor Malcolm Tucker, “no one talks about dodgy donors okay? Because it makes everybody look bad.” The real-life Downing Street operation may be learning a similar lesson to this during their summer campaign to try and create dividing lines with Labour on key election issues. Put plainly:…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Monday’s front pages report on various stories.  The Times reports that gunfire and clashes broke out in Dunkirk in the hours before a small boat sank in the Channel, killing six people. The clashes involved migrants “desperate” to get to the UK. A teenager who attempted the journey on Friday told the paper that chaos spread through the camp as Afghans sought places on boats provided by Kurdish networks. …

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