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Daily Express – How can bank chief in Farage row keep job? Summary of the front page The Daily Express leads with NatWest’s boss Dame Alison Rose after she admitted leaking details about Nigel Farage’s bank account to the BBC. The paper says Dame Alison may need to fight for her job – early on Wednesday, Dame Alison announced she was quitting her role. The front page also reports on Mick Jagger – who celebrates his 80th birthday today. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

Daily Mirror – Train delay Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror’s front page features a large image of residents on roofs in Gennadi, Rhodes, as they try to save homes from the huge flames with hoses. The headline reads: “Inside Hell: The fight for Rhodes” as intense wildfires continue to spread. The front page also says the bid to close almost all train station ticket offices in England faces a delay, following crisis talks over the plan on Tuesday. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

The Independent – A ‘shameful’ new record: 131,000 homeless children Summary of the front page The Independent leads with a ‘shameful’ statistic that suggests more than 131,000 children in England alone are homeless and 105,000 people are in temporary housing due to the failure to build social housing in the UK. The front page features an image of a plane – which was helping to fight wildfires in Greece – crashing and killing both pilots. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

‘They told us “we are ready to try. We go for a last supply and we leave.”‘

The strange case of the Not Very Famous TV star — and the ‘sex scandals’ that are miring the media The Independent says Hot on the heels of an alleged sex scandal involving a Very Famous news presenter comes… an alleged sex scandal involving a Not Very Famous news presenter. You may have experienced the same problem with buses. If you haven’t been paying attention, GB News presenter Dan Wootton has come under fire this week for allegedly using fake online identities to trick men into sending him sexually explicit images in exchange for tens of thousands of pounds. Wootton…

Two pilots die after plane crashes whilst trying to battle Greece wildfires Two pilots have died after their plane crashed as they fought the devastating wildfires on the Greek island of Evia, officials say. The plane’s pilots – 34-year-old Cdr Christos Moulas and his co-pilot, 27-year-old Pericles Stefanidis, died after their water-bombing plane clipped a tree and crashed whilst battling a forest fire near Platanistos. Wildfires have sprung up across Europe as heatwaves take hold. Greek TV showed the Canadair plane flying low to drop water on a fire before turning sharply into a hillside and bursting into flames. The…

Deadly Mediterranean wildfires kill more than 40 Wildfires in the Mediterranean have killed more than 40 people – most of them in Algeria, and thousands have been evacuated.  The fires have caused significant damage to holiday resorts and villages. Greece is preparing for more evacuation flights from Rhodes, as fires also rage on the islands of Corfu and Evia. The European heatwave is not slowing down as temperatures are expected to rise above 44C in parts of Greece. Wildfires have spread across Sicily forcing the Palermo airport to briefly close. High wind and tinder-dry vegetation mean it’s been hard for…

Several more people have been injured.

A problem shared…with Metro’s agony aunt.

It was certainly a time, and it was absolutely a place.

To the casual passerby, scientists gingerly examining a flying saucer-shaped object in the desert may be a cause for questions.

After Russia scrapped a grain export deal with Ukraine, the port town of Odesa has become the target of intense shelling by Moscow. The strikes have damaged buildings protected under UNESCO World Heritage status

Researchers recently discovered the de Brécy Tondo was almost certainly painted by Renaissance master Raphael.

The fires that have ravaged Greece and its idyllic islands for over a week are dredging up painful memories of previous catastrophes, like the Mati fire in 2018 that killed more than 100 people. Drawing from first-hand experience, a survivor and a veteran firefighter share advice on what to do to survive a wildfire.

Life has changed on the Norwegian-Russian border. From commerce to border security, the invasion of Ukraine has transformed the way Norway and Russia co-exist. For the Russians living over the border, it’s important “to separate Putin’s regime and Russians in general because these are two different things”. But for some, suspicion is ripe, – some “are not here just as tourists”.

Around 15 others were left injured in the accident.

When a Canadair CL-415 crashed into the hillside of a Greek island this morning, locals were hit with a feeling of ‘sad irony’. For 15 years ago, nearly to the day, a similar tragedy occurred just minutes away.

The EU wants to prevent manufacturers from making it difficult for consumers to change their devices’ batteries safely and cheaply.

No details have been released on potential injuries.

It asks people to ‘claim’ payments – but Cost of Living Payments from the government arrive automatically.

The Guardian – Climate crisis link to heatwave fires undeniable, says scientists Summary of the front page The Guardian highlights how the climate crisis is to blame for the deadly heatwaves that have struck Europe and the US in recent weeks. The paper adds that a report by climate scientists says that both heatwaves would have been virtually impossible without global heating driven by burning fossil fuels. The front page pays tribute to BBC newsreader George Alagiah who died at the age of 67 after a long battle with cancer. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK…

Metro – Knight of the Rhodes Summary of the front page Metro reports on a British dad who used his rental car to rescue families from wildfires in Greece. He has been dubbed a “Knight of the Rhodes” by the paper after he made several trips to the “danger zone” to rescue families from the wildfires. The front page pays tribute to George Alagiah and Trevor Francis. Cara Delevinge also makes the front splash as she talks about life now she’s sober. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

Daily Express – Race to rescue Britons in Greek wildfires ‘nightmare’ Summary of the front page The Express says 10,000 Britons need rescuing from fires in Corfu and Rhodes. The paper says a huge tourist rescue mission is underway to bring them back to the UK after wildfires sparked mass evacuations. The front page also features tributes to George Alagiah and Trevor Francis, who became Britain’s first £1 million football player. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

Daily Mirror – Rhodes holiday hell: We ran for our lives Summary of the front page A UK couple tell the Mirror they could hear the “crackling” of the flames behind them and thought they were going to die in the wildfires in Rhodes. The front page features two tributes – one to BBC presenter George Alagiah who died after a long battle with cancer and footballer Trevor Francis, who died after a heart attack. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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