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The Sun – Trevor was one in a million Summary of the front page The Sun leads on Trevor Francis, Britain’s first million-pound footballer, who’s died after a heart attack at his flat in Spain. The story also highlights the news of the record-breaking fee a Saudi club has offered for football superstar Kylian Mbappe. The paper’s front page also has a Barbie review – from Piers Morgan, who calls the film “preachy, irritating and sexist.” Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers
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Met Office issues flood alerts across UK as wildfires rage in Greece The Metro say Brits have been told to brace for huge downpours as flood alerts have been issued across the UK – with the wet weather expected to last a month. Flood alerts have been issued across the country as the UK braces itself for more torrential rain this week while Europe swelters through a Saharan heatwave and wildfires rage in Greece. Five red alerts and 13 amber warnings of possible floods in areas across England have been issued by the Environment Agency, mostly in areas with rivers…
Major airport closed as wildfires now rage across Italy The Independent says Wildfires have closed Palermo airport in Italy today as firefighters fought to control the raging blazes. The Sicilian airport tweeted to say it would remain shut until 0900 GMT to give firefighters an opportunity to extinguish the fires which were also disrupting local road and rail traffic. It came days after the island’s main airport of Catania, Italy’s fifth-biggest, was closed due to a fire in a terminal building. It has since reopened but only for a few flights. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/sicily-airport-fire-italy-greece-b2381355.html
Deadly global heatwaves undeniably result of climate crisis, scientists show The Guardian says The human-caused climate crisis is undeniably to blame for the deadly heatwaves that have struck Europe and the US in recent weeks, scientists have shown. Both would have been virtually impossible without the global heating driven by burning fossil fuels, their analysis found. Another searing heatwave, in China, was made 50 times more likely by the climate crisis. The results make it crystal clear that human-caused global heating is already destroying lives and livelihoods across the world, making the need to cut emissions ever more urgent. Such…
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Europe and US heatwaves near ‘impossible’ without climate change A newly published scientific study says the recent heatwaves that swept the US and Europe in July would have been “virtually impossible” without human-induced climate change. Global warming from burning fossil fuels also made the heatwave affecting parts of China 50 times more likely. The study finds that climate change means the heatwave in southern Europe was 2.5C hotter. The study’s authors say its findings highlight the importance of the world adapting to higher temperatures because they are no longer “rare.” Experts say that almost all societies remain unprepared for extreme…
Muslim nations condemn Denmark Quran burning Muslim nations have condemned the burning of a Quran on Monday by a far-right group called “Danish Patriots” outside the Iraqi embassy in Copenhagen. The far-right group live-streamed a similar act on Facebook on Friday. Last week, crowds set fire to Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad after the planned burning of a Quran in Stockholm. The Quran burning on Monday saw two anti-Islam protesters stamp on the holy book and set it alight in a tin foil tray next to an Iraqi flag on the ground. Iraq’s foreign ministry said such acts allowed “the virus…
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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Tuesday’s front pages report on the ongoing Rhodes wildfires and the evacuation of holidaymakers. Many of the papers carry a front-page tribute to BBC presenter George Alagiah – who died at the age of 67 after a long battle with cancer. Rhodes wildfires The Times reports that 30,000 people from the UK have been left in “holiday limbo” by the wildfires on the Greek island. The paper says damage to resorts is likely to cause many cancellations over the next few weeks. The Daily Express highlights how unprepared travel firms appeared to be. The…
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Legislators say the legislation is to safeguard Russia against ‘Western anti-family ideology’, with some describing gender transitioning as ‘pure satanism’.
Attempts to tamp down the fires included 7,500 firefighters and 350 fire engines.
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An accident at a sewage treatment plant in western Latvia has caused a large spill of untreated waste into the Baltic Sea, leading to the closure of beaches and a ban on swimming, local authorities said Monday.
The Greek prime minister has said the country is ‘at war’ against the fires.
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Rescue and clearing operations are continuing. The police are appealing to the public not to put themselves at any risk. They also advised locals to avoid wooded areas.
Pyongyang’s missile launch has been described by the South Korean military as ‘an act of protest’ to the presence of US naval vessels.
Tens of thousands of people have already fled blazes on Rhodes, with many frightened tourists scrambling to get home on evacuation flights.
‘The smoke and fire was frighteningly close and everyone was panicking.’