Joke’s on us. Outsmarted by nature once again!
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The African star has reached the last four!
The Guardian – No extra cash for pay in the public sector, warns Hunt Summary of the front page The Guardian says Jeremy Hunt has ruled out any additional cash for a public sector pay rise of 6%, meaning some government departments may be forced to cut staff. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told ministers there will be no extra money to give public sector workers an average 6% pay rise if Rishi Sunak decides to implement the recommendations of the independent pay review bodies, which the paper says are due out as soon as tomorrow. The front page reports the…
Metro – BBC star facing fresh claims Summary of the front page The deepening crisis at the BBC continues, with Metro leading on the latest claims facing one of its presenters. The paper says one of the young people hinted online that they might name the presenter and, in response, they were sent abusive, expletive-filled messages. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers
The Sun – BBC star broke lockdown to meet another young stranger Summary of the front page The Sun features new claims against the unnamed BBC presenter, alleging he met up to meet another young person during lockdown. The presenter has been suspended after they were accused of paying a teenager for sexually explicit photos. The newspaper, which broke the story, reports that another young person received texts from the presenter containing hearts and kisses on Instagram when they were 17. The entire front page is dedicated to the story. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK…
Daily Mirror – BBC star sent threats and abuse Summary of the front page The claim that the suspended BBC presenter sent further abusive messages to another young person features on the front of the Daily Mirror. The paper describes the messages as ‘menacing’ and says the presenter broke Covid lockdown rules to meet up with a date. The front page also reports on the stratospheric rise of pop star Taylor Swift, headlined “how Taylor took over the world”. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers
Daily Express – BBC star sent menacing messages to second youngster Summary of the front page The Daily Express also leads with claims that the suspended BBC presenter sent “menacing” messages to another young person. The paper reports the BBC is “reeling” over the allegations. The front page also carries a picture of Carrie Johnson – who gave birth to her last week. The baby is former PM Boris Johnson’s eighth child. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers
BBC star ‘sent abusive messages’ to second young person after contact on dating app The Independent says A person in their early twenties has said they felt threatened by “expletive-filled” messages from the BBC presenter facing allegations he paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos as the scandal surrounding the corporation deepens. The fresh shock allegations, reported by the BBC, add further pressure on the broadcaster as it reels from the fallout from separate claims made against the unnamed male presenter and first reported by The Sun. The individual in their early twenties – who has no connection to the…
There’s a make or break vote today at the EU on a controverisal law to restore damaged environments. It’s a real cliffhanger vote with the parliament’s largest conservative group saying the new law would threaten food security. FRANCE 24’s Alison Sargent and Alexandra Quarini tell us more.
Zelensky’s fight for NATO membership comes as Ukraine says it shot down eleven Russian drones overnight, a second night in a row of attacks on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Emmanuelle Chaze gave us more on reaction from there.
G7 to announce long-term Ukraine security package at Nato summit A wide-ranging security pact between the G7 and Ukraine is expected to be signed at the Nato summit on Wednesday. The members, however, have not provided a timeframe for Ukraine to join the security alliance, provoking anger from the country’s president Volodymyr Zelensky. The security arrangement will include defence equipment, training and intelligence sharing. G7 leaders will sign the declaration in Vilnius on Wednesday on the sidelines of the second day of the Nato summit. Nato has said Ukraine can join Nato “when allies agree and conditions are met.” Whilst…
‘We have no clue, no information, no element that can help us understand this disappearance.’
North Korea fires intercontinental ballistic missile after threatening US North Korea has fired a suspected ballistic missile, according to reports from Japanese and South Korean officials. The long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) flew for more than an hour before landing short of Japanese waters on Wednesday morning. The launch comes after N Korea threatened retaliation against what it said were recent US spy plane incursions over its territory. Earlier this week it threatened to shoot down such planes. The US has dismissed the accusations, saying its military patrols are in line with international law.
The fraudster stole a total of £181,958.95 over the course of 139 separate transactions dating as far back as January 2017.
With temperatures exceeding 40 Celsius in many parts of Europe, people are heading for swimming pools and ‘cooling centres’.
Jonas Vingegaard kept the yellow jersey at the end of a difficult stage 10 of the tour.
I put five products through their paces…
And why you sometimes feel not so great at all.
A California assistant professor found his Airbnb in London was ‘essentially just a large-ish bathroom that the host put a bed into’.
Newborn assessments used in the NHS today are decades old and ‘mainly based on white European babies’, experts said.
The Sun claims the broadcast star sent ‘creepy’ texts to a person when they were 17-years-old.
He was just in his boxer shots when Russian police burst through his window.
NATO’s no longer brain dead. Emmanuel Macron who authored that quip back in 2019 can thank Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine for that. But now that it’s back to its original mission of containing Russia, can the Alliance keep up?
Azerbaijan on Tuesday temporarily shut the only road linking its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region with Armenia, accusing the Armenian branch of the Red Cross of smuggling.
The Kremlin’s figures say only 6,000 soldiers have died – but the real death toll is far higher.