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Metro – England star sleeping pill addiction Summary of the front page The Metro says England international Dele Alli has revealed he spent six weeks in rehab to battle his addiction to sleeping tablets – as the footballer opened up about his childhood sex abuse trauma. The front page is dedicated to the story. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Financial Times – Sunak issues challenges to public sector unions with final offer of 6.5% pay rise Summary of the front page The Financial Times reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced pay rises of between 5% and 7% for public sector workers, insisting no amount of strikes will change his “final offer”. The paper suggests Sunak has issued a “challenge to public sector unions” with the government’s pay rise offer, “throwing down the gauntlet”…

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Daily Mirror – Pay relief but cuts pain Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror leads with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has given public sector worker pay rises of up to 7% after months of strikes – but the paper talks of “fears of cuts to services” to fund the pay rises. The announced that it will offer pay rises of between 5% and 7% to public sector workers. The front page also…

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The Sun – Babs’ hubby finds love again Summary of the front page Barbara Windsor’s widower has found love again, The Sun writes. “Babs’ hubby finds love again” reads the headline. It reports that Barbara Windsor’s widow Scott Mitchell has found love again three years after the EastEnders actress died aged 83. The front page also reports on PM Rishi Sunak’s ‘final offer’ on pay deals for striking teachers. Today’s top stories Like this article?…

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The Guardian – NHS Unions’ fury after PM insists pay offer is final Summary of the front page The Guardian also leads on the government’s public sector pay rise offer, headlining on NHS unions being left in a state of “fury” after the government insisted the pay offer was final. It reports that the British Medical Association, which represents striking junior doctors fighting for a 35% pay rise, said the government was “driving doctors away”…

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On July 12, the landmark Nature Restoration Law was adopted in a cliffhanger vote at the European Parliament. Our guest, prominent Finnish MEP Heidi Hautala – who’s one the parliament’s vice-presidents – says she is “relieved” that the EU parliament now has a position to negotiate with the member states. She applauds the law as “step towards combating climate change”, and decries what she calls the use of “fake news and disinformation” by far-right as well as right-wing parties on the nature restoration issue. Hautala also praises the EU parliament’s recent approval of the corporate due diligence directive, saying “companies must unlearn old bad habits”.

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Boris Johnson ‘not dragging feet’ on WhatsApp disclosures after forgetting iPhone passcode Politico says Boris Johnson’s team are pushing back at claims he’s “dragging his feet” in handing over messages to the U.K.’s official coronavirus inquiry as the former prime minister battles to … remember his iPhone passcode. The Times reported Thursday that the ex-PM doesn’t remember with “100 percent confidence” the code to access his former device, which he stopped using in May 2021…

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Boris Johnson ‘can’t remember passcode’ to phone with Covid WhatsApp messages The Independent says Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages from his old phone have not yet been handed to the Covid inquiry because he has forgotten the passcode, it is claimed. The former prime minister is thought to be unable to recall the code to unlock the device thought to contain crucial Covid-era communications with ministers, which he stopped using in May 2021. Mr Johnson cannot…

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Boris Johnson ‘has forgotten’ passcode for phone wanted by Covid inquiry The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp messages are yet to be received by the Covid inquiry because he is said to have forgotten the passcode for his old phone. The former prime minister’s spokesperson said Johnson still wants to cooperate with the inquiry and did not deny being unable to recall the code. Johnson stopped using the device in May 2021, after receiving security…

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Teacher strikes likely to end in England after new pay offer England’s teacher’s strikes are likely to end after union leaders voiced their support for the government’s new pay offer. The government has proposed a 6.5% pay rise, which both sides said was “properly funded” and would not come from existing school budgets. The four unions involved in the strikes will now go back to their members and recommend they accept the deal. They had…

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Wagner no longer significant in Ukraine, says US The US says the Wagner mercenary group is no longer “participating in any significant capacity in support of combat operations in Ukraine”. The spokesperson’s announcement comes just weeks after the Wagner group staged a 24-hour mutiny in Russia. It was the biggest threat to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s authority since the invasion of Ukraine began. Wagner has fought in some of Russia’s bloodiest recent battles and is…

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Deadly heatwave sweeps across southern Europe A potential record-breaking heatwave is continuing to sweep across parts of Europe. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In parts of Italy, temperatures could reach 48C becoming “potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe”, says the European Space Agency. A red alert warning is in place for 10 cities, including Florence and Rome. Extreme weather resulting from the climate…

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India set to launch historic Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 India will launch its third Moon mission with the aim to be the first to land near its little-explored south pole. The Chandrayaan-3 craft with an orbiter, lander and a rover is set for lift off on Friday from Sriharikota space centre. The lander is due to reach the Moon on 23-24 August, according to space officials. If successful, India will become the fourth country to achieve…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk After a week of non-stop Huw Edwards coverage, Friday’s front pages give way to the government’s public sector pay offer. The Hollywood strike, Europe’s heatwave and Dele Alli’s interview are also splashed across the morning’s papers. Public sector pay offer The Financial Times says Rishi Sunak has thrown down the gauntlet to trade unions with what he says is the final offer. The Times says the approach is a…

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