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Elementor #557950 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Dementia cases to rise but new drugs offer hope  The Daily Express reports that a stark warning that dementia cases will soar over the next two decades comes amid “optimism” the condition will become treatable. Research suggests the total number of people living with dementia in England and Wales may hit 1.7 million by 2040. The paper says…

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Elementor #557943 October 27, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Middle East ceasefire plea: SAVE THEM “Save them,” writes the Daily Mirror, as it reports that the King met aid agencies for talks on the crisis in the Middle East – the charities who are calling for an “end to the bloodshed.” A picture of a young boy with his face covered in dust and blood appears on…

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Erdogan says West ignores law when ‘Muslim blood spilled’ Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan has slammed the Western governments’ response to Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza. He says the West is not taking action because the “blood spilled is Muslims’ blood.” “What happened to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?” he asked. “They [the West] won’t look at it if it doesn’t serve their purpose. Why? Because the blood being spilled is Muslim blood.” Yesterday, Erdogan cancelled…

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Israeli tanks cross into Gaza for ‘targeted raid’ The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has carried out a “targeted raid” using tanks in northern Gaza to kill more Palestinians.  The overnight ‘raid’ was in “preparation for the next stages of combat” according to the IDF. They are expected to launch a full ground invasion of Gaza despite calls for a ceasefire amid a massive humanitarian crisis in the area. More than 250 Hamas targets have been…

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Russia says it rehearsed nuclear strike Russia has rehearsed its ability to deliver a “massive” nuclear strike, the Kremlin says. The rehearsal involved delivering a “response to an enemy nuclear strike”, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said. The defence ministry has released footage of the military exercise tests. The tests come as Russia’s parliament backed withdrawing Moscow’s ratification of a global treaty that bans all physical testing of nuclear warheads. Russia and the US conduct regular…

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Elementor #557642 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Blackmail sex cop: 210 girl victims  A police officer who blackmailed young girls into sending him sexual images has been jailed for life, says Metro. The paper reports that Lewis Edwards, 24, messaged 210 girls aged ten to 16 and that pictures of 207 of them were found on his devices. It says he was handed 13 life sentences…

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Elementor #557630 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Fears of worsening humanitarian disaster in Gaza as fuel runs short  The Guardian says a UN agency says its relief operation in Gaza may have to stop unless fuel is allowed into the territory. The paper says fuel is needed to pump and desalinate water – so people have clean supplies, as well as to power hospital generators.…

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Elementor #557621 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Where is the hope amidst shared grief?  Images of the suffering on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war dominate the Daily Express – as the paper says the only thing they have in common is “wretched grief”. The paper carries a picture of three young boys in Gaza covered in dust and blood alongside another of a funeral…

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Elementor #557615 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Bulger killer’s parole bid in secret  Daily Mirror says James Bulger killer Jon Venables will have a secret parole hearing next month amid claims a public one could damage his mental health. Jon Venables, who was 10 at the time of the murder, spent eight years in jail before being released on license, but in 2017 was jailed…

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Elementor #557608 October 26, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Air rage drama on Ed flight  The Sun reports that singer Ed Sheeran was on board a flight on which a “foul-mouthed lout sparked trouble by demanding booze” and then “racially abused crew”. The paper says the man was restrained and that armed police boarded the plane when it landed at Heathrow. One passenger is quoted saying: “It…

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