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Front page summary The Independent – Revealed: Shocking number of care in community deaths The report reveals that, across the country, an average of 127 patients per 10,000 died while under the care of all community mental health teams in 2022-23. The Independent estimates that this equates to more than 15,000 deaths among the 1.2 million patients cared for by those teams. The London marathon winner is pictured on the front page.  The Independent – Starmer: Police must probe MP over party cash for bad people By WTX NewsApril 19, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its…

Front page summary Metro – 12hr school day to stop phone addict kids Metro’s top story is a headteacher’s “radical plan” to stop children becoming addicted to mobile phones. It’s a story originally reported in the Sunday Times about a school in west London that is implementing an optional extended school day. Head teacher Andrew O’Neill says it’s part of a plan to break pupils’ mobile phone addiction.Elsewhere, Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party makes the front page.  Metro – MP: I need £5k to pay off bad people By WTX NewsApril 19, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you…

Front page summary The Sun – Russia hacks Brit hols jets The Sun leads on reports that British holiday flights are being deliberately jammed by Russia, forcing them to swerve and dive to avoid bogus obstacles. The paper says “forces” of Russian president Vladimir Putin are suspected of creating “bogus obstacles” for planes to dodge. “Thousands of flights” involving British Airways and Ryanair have reportedly been targeted.Elsewhere, Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party makes the front page.  The Sun – Taylor Swift’s revenge By WTX NewsApril 19, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – Together for StephenThe Daily Mirror leads with a pledge from the Labour Party leader, standing alongside the mother of Stephen Lawrence, to give children “skills to tackle the future”. Under the headline “Together for Stephen”, Baroness Lawrence talks about the legacy of the murder of her son Stephen, 31 years ago today in southeast London. Doreen Lawrence tells the paper that she remains as committed as ever to championing his legacy by encouraging the next generation to develop key skills and overcome barriers to getting on in life.Elsewhere, Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday party makes…

Front page summary Daily Express – Stop meddling! PM warns Labour it must pass Rwanda bill The Daily Express leads with Rishi Sunak’s demand that Labour stop “frustrating the will of the people” with “endless meddling and mischief” over the Rwanda bill. The paper has been strongly supportive of the proposal from the start and quotes a government source who says Labour is intent on blocking the bill “without any thought for the thousands risking their lives monthly to try to enter the UK illegally”.Elsewhere, the Met Police and the ongoing antisemitism row makes the front page.  Daily Express – PM…

A major search is underway to locate seven missing people in the Pacific Ocean after an apparent crash of two helicopters on Saturday night. At least one person was killed. Rescuers have so far recovered one body as well as two black boxes and debris but are yet to locate the others.

Nearly 60,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in Guangdong, China as days of heavy rain caused massive flooding in the country’s most populous province. No casualties have been reported so far, but at least 11 people are missing.

Seven spectators have died and 21 injured after a race car ploughed into crowds at a motor event in Sri Lanka. Four race officials were amongst those killed, as well as spectators – including an eight-year-old girl. The crash occurred at the Fox Hill Supercross race on Sunday in Diyatalawa, an army base town.

A nine-month-old baby girl, injured in the Australian stabbing attack in a Sydney mall, has been released from hospital. She will continue to receive care from doctors, a health official said. 

Real estate mogul Shawn Meaike is sounding the alarm on the squatter crisis, warning that frustrated homeowners may resort to vigilante justice if law enforcement continues to be reluctant in dealing with the problem. Meaike, a 51-year-old podcaster and serial entrepreneur, expressed his concerns to The Post, emphasizing the need for stricter laws to prevent potential violent confrontations. Meaike highlighted the growing issue of squatters taking over properties they don’t own or rent, citing lenient laws that allow them to claim legal occupancy after just 30 days in New York City. He emphasized the financial and emotional toll this phenomenon…

Front page summary The Sunday Times – End this bloody disgrace The Sunday Times splashes on the news that more than 180 senior politicians have backed a campaign by the paper to achieve justice and compensation for the victims of the contaminated blood scandal, which saw people receive transfusions that infected them with HIV.Catch up on all the front pages here The Sunday Times – Badenoch fury at cowardice over gender By WTX NewsApril 14, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper Stand

Front page summary The Sunday Telegraph – Met Chief urged to resign over treatment of Jews The commissioner of the Metropolitan Police is facing calls for his resignation over the force’s treatment of Jews, The Sunday Telegraph reports.Catch up on all the front pages here The Sunday Telegraph – PM attacks complete overreach of ECHR judgesBy WTX NewsApril 14, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper Stand

Front page summary Sunday Express – Migrant flights ready to take off The Sunday Express reports that the Home Office is preparing to draw up passenger lists for the first migrant deportation flights to Rwanda.Catch up on all the front pages here Sunday Express – Far left plan to hijack Labour By WTX NewsApril 14, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper Stand

Front page summary Sunday Mirror – Cowell: I’ll heal rift with Simon and Sharon The Sunday Mirror says Simon Cowell is planning to heal the rift between him and former X Factor co-stars Louis Walsh and Sharon Osbourne.Catch up on all the front pages here Sunday Mirror – Corrie cast of living crisis By WTX NewsApril 7, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper Stand

Front page summary Sunday People – Just Stop Oil threaten to wreck hols Just Stop Oil is planning to cause disruption at airports across the UK and Europe, according to the Sunday People.Catch up on all the front pages her Sunday People – £61m lottery winner’s feud with brother By WTX NewsFebruary 25, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper Stand

Front page summary The Sun On Sunday – I’ll take Kyle’s kids to the Euros The Sun On Sunday leads on the news that Kyle Walker’s ex-partner Lauryn Goodman is planning to take their two children to watch the defender play for England in the Euros, where Walker’s wife and four other children will also be in attendance.Catch up on all the front pages here The Sun On Sunday – Iran in missile blitz on Israel By WTX NewsApril 14, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your…

Israel strikes Iran with revenge missile attack sparking fears of all-out conflict Flights were grounded across much of Iran as Israel fired a missile at the country in the early hours of this morning. The world has been waiting for Israeli retaliation since Iran lobbed some 300 drones and missiles at the country last week. Video footage shows a series of explosions in the sky over Isfahan as Iran’s air defence system shoots it down. Israel’s attack may have consisted of ‘mini drones’, Iranian sources said.

Crackdown on ‘sick note culture’ could see GPs banned from signing people off GP’s will soon be stripped of the ability to sign people off work as part of a major government inititive to crack down on ‘sicknote culture’. Rishi Sunak today claimed that a surge in people signed off sick with mental health conditions is placing ‘unsustainable’ pressure on the welfare budget. Delivering a speech on welfare reform, the Prime Minister said people should avoid ‘over-medicalising the everyday challenges and worries of life,’ pointing the finger at people struggling with depression and anxiety. Sunak said ‘something has gone wrong’…

New twist in case of missing toddler Emile Soleil as chilling theory emerges The case of toddler Emile Soleil has taken a new chilling twist, with locals now convinced he was killed by a roaming pack of wolves. Two-year-old Emile’s disappearance in the isolated French hamlet of Haut-Vernet, near Grenoble, last July shocked the country and what happened to him is still a mystery. His remains, including his skull which bore a bite mark, were found in the Auches Ravine, just over a mile from where he was last seen playing. Detectives are trying to work out whether he was…

Front page summary The Independent – Starmer: Police must probe MP over party cash for bad people The Independent says Mark Menzies is accused of using thousands of pounds of party funds to pay off people who had locked him in a flat, but he disputes the allegations – while Labour says the Tories are a party of ‘stagnation, scandal and sleaze’.Elsewhere the front page features a large image of a BBC News presenter who is planning to sue the BBC over age and gender discrimination.  The Independent – Scandal of care home sex predators free to prey on the vulnerable By…

Front page summary The Guardian – State could be left with £15bn debt by Thames Water nationalisation The Guardian says Thames Water could be renationalised with the £15bn it owes added to the public debt.The paper says Whitehall officials are drawing up contingency plans that would see Thames Water, the country’s largest water company, renationalised and turned into an arms-length public body. The paper says the company’s finances have been left threadbare by dividend payments and fines for pollution, and that the plans would see most of the £15.6 billion it owes added to the public debt.Elsewhere, the SNP finance scandal,…

Front page summary Metro – MP: I need £5k to pay off bad people Metro reports on the claims surrounding Tory MP Mark Menzies. He has been suspended from the party while officials investigate claims he misused thousands of pounds of campaign funds. The paper says Menzies, the government trade envoy who represents Fylde in Lancashire, used the money for medical bills and paying off ‘bad people’. Elsewhere, Johnny Depp is pictured on the front page.  Metro – Deluged in DubaiBy WTX NewsApril 18, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – I warned the Tories about him 3 months ago The Mirror leads on claims that Tory chiefs were aware of the allegations about MP Mark Menzies three months ago.The aide who reported Tory MP Mark Menzies to his party’s chief whip over his alleged misuse of campaign funds has spoken to the paper. Katie Fieldhouse, 78, tells the paper: “I put my faith in the party to deal with him. I cannot accept his behaviour.” Mr Menzies lost his party’s whip after the allegations, which he told the Times he “strongly” disputes, were revealed by…

Front page summary The Sun – Taylor Swift’s revenge The Sun says Taylor Swift has “savaged” one of her ex-boyfriends on her eagerly awaited new album. Ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn is thought to be the inspiration behind the brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart.The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The ­Tortured Poets ­Department, released today— branding an ex-lover a lying coward she will never forgive.The PM’s upcoming speech about ‘sick note Britain’ and Prince William are also on the…

Front page summary The Sun – Taylor Swift’s revenge The Sun says Taylor Swift has “savaged” one of her ex-boyfriends on her eagerly awaited new album. Ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn is thought to be the inspiration behind the brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart.The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The ­Tortured Poets ­Department, released today— branding an ex-lover a lying coward she will never forgive.The PM’s upcoming speech about ‘sick note Britain’ and Prince William are also on the…