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The Guardian – Angry unions plan day of action over anti-strike bill Summary of the front page The Guardian leads on trade unions planning a day of action over the government’s proposed anti-strike laws as the stand-off over public sector pay and conditions continues. The front page also features a story on Europe heatwave records during 2022, the Church of England creating a £100m fund to compensate for slavery and a picture released by Grant Shapps that appears to have Boris Johnson airbrushed out. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Bingo Allison has reconciled their faith with their identity.

The Sun – Nuke plot smashed at Heathrow Summary of the front page The Sun reports that counter-terror police and the security services are investigating how a shipment of uranium came to arrive, undeclared, at Heathrow Airport. The front page says the package was sent to an Iranian in the UK. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

The former prime minister faces a parliamentary investigation.

Daily Mirror – Johnson living in £20m home for free Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror splashes on the news that former PM Boris Johnson is currently living rent free in the £20m London home of a Conservative Party donor’s wife. The front page notes whilst the former PM is living rent-free in these digs, more than 123,00 children in the UK are homeless. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Daily Express – Clock is ticking Rishi: Do a deal for Britain Summary of the front page The Daily Express reports that Rishi Sunak has been implored to do a deal by the Royal College of Nursing to prevent a planned two-day nurses’ strike from potentially paralysing the NHS. The front page features a picture of Prince Harry in New York, news of the Church’s pledge of £100m to address slavery wrongs and recent flood warnings. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers Previous Next

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front pages report on government plans to bring in anti-strike legislation, with left and right-wing papers split in their reaction. The NHS is another popular story for today’s papers, as the PM is urged to do a deal and reports on excessive deaths during Christmas 2022.  Excess deaths as NHS buckles “1,000 excess deaths each week as the NHS buckles,” writes the Times. The headline references the “compelling” evidence the crisis in the NHS is contributing to rising mortality rates. The paper concludes there were 1,600 more deaths than usual during Christmas week…

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Pay deal to avoid more rail strikes still ‘long way off’ – unions Rail union leaders have told MPs there is much left to agree on if further national rails strikes were to be averted. RMT leader Mick Lynch said in evidence to the transport committee that they were a “long way” off on the pay issue. The Network Rail and train operating companies were offering well under half of what his members deserved to navigate the cost of living crisis after years of pay freezes, he says. His colleagues at the Aslef and TSSA unions declared they were as…

‘It’s unacceptable on a normal day.’

Six people injured in Paris knife attack A knife attack at Paris’s International Gare du Nord station on Wednesday has left six people injured – one in critical condition. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said the man was stopped by two off-duty police officers who were returning home from a shift. The suspected knifeman was shot three times and taken to hospital with serious injuries. There is no known motive for the attack at the moment. The knife attack took place at 06:42 local time – within one minute all six people were injured and the attacker was stopped.  Mr Darmanin…

An Australian retailer seems to have leaked new PS5 bundles set to release next month, with one potentially costing just over £500.

Prince Harry condemns reporting about his Taliban comments In an appearance on a US late-night show, Prince Harry has said reports he boasted in his book about killing 25 Taliban fighters while on duty in Afghanistan are a “dangerous lie.” Harry had received criticism for discussing the killings in Spare – some military figures said it was wrong to refer to the dead as “chess pieces.” But on the US show, Harry blamed the press for taking his words out of context and said the spin endangered his family. He also defended his remarks saying he wanted to reduce veteran…

Exams rescheduled as Scottish teachers strike A secondary school teachers’ strike over pay in Scotland means preliminary exams have had to be rescheduled for some Scottish pupils. The walkout follows the closure of almost all primary schools on Tuesday. Shirely-Anne Somerville told MSPs on Tuesday that she would leave “no stone unturned” to bring about a quick end to the strikes. But the education secretary admitted that there was still “some distance” between the two sides. The Scottish strikes involve members of the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS), NASUWT, Scottish Secondary Teachers’ Association (SSTA) and the Association of Headteachers and…

Brad posed with a lot of famous faces during the ceremony

Brazilians have had enough of politicians. This was the last straw.

Rashford scores twice to see Man Utd into semis Marcus Rashford scored twice in last night’s Manchester United vs Charlton to see Manchester United into the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Anthony opened the scoring with a superb first-half goal that gave United the advantage but League One Charlton continued to battle until the second-half substitute Marcus Rashford found the net for a sixth successive game with two superb goals in the 90th and 94th minutes. Charlton saw 9,000 of their supporters head to Old Trafford – their largest ever for a midweek cup tie. The fans applauded their side off, having…

Arrests ordered for top officials after Brazil riot Brazil’s judicial authorities have ordered the arrest of top public officials after rioters stormed key government buildings in Brasília. According to local media, the former commander of the military police has already been arrested. The officials include Brasília’s former public security chief Anderson Torres and others “responsible for acts and omissions” leading to the riots, the attorney general’s office said. Colonel Fábio Augusto, the police commander, was dismissed from his role after supporters the storming of three government buildings. The rioting came a week after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was…

Unions and industry leaders to meet ministers in attempt to break deadlock The RMT leader, Mick Lynch, said ministers should “stop play-acting” and end the long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions on the railway, before a meeting in Whitehall on Monday. Rail unions and industry leaders were to meet ministers in an attempt to break the deadlock, on the first day in almost a month that the railways have not been disrupted by industrial action. Continue reading… ​Unions and industry leaders to meet ministers in attempt to break deadlockThe RMT leader, Mick Lynch, said ministers should “stop play-acting” and…

‘I just feel that people need to try harder.’

He hadn’t played for England since March 2021.

A day before ambulances are set to go on another strike.

Romanian court denies challenge and rules he must serve full 30 days along with brother and two female suspects A Romanian court has rejected Andrew Tate’s appeal against his detention, ruling that the former kickboxer, influencer and professed misogynist must remain in custody while an organised crime investigation continues. Tate, 36, his brother Tristan, 34, and two Romanian female suspects were arrested by prosecutors on 29 December on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organised crime group to exploit women. Both men have denied wrongdoing. Continue reading… ​Romanian court denies challenge and rules he must serve full 30…

Tate and his brother will remain behind bars for at least another 30 days being quizzed by officers.