“The pen drives were kept on bus seats, at bus stands and were given to people in public places like parks,” an official told the daily. “These pen drives had more than 2,000 files which included videos and photos. After a few hours, we saw these being widely shared on WhatsApp.”
Paedophile agrees to be castrated after getting girl, 14, pregnant A 54-year-old man who raped a 14-year-old girl in the US is set to be physically castrated as part of his punishment. Glenn Sullivan Sr, from Springfield, Louisiana, groomed the girl and ‘used threats of violence against her and her family’ to stay quiet, state prosecutors say. After the girl came forward and told detectives he had raped her ‘multiple times’, it was discovered she was pregnant and DNA evidence confirmed Sullivan was the father. Sullivan was sentenced to 50 years in prison and ordered to undergo castration as part…
Girl, 10, ‘stabbed to death by 17-year-old sister’ A young girl has reportedly been stabbed to death by her older sister in Australia’s Lake Macquarie region. Emergency services were called around 3.45pm to a home in Boolaroo, New South Wales. A ten-year-old girl was found at the scene with multiple stab wounds, believed to have been inflicted by her older 17-year-old sister, according to initial reports. NSW Police said in a statement: ‘NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 10-year-old girl at the scene for multiple stab wounds; however she died at the scene.’
Front page summary Daily Express – Dame Esther: I am fighting for my family and a lot of others Dame Esther Rantzen has told the Daily Express she is “fighting for my family and lots of others” ahead of a debate in parliament on assisted dying.The journalist and campaigner, who has stage four lung cancer, is campaigning for people who have physical illnesses, and a life expectancy of six months or less, to have the right to choose when they die.The entire front page is dedicated to the story. Daily Express – Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure By WTX NewsApril…
Front page summary Daily Mirror – Election date demand: Time is up, Mr Sunak”Time is up, Mr Sunak,” is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror, as the paper reports on Rishi Sunak’s interview with Sky News in which the prime minister refused to rule out the possibility of a general election five times.The paper says Prime Minster Rishi Sunak is under pressure to call an election and a vote would allow the public to finally “give their verdict on 14 years of Tory hell”.Elsewhere, the front page features an interview with a former Eastenders actor who…
Front page summary The Sun – Gogglebox exclusive: I love you mum The mother of Gogglebox star George Gilbey has revealed the last words he said to her before his death, the Sun reports. Gilbey, a self-employed electrician and dad-of-one, died after falling from a height while working in March. The paper says he called mum Linda just hours before the accident and quotes her saying: “He was happy. He ended the call with ‘I love you’. I treasure those words.” The Sun – Ryan Giggs to be a dad again at 50 By WTX NewsApril 26, 2024 The main stories Like this…
Front page summary Metro – Prices coming a cropper The Metro says beer, bread, and biscuit prices are expected to rise because of a poorer-than-usual harvest of wheat, barley, and oats, caused by a wet autumn and winter. The paper says forecasts suggest production of wheat, barley, oats, and oilseed rape could fall by 17.5% on last year, and notes that it comes just as prices are beginning to fall after the inflation of recent years.Elsewhere, the front page also reports on best places to watch the night skies. Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned By WTX NewsApril 26, 2024 The…
Front page summary The Guardian – Home Office to detain UK asylum seekers in shock Rwanda move The Guardian reports that the Home Office is planning to launch a major operation to detain asylum seekers across the UK from Monday, in preparation for their deportation to Rwanda.The paper says officials plan to pick people up or hold them when they arrive for meetings with immigration services or bail appointments. It adds that campaigners have warned the move risks provoking long legal battles, protests, and clashes with the police.Elsewhere, Nicola Kidman is pictured on the front page. The Guardian – Yousaf in…
Front page summary The Independent – Why are women still forced to sleep next to men in hospitals?The Independent leads on its own investigation. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’The use of mixed-sex wards has gone “through the roof” after the number of men and women being put in beds next to each other soared to nearly its highest level in a decade. Official figures from NHS England show the government’s strict rules against doing so were…
Monday’s front pages lead on a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover the UK’s Rwanda policy with different approaches to the story. Elsewhere, the latest from the UK government also makes a couple of the newspapers – with reports that Tory MP rebels are plotting to oust the prime minister ahead of what is expected to be disastrous local elections for the Conservatives.
The back pages lead on Arsenal’s win over Spurs to take them to the top of the Premier League table – the Gunners got off to a great start but Spurs managed to claw a few goals back in what was a nervy end to the match.
Mass rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. The protesters want gender-based violence to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Aussie PM Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis.
Taoiseach Simon Harris has asked Ireland’s justice minister to bring legislation to cabinet to enable asylum seekers to be sent back to the UK. Around 80% of recent arrivals to the Republic came from the UK, across the Irish border, Helen McEntree has revealed.
A month after seven aid workers for the World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli air strike, the food charity has resumed distributing food in Gaza. The charity said it has 276 trucks with eight million meals to enter through the Rafah crossing. “Ultimately, we decided we must keep feeding,” the charity said on Sunday.
Front page summary The Observer – Top Tory MP defects to Labour in fury at NHS crisisIn an interview with the Observer, Mr Poulter, who is also a part-time mental health doctor, says the experience of working more than 20 night shifts in A&E over the last year has been “truly life-changing” and that he feels the Conservative government has been “failing on the thing I care about most, which is the NHS and its patients”. The paper adds that Mr Poulter has said he will not seek re-election, but that he hopes to find a role advising Labour on…
Front page summary The Sunday Times – Threat to MPs over cash for blood victims The Sunday Times reports that Conservative MPs were warned the government would drop plans for tax cuts ahead of the election if they supported calls for immediate compensation for victims of the contaminated blood scandal. The paper says the warning was delivered by Tory whips after Labour tabled an amendment to create an independent body to oversee financial recompense. It is believed the cost of compensation for the scandal, which saw more than 30,000 people infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products,…
Front page summary The Sunday Telegraph – Tory rebels on warpath after MP defects to Labour Tory rebels are working on a 100-day roadmap to reverse the party’s fortunes after an MP defected to Labour – that’s on the front of The Sunday Telegraph.The front page says a group of Tory MPs are hoping the defection will help them persuade colleagues to oust Rishi Sunak from No 10 and bring Penny Mordaunt in as his successor. The paper says the rebels want to remove Sunak and announce a wave of new policies including tax cuts and pledges on immigration and the…
Front page summary The Sun On Sunday – Shirley: My Cancer Terror The Sun carries an interview with Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas amid a “terrifying” cancer scare. Ballas tells the paper she has had three biopsies after checks found lumpy tissue in her breast and is quoted saying: “I feel very emotional. Every time the phone rings I think, ‘Oh, maybe they are my results'”.Elsewhere, the latest update about the ITV News presenter who became ill live on TV and Zendaya’s new movie. The Sun On Sunday – I’ll take Kyle’s kids to the Euros By WTX NewsApril 21, 2024…
Front page summary Sunday Mirror – Special investigation: Despicable The Sunday Mirror says people smugglers are hiding migrants in former Nazi bunkers before loading them onto dinghies for the voyage across the Channel. The paper says it saw dozens of Kurds herded into the bunkers and calls the practice “despicable”.Elsewhere, Hannah Waddinham makes the front splash. Sunday Mirror – Cowell: I’ll heal rift with Simon and Sharon By WTX NewsApril 21, 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 Add Your Heading Text Here
Front page summary Sunday Express – Keir Starmer: ‘I’ll keep pension triple lock’ The Sunday Express leads with Labour leader Keir Starmer’s promise to protect the pensions triple lock. That’s the guarantee that state pensions will rise in line with inflation, average wage increases, or by 2.5%, whichever is highest. The paper says Starmer’s pledge is a sign of a fierce battle for the support of the over 75s – the only age group in which more people support Tories than Labour. Elsewhere, the PM has urged voters to stick with his plan. He tells the paper that he is the man…
Girl, 13, charged with attempted murder after school stabbings is remanded A 13-year-old girl has been remanded to a youth detention centre after she was charged with stabbing two teachers and a pupil at a school in South Wales. She was charged with three counts of attempted murder at Llanelli Magistrates’ Court after a stabbing at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire on Wednesday. Fiona Elias and Liz Hopkin were identified as the two victims of the knife attack at the end of morning break on Wednesday. Both are now understood to have been released from hospital.
Front page summary The Independent – Macron savages Sunak’s cynical Rwanda policy The Independent says Home secretary James Cleverly hit out at ‘distasteful’ and ‘lazy’ criticism of policy, but insisted he was not talking about French leader’s remarks. French President Emmanuel Macron has denounced Rishi Sunak’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda as the politics of “cynicism” and a betrayal of European values. Macron also warned it would be “ineffective”, just days after the scheme – designed to give thousands a one-way ticket to the African country – cleared its final parliamentary hurdle in the UK.Elsewhere, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein…
Front page summary The Guardian – Yousaf in peril as Greens say they will back no-confidence motion The Guardian leads on the news that Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf is facing a no-confidence motion, backed by the Scottish Greens after he unilaterally ended their power-sharing deal. The paper says he “stunned” his allies and opponents on Thursday when he announced the end of the power-sharing deal between the SNP and the Scottish Greens. Elsewhere, disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is pictured on the front page – as one of his rape convictions is overturned. The Guardian – Labour pledges to nationalise rail…
Front page summary Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned The Metro leads on the overturning of one of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions. A New York appeals court said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him. The paper points out the disgraced Hollywood mogul will remain in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in LA.A second front page leads on Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf who is facing a no-confidence motion, backed by the Scottish Greens after he unilaterally ended their power-sharing deal. Metro – End…
Front page summary Daily Mirror – Save our FA Cup replays The Daily Mirror has launched a campaign to save FA Cup replays after it was recently decided they would be scrapped starting from next season.”Save our cup replays” says the headline, as it launches a campaign to save the replays that “provide vital cash to hard-up lower league clubs”. The tabloid says football figures, politicians and fans are backing the fight against the plan to ditch the replays.Elsewhere, the paper continues its coverage of its own Jill Dando investigation. Daily Mirror – Labour: We’ll nationalise rail in 5 years By WTX…
Front page summary Daily Express – Revolutionary jab offers hope of cancer cure The Daily Express leads on a new cancer vaccine, being tested on British patients, offers hope to cure the disease. It says the jab for melanoma may also prove effective in treating lung, bladder and kidney tumours. The vaccine uses the mRNA technology that helped overcome the Covid pandemic.Elsewhere, news that disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has had one of his rape convictions overturned makes the front page. Daily Express – Horror in the playground as teacher stabbed By WTX NewsApril 25, 2024 The main stories Like this article?…
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