The Sun leads on how a disabled airline passenger fell to his death down an escalator at Gatwick Airport – as the travel industry remains in chaos.
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Industry leaders have warned food prices could rise by 15% this summer, the Daily Express reports.
Daily Mirror says A bus has gone up in flames while driving through Brixton, in south-west London.
Daily Mirror says 21-year-old British man is in a serious condition with multiple injuries after falling from a 12ft high balcony in Ibiza.
Daily Express says A DISABLED EasyJet passenger has died at Gatwick Airport after reportedly falling down an escalator as the UK’s airport system remains gripped in chaos.
Daily Express says HOME SECRETARY Priti Patel has approved an order to extradite Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges.
The Sun says GATWICK Airport has cancelled 4,000 flights over the summer – sparking holiday travel chaos for thousands of Brits.
The Sun says YOU could be the lucky winner of the EuroMillions £111million jackpot TONIGHT – making you one of the UK’s richest ever winners.
The Sun says THE UK is set for a scorcher TODAY as temperatures soar to highs of 34C, as health bosses have issued an urgent warning to Brits across the country.
The Metro says a married Home Office boss who spiked his pregnant mistress’s orange juice in a bid to cause a miscarriage has been jailed for more than three-and-a-half years.
The Metro says a gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church yesterday evening, killing two people and wounding a third.
The Metro says Britain’s heatwave is set to peak today with sizzling temperatures of up to 34°C on what has been dubbed ‘fiery Friday’.
The Independent says Downing Street has urged employers to allow staff to work from home during next week’s rail strikes as the transport secretary warned strikers they were risking their jobs because the railway was now competing against remote working and other forms of public and private transport.
The Independent says the head of the UK’s armed forces says Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine and is now a “more diminished power”.
The Independent says Parts of the UK are set to experience hottest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking at 34C (93.2F) today.
The Independent says a previously unknown population of polar bears that adapt to limited sea ice access due to global warming by hunting from freshwater ice pouring into the ocean from glaciers have been discovered by scientists.
The Guardian says the family of Dom Phillips have spoken of their heartbreak over the murder of the British journalist and the Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira as colleagues said the men’s work would be an inspiration to others.
The Guardian says After two years of eating in near-monastic silence, children in Japan have been given permission to chat to their classmates over lunch, as Covid cases in the country continue to fall.
The Guardian says the global rout in stock markets, cryptocurrencies and other risky assets has gathered pace amid growing concern that out-of-control inflation, rising interest rates and slowing growth could combine to tip the world into recession.
The Guardian says Gatwick airport will reduce its summer capacity to ward off potential chaos, after dozens of last-minute cancellations wrecked the travel plans of holidaymakers over the platinum jubilee and half-term holiday.
The Metro says a Ryanair worker commandeered a plane’s tannoy system to slate the company during a flight.
The Independent says As news emerged of a tragedy involving a disabled passenger who had just arrived at Gatwick, the airport has announced plans to cap operations in July and August.
Many of Friday’s papers reflect on gloomy economic news.
BBC News says Gatwick Airport is reducing the number of flights during the peak summer period due to staff shortages.
Sky News says Britain’s sweltering heatwave is set to peak on Friday with temperatures of up to 34C (93.2F).