France24 says Russia’s war in Ukraine has pushed global displacement numbers above 100 million for the first time, and the UN warns the resulting hunger crisis could force many more to flee their homes.
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Euronews says Ukraine should be given candidate status for European Union membership, Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Mario Draghi affirmed on Thursday during a visit to Kyiv.
Arab News says Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinians and wounded eight others early Friday during a military operation in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Aljazeera says Elon Musk was sued for $258bn on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency.
Ukraine close to EU candidate status could be granted as early as next month, with a roadmap to full membership but with conditions, to appease Russia. This announcement follows a roundtable meeting with French / EU President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi affirmed on Thursday during a visit to Kyiv. Ukraine close to EU candidate status Granting the status to Ukraine is “a strong, quick, expected gesture of hope and clarity that we want to send to Ukraine and its people,” the French leader said during a joint press conference following a meeting…
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“PM under pressure again as second ethics adviser quits” – that’s the Guardian’s take on the resignation of Lord Geidt.
“The only way is ethics” – The Metro’s pun headline reporting on the resignation of Lord Geidt.
“Please save Beatrix” – that’s the headline for the Daily Mirror’s front page today
“Furious Priti attacks secrecy of Euro courts” – that’s the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.
Daily Express says UK POLICE are “very alive” to a license offence committed by a fairly large proportion of drivers.
Daily Express says NICOLA STURGEON has been First Minister of Scotland since 2014 but voters are increasingly turning their backs on the Scottish National Party Leader according to polls.
Daily Express says TORY plotters are revelling after Boris Johnson’s ethics adviser resigned last night, with renewed pressure heaped on the Prime Minister’s position.
The Sun says SCORCHING sunshine will make Britain hotter than Malibu today as the country braces itself for an impeding heatwave.
The Sun says OSCAR-WINNING actor Kevin Spacey is set to appear in a London court this morning charged with sexually assaulting three men.
The Independent says Internet Explorer, the online browser widely used and equally widely mocked, is finally dead. Microsoft is officially telling users to move on from the 27-year-old application and switch to its newer Edge browser instead.
The Independent says the Boxing Day fixtures for the 2022/23 Premier League season have been revealed.
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The Metro says Dr Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s coronavirus tsar, has contracted the virus. Fauci ‘is currently experiencing mild symptoms’, according to the institute, and will isolate and work from home.
The Metro says a national strike next week is set to bring vast swathes of the rail network grinding to a halt altogether.
The Guardian says food price rises in the UK could hit 15% this summer – the highest level in more than 20 years – with inflation lasting into the middle of next year, according to a report.
The Guardian says Priti Patel has been accused by Labour of participating in a “government by gimmick” in the aftermath of the 11th-hour cancellation on Tuesday of the inaugural flight taking asylum seekers to Rwanda.
The Guardian says The British public are not bitterly polarised over trans equality, according to new research, which found a majority agreed schools should talk to pupils about transgender issues and that one in four knows a trans person personally.
The Guardian says Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorneys argued on Wednesday that the disgraced British socialite should be sentenced to “well below” 20 years.