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Paul Nowak says frontline workers need a ‘fair deal’ and urges PM to open pay negotiations with unions UK strike calendar: service stoppages in January The new leader of the TUC has called for an urgent meeting with the prime minister in an attempt to end the strikes causing widespread disruption to rail travel, the NHS and other public services. Paul Nowak, who took up the role of general secretary of the TUC on 29…

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Idaho murders: the gruesome crime that gripped America and the key questions that remain Quick Summary What are the Idaho murders? Over the past six weeks, America along with the world has been gripped by the gruesome and violent crime in the small college town of Moscow, Idaho. Four University of Idaho students were found stabbed to death in an off-campus house. Three of the victims – Xana Kernodle, 20, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves,…

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The Guardian – NHS crisis will last until Easter Summary of the front page The Guardian says the crisis engulfing the NHS will continue until Easter, health leaders have warned, as senior doctors accused ministers of letting patients die needlessly through inaction. More than a dozen trusts and ambulance services have declared critical incidents in recent days, with soaring demand, rising flu and Covid cases and an overstretched workforce piling pressure on the health service.…

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The Scotsman – Probe after three die in hotel fire tragedy Summary of the front page The Scotsman’s front page reports on a hotel fire that killed three people and a dog. The emergency services said they would not yet reveal details of the victims – or of the blaze itself, which is understood to have started in a room on the upper floors of the building. A joint investigation is being conducted by the police…

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The Independent – China can opt out of Covid test Summary of the front page The Independent says Passengers from China who arrive in the UK next week will not face compulsory Covid tests on arrival, it can be revealed. In stark contrast to other countries, testing at Heathrow airport will be voluntary, and those who test positive will neither be quarantined or ordered to self-isolate. The front page features a large image of the…

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Daily Mirror – Future of NHS on knife edge Summary of the front page The Daily Mirror reports the future of the NHS is on a “knife edge” according to the chair of the British Medical Association. The paper says Professor Phil Banfield has called on No 10 to save the health service as it buckles under soaring demand and years of cuts. Today’s top stories Like this article? Leave a comment UK National newspapers…

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The Sun – Harry’s shock claim: I want dad and brother back Summary of the front page The Sun says Prince Harry “slated” his family again in two new TV interviews he conducted to promote his book, Spare. The duke has accused his family of being unwilling to fix the rift, the Sun notes. The front page features a large still of Harry from the US interview – the UK interview is set to go into…

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Daily Express – Harry: I want my father and my brother back Summary of the front page The Express reports sources as saying the short TV clips, released on Monday, hint the duke is holding King Charles, the late Queen and Prince William responsible for the bitter rift. Prince Harry’s comments have come weeks after his attacks on the Royal Family in his Netflix series, the paper reports. The front page features an image of King…

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