The Sun – England vs Wales: Do or Dai Summary of the front page The Sun leads with a preview of the first all-British clash at the World Cup. The paper describes the first all-British World Cup clash as ‘Do or Dai’ – a pun on the popular Welsh name England will progress to the knockout stages as group winners with a victory in Doha on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, Wales progress if they win by…
Daily Mirror – Battle of Britain: Pride and Passion Summary of the front page World Cup history awaits, the Daily Mirror says, ahead of the England vs Wales clash at the World Cup in Qatar. The paper reports England boss Gareth Southgate has promised to match the “spirit” and “energy” of the Welsh national team when they meet in the final group match. The front page also features a piece on Matt Hancock, asking: “Has…
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk The last games of Group B – England vs Wales and USA vs Iran kick off today, with the England vs Wales game making most of Tuesday’s front pages. Many of the papers describe it as a “Battle of Britain.” England will be looking for a confident win after a lacklustre game against the USA, whilst a win for Wales is a must if they have any hope of…
Golden era of UK-China relations is over – PM Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak has pledged to “evolve” the UK’s stance toward China, stating that the so-called “golden era” of relations is over. The PM said in his first foreign policy speech that the previous decade’s closer economic ties were “naive.” He stated that the UK needed to move away from wishful thinking and move toward competitors with “robust pragmatism.” However, he cautioned against “Cold War…
Airline boss says customers want value and half of all tickets sold until next September cost less than £50 Bookings at easyJet for Christmas, the ski season and other peak periods have bounced back to pre-pandemic levels, the airline has said after it dramatically reduced its full-year loss to £178m. “Peak holiday weeks this winter, such as October half-term and Christmas week in the UK, are back to normal levels of volume,” easyJet said, although…
Russian propagandists openly discuss fears within the Kremlin over the outcome of Russia losing the war in Ukraine.
Earlier in November, officers discovered ‘human remains’ in a home in Boston. Now, following a post-mortem, it has emerged the sickening scene contained the bodies of four children.
World’s largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii Hawaii’s Mauna Loa, the world’s largest active volcano, has erupted for the first time in almost 40 years. Although the majority of the lava flow is contained within the summit, residents have been placed on high alert and were previously warned about the possibility of ash falling. According to the US Geological Service (USGS), things could change quickly. The highest alert level for the volcano has also been…
A hostage situation developed in Boulder, Colorado Monday night with police confirming a man had barricaded himself in a building with what appeared to be booby traps.
Russia slams Pope who labels minority ethnic soldiers ‘cruel’ The Pope’s assertion that some minority groups of soldiers have behaved worse than others during the invasion of Ukraine has been criticised by Russia. According to an interview with America, Pope Francis stated that Buryats and Chechens typically constitute the “cruellest” troops. He also called the Holodomor famine in Ukraine in the 1930s, which was caused by the Kremlin, a genocide. Russia claimed that national groups…
Police clamp down on China Covid protests The weekend protests across China over the Covid restrictions appear to have settled down, as authorities begin clamping down. There has been heavy police presence reported in several cities, and some planned gatherings were quelled or failed to materialise. Reports have emerged of people being questioned and their phones searched. The demonstrations last week had grown after a fire in a high-rise block in Urumqi, western China -…
Former President Donald Trump met with “white nationalist and Holocaust denier” Nick Fuentes and rapper Kanye West at his Mar-a-Lago estate last week.
The move comes a week after Mr Khan announced the extension of London’s ultra-low emission zone.
Some officials who believe in the voter fraud theories have refused to certify the results despite no firm evidence.
SHOPPING: People are opting for cooler pinks that mimic the kind of flush you get after having been outside in the cold for a long time.
The Demand Flexibility Service scheme set for launch after trial by energy supplier saw some customers paid £2 per kilowatt hour
The Met Office warned fog is “likely” to cause some travel delays this morning.
A rail strike is set to start from Friday December 9 unless unions and railroad owners can settle their differences.
Cotopaxi Volcano eruption: A plume of gas rises from Ecuador’s Cotopaxi volcano which has been emitting gas and vapour over the weekend. The gas and vapour releases reached a height of 1.8km (1.1 miles) above its crater. Fashion house Balenciaga has been heavily criticised over a photoshoot showing child models posing with fetish-themed teddy bears. It faced a huge backlash to the images, released as part of a campaign to promote its Objects range. This…
Psychologist and former NBA star, who is black, was told he was too big for security scanners The psychologist and ex-basketball player John Amaechi said he was left feeling furious and humiliated after being privately searched at Heathrow airport, having been told he was too big for the security scanners. Amaechi said he had the invasive search after first being “randomly selected” by a beep from a security arch. Staff blamed his height when he…
Chinese iPhones can only receive AirDrops from ‘Everyone’ for 10 minutes.
The Independent – Blair tells Sunak to seek new Brexit deal with EU Summary of the front page The Independent reports Rishi Sunak should “revisit” the Brexit trade deal already agreed with the EU as part of an effort to forge closer economic ties with the bloc, the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has said. The think tank said it was time to consider ways to improve on the trade and cooperation agreement (TCA)…
Daily Mirror – Nurse murder trial: ‘Poisoner’ on the baby ward Summary of the front page The Metro’s headline sums up the rising tide of anti-zero-COVID protests in China, calling it “The Great Brawl of China”. The latest unrest follows a protest in the north-western city of Urumqi, where 10 people died in a tower block fire. Protesters have blamed lockdown rules for hampering rescue efforts, but authorities deny this. The paper describes the police…
The Guardian – The price of Brexit: 4,000 fewer European doctors work in NHS Summary of the front page The Guardian has a stark exclusive that claims there are 4,000 fewer European doctors working in the NHS since Brexit. The paper calls it “the price of Brexit”. The NHS’s acute shortage of doctors has been made worse by Brexit, with more than 4,000 European doctors choosing not to work in the UK. Four major specialities…
Daily Express – Radical new plan to boost NHS and save lives Summary of the front page The Express says PM Rishi Sunak is planning a lifesaving shake-up of the NHS by slashing bureaucracy – and by plying an extra £113bn into the service. The paper has an optimistic tone, and outlines what it calls Rishi Sunak’s “radical new plan to boost NHS and save lives”. According to the paper, the prime minister’s lifesaving shake-up…
