TRT World says the leader of Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah has acknowledged his party and its allies had lost their parliamentary majority.
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VOA says millions of U.S. voters are casting ballots in state primary races to determine which candidates face off in November’s midterm elections.
Alarming concerns over Russian abuses against Mariupol defenders. Hundreds of Ukrainian fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment. The US has gathered intelligence that shows some Russian officials have become concerned that Russian forces in the ravaged port city of Mariupol are carrying out grievous abuses, a US official said Wednesday. Hundreds of the fighters had held out for months under relentless bombardment in the last bastion of resistance in the devastated city. The city of Mariupol has been reduced to rubble and has seen some of the most intense fighting of the war so far. The first war…
The Sun says BRITS heading to Spain have been warned of soaring temperatures, with part of the country expected to hit 42C.
The Sun says BORIS Johnson has blasted plans for a Tube walkout during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee bank holiday.
The Sun says POLICE are urgently searching for a 12-year-old girl after she vanished overnight near a bypass.
Daily Express says A BOY has been rushed to hospital after being stabbed outside the gates of a London school in broad daylight, causing concerned parents to panic over safety fears.
Daily Express says SIX Russian tanks have been pictured submerged in muddy water after a “failed river crossing” in eastern Ukraine.
Daily Mirror says Reports Roman Abramovich has struck a deal with the UK government which will push through Todd Boehly’s takeover of the club and finally bring an end to his ownership of Chelsea, are not true.
Daily Mirror says the first Russian soldier on trial for war crimes in Ukraine has pleaded guilty.
Daily Mirror says A brave schoolgirl told how she hid in a milk fridge when a white supremacist opened fire at a US supermarket.
PMQs Live – 18/05 – PM should sack chancellor
PMQs Live – 18/05 – ‘Labour is for the working people’ & Govt will do a U-turn on windfall tax – Starmer Starmer says Johnson cannot make his mind up. The chairs of Tesco, John Lewis, and the education committee are among those in favour. Who is against it? Jacob Rees-Mogg, going round putting notes on people’s desks “like some overgrown perfect”. PM says oil companies are already taxed at 40%. The UK needs investment. People are paying high energy prices because Labour did not invest in nuclear. Unemployment is at its lowest level for 50 years, he says. …………………….…
Prime Minister’s Questions 18/05
PMQs is back – after a long three-week break – and domestic issues are set to dominate the agenda.
How Ukraine fought back is the headline for the Independent which brings you the latest from the Ukraine war.
The Guardian leads with growing pressure on the chancellor to ease the cost of living.
A Tory MP, believed to be a backbencher, is in police custody after allegations of rape and sexual offences – that’s on the front of the Daily Mirror.
The Sun has the latest in the legal dispute between Coleen Rooney and Rebekah Vardy.
The arrest of a Tory MP is on the front of the Daily Express.
The Metro says the US reached the unimaginable milestone of one million Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University.
The Metro says Tory MPs have been accused of siding with ‘profiteering oil and gas companies’ after voting down a windfall tax that Labour says could save struggling families £600 this year.
The Metro says Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans to increase the warm home discount before cutting taxes amid growing political pressure to step in and tackle the cost of living crisis, reports suggest.
The Independent says the Metropolitan Police has made a second arrest following a fatal stabbing near a primary school in Ealing west London.
The Independent says the UK has recorded its hottest day of 2022 after temperatures reached 27.5C in the southeast on Tuesday afternoon.