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Front page summary The Independent – Tories hit new poll low as party faces election mauling The Independent says Rishi Sunak is now polling worse than Liz Truss with Tories on just 18 per cent as rebel MPs say plot to oust the PM ‘likely’ if they lose more than 500 seats in the local election count – or one of two bellwether mayors. According to the survey, taken on 30 April and 1 May,…

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Front page summary The Metro – Mystic Samurai suspect The Metro features photos of Marcus Arduini Monzo, the 36-year-old charged with murdering schoolboy Daniel Anjorin with a Samurai sword in London on Tuesday. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, who is a dual Spanish and Brazilian national, has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being charged with the murder of Daniel Anjorin. He goes by the named FreekingMark on social media, and has posted images of himself…

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Front page summary The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind The Guardian says the government will today announce that fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas at sites intended for offshore wind. The paper has been told that 30 licenses will be granted to companies. The story features a quote from Rishi Sunak’s former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, who quit…

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Front page summary Daily Mirror – FA Talks Over Cup Crisis The Daily Mirror reports the Football Association will be taking part in high-level talks next week over its decision to abolish replay matches. The paper is running a campaign to see them reinstated. The Mirror says its “save the magic of the FA Cup” campaign has the support of the family of the late England World Cup winners, Bobby and Jack Charlton. The front…

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Front page summary The Sun – Repair shop host shock: I had to flee Jay The Sun reports JAY Blades’ wife has confessed that she tried to “fix” their marriage before confirming they had gone their separate ways. The Repair Shop star’s wife, Lisa Marie Zbozen, penned a lengthy statement on Instagram to confirm that their marriage was over and that she had left him. The entire front page reports on the story. The Sun…

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Front page summary Daily Express – Migrant protests won’t stop us doing what is right The Daily Express says Home Secretary James Cleverly has said protesters will not stop the government moving ahead with its plans to deport migrants, describing the demonstrations as “intimidatory and aggressive.” It’s about Thursday’s demonstration in London, where 45 people were arrested for trying to stop a coach taking asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge off the coast of…

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Front page summary The Independent – Tory mayor’s swipe at Sunak: they’ll vote for me – not for you The Independent says Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of Labour landslide. In an exclusive interview with The Independent, Lord Houchen warned that his potential defeat in this week’s local elections should be “a wake-up call”…

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Front page summary The Guardian – Labour faces criticism over loophole in plan to ban zero-hour contracts The Guardian reports that Labour is facing criticism over plans for a loophole that will allow the continuation of zero-hours contracts, despite previously pledging to ban them. Keir Starmer’s party is preparing to announce details of its promise to overhaul workers’ rights if it gets into power – a centrepiece of its early plans for government, but subject…

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Front page summary Metro – Our fresh sorrow The Metro leads with the news 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in the Hainault sword attack yesterday, went to a school also attended by Nottingham attack victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar. Daniel was a pupil at private school Bancroft’s in Woodford Green, the same school in east London attended by Grace O’Malley-Kumar, a medical student who was murdered in a knife attack in Nottingham last summer. In a…

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Front page summary The Sun – Trent and Jude Law’s girl The Sun leads with a story claiming Liverpool and England star Trent Alexander-Arnold has been seen out with actor Jude Law’s daughter. SHE has a very famous mum and dad – Jude Law and Sadie Frost – and a high flying modelling career. So it’s no surprise that Iris Law, who was recently spotted with spotted with England footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold, has a jet…

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Front page summary Daily Mirror – Horror sword rampage: Our hearts are broken Tributes to teenager Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in the Hainault sword attack, make up the Daily Mirror’s front page. Friends told of shock at Daniel’s death. Cyan Thompson, 19, told the Independent: “I’m way older but Daniel was better than me at maths. I was planning on playing football with him later today, but that’s not going to happen. “He was…

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Front page summary Daily Express – Heartbroken family pay tribute to wonderful child The family of schoolboy Daniel Anjorin have paid tribute to the 14-year-old after he was killed in a sword attack in northeast London, the Daily Express reports. The teenager is the son of a science teacher at a Catholic school in Walthamstow. A message sent to parents at Holy Family Catholic School said: “It is with great sadness that I share with…

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Most of Thursday’s front pages lead with the first pictures of the 14-year-old boy who was killed in the London sword attack. A stranger stabbed Daniel Anjorin as he was en route to school. The attack is not suspected to be terrorism, and police confirm the schoolboy was not known to the attacker. It is not believed to have been a targeted attack. 

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, was charged with Daniel’s murder.

Many of the back pages report on Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over PSG in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. Elsewhere, in the WSL, Chelsea’s title hopes have been dashed after a shock 4-3 Liverpool win. 

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