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​Guardian analysis of hundreds of documents also finds complaints of rodents, bed bugs, overcrowding and fire safety issuesRaw sewage leaking into a living room, rodents, bed bug and mite infestations, overcrowding and fire safety issues make up just some of the complaints levelled at rogue landlords in tribunal filings in the past year.The findings come after the Guardian analysed hundreds of documents from the first-tier property tribunal involving tenants renting house-shares of five or more…

​Ciolac, 35, died in hospital after officer reportedly fired three shots at man armed with knifeA man who was shot dead by armed officers in the car park of a police station in Derby has been named as Marius Ciolac.Armed officers were called at 9.55am on Friday after officers reported seeing a man armed with a knife in the secure car park of Ascot Drive police station. Continue reading… 

​Exclusive: Tory MPs warn PM she would lose vote on increasing benefits only in line with earnings rather than inflationLiz Truss is teetering on the edge of performing another big U-turn as Tory MPs warned she would lose a vote on delivering a real-terms cut to benefits while new research showed the move could push an extra 450,000 people into poverty.Despite desperate pleas for party unity from senior ministers after weeks of bitter infighting, the…

​Brian Glendinning’s case highlights peril for football fans travelling to the Gulf nation this year, experts warnA British engineer is in jail in Iraq and facing extradition to Qatar over missed repayments on a small bank loan, in a case said to highlight the perils facing those travelling to the Gulf state for the World Cup.Brian Glendinning, 43, who had been contracted to work on a BP refinery in Iraq, was arrested on an Interpol…

​Exclusive: Lib Dems accuse PM of ‘taking taxpayer for a ride’ with expense of 20 overseas trips between January and June this yearLiz Truss racked up a bill of almost £2m on overseas visits during her final months as foreign secretary, according to new analysis that the Liberal Democrats said showed she had “quite literally been taking the taxpayer for a ride”.In 20 trips during the first six months of the year, a total of…

​Exclusive: UK’s most senior female bishop calls for long-awaited white paper promising ‘bold action’The most senior female bishop in the country has launched a scathing attack on the government, accusing it of “burying its head in the sand” over “shocking” and “rampant” health inequalities.Dame Sarah Mullally, the bishop of London, spoke out after the Guardian reported that Thérèse Coffey was dropping the government’s long-promised white paper on health disparities. Continue reading… 

The Observer – Putin dealt a bitter blow as blast cripples key bridge to Crimea Summary of the front page The Observer’s front page leads with the explosion on a bridge connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland. The paper’s report says that Russian president Vladimir Putin has been “dealt a bitter blow” after the Kerch bridge was “crippled” in the explosion, stating that the link was a “personal prestige project” for Putin. The paper’s front splash…

Sunday Mirror – I’m glad my serial killer ex is dead Summary of the front page The Sunday Mirror leads on entertainment news for its front page. The paper runs an exclusive interview with the ex-wife of serial killer Peter Tobin, who died on Saturday. Tobin was convicted of killing three women and was described as a “monster” by his former partner Cathy Wilson. “There is a feeling of relief that he is now dead,” she…

Sunday Express – ‘Heads down and charge’ Summary of the front page The Sun on Sunday has no space on its front page for politics, instead leading with the breakup of former Strictly Come Dancing Star AJ Pritchard and dancer Abbie Quinnen. Quinnen tells the paper she is “heartbroken” and “completely devastated.” Online, the Sun expresses its frustration over the in-fighting within the Tory party: “Liz Truss is not so much running a government as…

Sunday Express – ‘Heads down and charge’ Summary of the front page The Sunday Express leads with two stories: the prime minister’s call for unity to MPs and claims that Michael Gove risked helping put Labour in power. The paper also references Liz Truss’s “battle cry” to Conservative MPs that she will lead them with a “heads down and charge” strategy. The front page has a picture of Spice Girl Mel B along with the…

The Sunday Papers The Sunday Papers feature a variety of stories this morning, several of the newspaper front pages feature large photos of the bridge occupied Crimea and Russia, after Saturday’s explosion. Clouds of black smoke are billowing from a burning train and parts of the structure have now collapsed into the sea. Another lead story is regarding prime minister Liz Truss who will issue a “stark warning” to Tory MPs in an attempt to…

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Moment four commuters put their own lives at risk to try and stop phone mugging The Metro says Footage has captured the incredible moment four commuters put their lives on the line to help stop a phone mugging in broad daylight. Three people were hospitalised after trying to fight a masked knife-wielding gang in Bishopsgate, London, at around 9:45am yesterday. Footage posted to social media showed two men on electric bikes attempting to rob a…

Liz Truss ‘blocked’ energy-saving campaign despite winter blackout fears The Metro says The Prime Minister has ruled out a £15 million energy-saving campaign, because it was seen as a ‘light touch’. Liz Truss made the decision despite warnings planned blackouts could hit the UK if power plants cannot get enough gas to keep running. Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg is believed to have backed a dedicated winter campaign to prepare for all eventualities, with the Times…

Boy, 14, charged with murder of schoolboy Tomasz Oleszak The Metro says A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of 14-year-old Tomasz Oleszak. The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the news this morning. Tomasz, from Gateshead, died in the early hours of Monday morning after suffering serious injuries ‘consistent with having been caused by a bladed article’. Christopher Atkinson, head of the crown court unit at CPS North East, said: ‘The…

2,000 Russian soldiers have now called Ukrainian ‘surrender hotline’ The Metro says Russian soldiers are said to be calling a ‘surrender hotline’ in their droves since Vladimir Putin’s announcement of partial mobilisation. Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s military intelligence, said some 2,000 people had called the ‘I Want To Live’ hotline in recent weeks. He told the Ukrainska Pravda newspaper: ‘The hotline has received a lot of calls from Russians who were called up…

Nobel peace prize given to human rights activists in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine The Guardian says The jailed Belarusian human rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Center for Civil Liberties have won the 2022 Nobel peace prize. “The Norwegian Nobel committee wishes to honour three outstanding champions of human rights, democracy and peaceful coexistence in the neighbour countries Belarus, Russia and Ukraine,” the committee chair,…

‘Not a nanny state’: minister says Britons will not be told to use less energy The Guardian says People will not be told to use less energy this winter, the climate minister has said, adding: “We’re not a nanny state government.” Graham Stuart’s remarks come amid reports No 10 has blocked a public information campaign to encourage people to consume less. Asked if people should use less energy, Stuart told Sky News: “We are not…

Nadhim Zahawi apologises for economic turmoil after mini-budget The Guardian says The cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has apologised for the economic turmoil that followed the government’s mini-budget. The chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster made the apology after clashing with the Talk TV presenter Piers Morgan on Thursday night’s Question Time on BBC One. The pair appeared on the political panel show, along with the Succession actor Brian Cox, the farmer Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and the…

Pink diamond expected to fetch more than £20m at Hong Kong auction The Guardian says The second largest, internally flawless “fancy vivid pink” diamond ever to appear at auction is expected to sell for more than £20m when it goes under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on Friday. The 11.15-carat, cushion-shaped diamond, known as the Williamson Pink Star, is named after two other huge pink diamonds: the 59.60-carat, mixed-cut, oval Pink Star diamond…

Boy, 14, charged with murder of teenager in Gateshead The Guardian says A 14-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of a boy of the same age in a knife attack in Gateshead. Tomasz Oleszak, a “kind and caring” teenager who came to Britain from Poland aged six, died from a stab wound after an altercation on Monday evening. The Crown Prosecution Service said on Friday it had authorised police to charge a 14-year-old…

The Nobel Peace Prize 2022 this year has been awarded to jailed Belarus rights activist Ales Bialiatski, the Russian group Memorial and the Ukrainian organisation Centre for Civil Liberties, the award’s judges said Friday. The Nobel Peace Prize get cash in December The prizes carry a cash award of 10 million Swedish kronor (nearly $900,000) and will be handed out on Dec. 10. The money comes from a bequest left by the prize’s creator, Swedish…