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…
NHS leaders say lack of clarity over Government’s ’40 hospitals project’ is ‘sapping staff morale’ The i says NHS leaders have called on the Government to clarify the amount of money budgeted for new hospitals following i’s report that Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge to build 40 new ones by 2030 is in danger of being scaled back. Since the policy was unveiled in 2019, it has been much scrutinised following accusations that the former Prime…
Liz Truss faces Conservative backlash over sacking of election guru and potential spending cuts The i says Liz Truss faces Conservative backlash over sacking of election guru and potential spending cuts The Prime Minister has appointed the No 10 chief of staff Mark Fullbrook to run the Conservative Party’s next general election campaign Isaac Levido will no longer be in charge of the next general election campaign, with No 10 chief of staff Mark Fullbrook…
Homes for Ukraine: Refugee mother and son, 8, nearly end up sleeping on street after sponsorship breaks down The i says A Ukrainian woman and her eight-year-old son faced the prospect of sleeping on the street after they were forced to leave the home they were being hosted in under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. Hanna Rozova and son, Oleksandr, fled the war in Ukraine in May and were originally hosted by a family living…
What days are Royal Mail on strike? Full list of postal strike dates in 2022 and how post will be affected The i says Royal Mail workers are continuing to stage strikes in a long-running dispute over pay and working conditions. Staff members represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) announced 19 further days of action taking place throughout October and November 2022. It follows a 48-hour walkout last week that cause widespread disruption to…
The i – Electricity blackout warning this winter Summary of the front page Households are being warned to cut energy use, the i reports. The paper says any implementation of power cuts in the UK would need approval from King Charles and the government under current legislation. But, the paper says, it is “unlikely” that the UK will face its first blackouts since the 1970s unless there is a cold snap, no gas imports and…
