The Metro says more than half of the British public think Boris Johnson should resign after he was fined for breaking his own Covid rules.
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The Metro says Investigators have identified a ‘person of interest’ after bullets were sprayed on a busy commuter train in Brooklyn yesterday.
The Independent says Boris Johnson looked set to avoid an initial fallout from becoming the first prime minister to be hit with criminal sanctions while in office over a birthday bash held for him in Downing Street against Covid rules.
The Independent says Gardai in Sligo are investigating the death of a man found with significant injuries in an apartment.
The Independent says New York mayor Eric Adams has had his security upgraded after disturbing videos emerged of a person of interest in Tuesday’s Brooklyn subway shooting ranting at him by name.
The Independent says Samuel Chukwueze snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equaliser to send Villarreal through to the Champions League semi-finals at the expense of Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena.
The Guardian says households in Britain have come under renewed pressure from the soaring cost of living after the official inflation rate reached 7% last month amid a record increase in petrol and diesel prices.
The Guardian says a gunman wearing a gas mask filled a crowded New York subway car with thick black smoke from a canister and opened fire on morning rush-hour passengers, injuring more than 20, including 10 with gunshot wounds.
The Guardian says more than one in eight privately rented homes in England pose a serious threat to people’s health and safety, costing the NHS about £340m a year, according to a report from a committee of MPs.
The Guardian says contradictory, explosive accounts of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s tumultuous three-year marriage have been presented to jurors on the opening day.
Wednesday’s front pages.
BBC News says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have pledged to stay in post despite being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020.
Munich Villarreal sink Bayern Munich – Villarreal’s Champions League run sinks another top side as Bayern Munich wastes key chances. The Allianz Arena speakers blared “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and “The Show Must Go On” as soon as the final whistle blew on Bayern Munich’s Champions League hopes for another season, but they wouldn’t have heard either of those mournful songs in the tiny section housing the Villarreal supporters. They were too busy celebrating their team’s 2-1 aggregate win…
Sky News says Insulate Britain protesters have been praised by a judge who fined them for a demonstration that blocked part of the M25 last year.
France24 says the death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands.
Euronews says Germany’s president says his Polish counterpart suggested that they travel to Ukraine together with other leaders to show solidarity, but “that apparently wasn’t wanted in Kyiv.”
TRT World says the death toll from floods and mudslides after rainstorms struck the South African port city of Durban and surrounding areas in KwaZulu-Natal province has climbed to 59.
VOA says New York City police named a person of interest in Tuesday’s rush hour shooting on a subway train in the city’s Brooklyn borough.
BBC Sport says Chelsea’s reign as European champions came to an agonising end despite beating Real Madrid on a night of high drama at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Brooklyn subway shooting: Person of interest Frank James posed himself as an American freedom fighter on YouTube for years going unnoticed by YouTube. Frank James, the man the NYPD identified as a person of interest in connection with the Brooklyn subway attack Tuesday morning, posted a string of antagonistic video rants to a YouTube channel for years. Frank James has been linked to addresses in Wisconsin and Philly and lists his hometown as the Bronx on social media. He is currently…
The quiet commute Tuesday morning on the N train turned Brooklyn into a war zone, said the New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Tuesday evening. “We saw a quiet Tuesday morning turn an N train into a war zone as a smoke bomb was detonated and multiple shots rang out,” Adams said during a briefing. He praised the MTA, passengers and first responders for acting quickly and cooperatively to save lives. Live from Brooklyn…
Live from Brooklyn Live from Brooklyn New York from the Subway shooting – Live video on Youtube. https://twitter.com/wtxnewsusa/status/1513922839467933706?s=20&t=g7t0hD3raevTBI-mEOWP9g NYPD says there is no known motive in the subway shooting at this time NYPD officials say at this time there is no known motive for the Brooklyn subway shooting, and they are “not ruling out anything” in terms of the investigation. When asked whether she was ruling out terrorism, NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant L. Sewell said she was…
An eyewitness from NYC who said he was in the subway car where the Brooklyn shooting took place described the chaos at the scene, saying he saw a lot of blood on the floor and that gunshots sounded like fireworks. The subway conductor said the train was delayed due to train traffic minutes before the train got to the 36th Street platform in Sunset Park, according to Yav Montano, and that’s when smoke suddenly engulfed…
16 injured, including 8 shot in Brooklyn subway shooting NYC 16 people have been injured and 8 shot in Brooklyn following a shooting at a Brooklyn subway this morning, according to FDNY spokesperson Amanda Farinacci. An MTA spokesperson provided more clarity about the train’s trajectory, telling WTX News USA the passengers were on a Manhattan-bound N train making express stops. The train was making express stops at the 59th Street stop prior to the 36th…
Multiple people shot in NY subway station and 13 hospitalised in Brooklyn after a major shooting incident at a Brooklyn subway station during Tuesday morning rush hour, authorities said. A preliminary investigation shows a possible smoke device was detonated at the station, according to a senior law enforcement official. The NYPD said that there were no active explosive devices at this time. Multiple people shot in NY A large police presence gathered on the street outside…