The Metro says the UK economy grew at a faster pace than first thought in the final three months of 2021 despite the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to official figures.
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The Metro says Trump likened the US to a third world country, claiming that grocery stores do not have bread and other shops are not stocked amid supply chain shortages under his successor Joe Biden.
The Metro says Russian troops withdrawn from the Chernobyl nuclear power site are being rushed across the border to a special medical facility in Belarus with ‘acute radiation sickness’, it has been claimed.
The Metro says winter has reared its head in Britain where some people have woken up to a thick blanket of snow.
The Guardian says New Zealand’s glaciers are becoming “smaller and more skeletal” due to the effects of climate change and scientists predict many could disappear within a decade.
The Guardian says two people were killed after a gunman opened fire in a McDonald’s restaurant in the northern Dutch city of Zwolle, according to police and local media.
The Guardian says UK house prices grew at the fastest annual pace since 2004 in March, continuing the ascent to new record levels – a fifth higher than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Independent says The Ukrainian refugee crisis will start to cost Ireland from 2023, the Taoiseach has said.
The Independent says Parts of Scotland and northern England have been hit by heavy snow, as a new “wintry” weather front saw temperatures plummet as low as -6C overnight.
The Independent says an eighth Russian colonel has reportedly been killed in Ukraine as Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to be hit by major setbacks more than a month into the war.
The Guardian says Bruce Willis, the actor best known for his work on the Die Hard films, is to retire from the industry after being diagnosed with aphasia.
Thursday’s front pages.
BBC News says Labour will be on the side of voters, Keir Starmer will say, as he launches the party’s local election campaign.
France24 says Spanish supermarkets can legally ration consumer purchases of certain products under a new provision published Wednesday in the state’s official bulletin.
Arab News says Vladimir Putin’s advisers fear telling him the truth about his “failing” Ukraine war strategy, the head of Britain’s top communications spying agency said Thursday.
Aljazeera says Sri Lanka has announced nationwide 13-hour daily power cuts from Thursday and more hospitals suspended routine surgeries after running out of life-saving medicines.
That’s the end of this week’s PMQs – the last one before Easter. Read through and follow along with the text here. Or catch up and watch on Youtube https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1509128387725516804 Labour’s Matt Western asks about the cost of living crunch and says it must be hard for PM to keep up with financial reality given that donors and friends pay for his flights and holidays”. And adds the chancellor is so out of touch ‘he…
Labour Apsana Begum says welfare cut will push more families into desperation. Does the PM agree that this has not come out of the blue but instead Tory economics are to blame? PM says he does not agree and is committed to reducing poverty. He says there are 200k fewer kids in poverty and 1.3m less in absolute poverty. Labour’s Sarah Champion says people are struggling to put food on the table or fuel in…
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PMQs Live – PM to face MPs since PartyGate fines PM Boris Johnson will face Labour’s Keir Starmer for this week’s PMQs – this Wednesday’s face off is significant because it’ll be the first PMQs since the Met Police started issuing fines to individuals over the PartyGate scandal – confirming Covid laws were broken in Downing Street. Scotland Yard announced on Tuesday that it was issuing an initial 20 fixed penalty notices after its investigation…
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The front page of the Independent leads with Russia’s pledge to reduce attacks around the Ukrainian capital Kyiv.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s position is under threat again after the police decision to issue fixed penalty notices to 20 people for lockdown breaches.
The Queen’s tearful farewell to Prince Philip is the focus of the Daily Mirror’s front page.
The Sun’s front page carries a striking image of the Queen at her late husband’s memorial service.