The Guardian says The Metropolitan Police is investigating death threats against Keir Starmer made in the wake of Boris Johnson’s accusation that he “failed to prosecute” Jimmy Savile.
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The Independent says Seven people have been rescued, four of them hospitalised, after a mezzanine floor collapsed at a bar and restaurant in Hackney, east London.
Sunday Papers – Joe Biden urges Putin to pull back troops amid threats of consequences – Royal news and the latest reports from Ukriane.
Pressure mounts on Macron as protesters from across France are standing up to his tough stance against the anti-vaccinated. Macron says he wants to annoy France’s unvaccinated – That was president Macron’s statement at the start of the year, It now seems the protesters want to annoy Macron before the elections. French ban Freedom Convoy protest against French COVID restrictions They are planning to descend on Paris in a Canada-inspired “Freedom Convoy” all through Friday to…
Labour MP Neil Coyle has been suspended by the Labour Party after allegations he made racist comments. Mr Dyer said the MP made a racially insensitive remark during a conversation in the Strangers’ Bar about Barry Gardiner, the Labour MP who received funding from a suspected Chinese spy. Political journalist Henry Dyer has made a formal complaint to the parliamentary authorities about the Labour MP Neil Coyle. Mr Dyer, who is of British-Chinese heritage, says Mr…
US president Joe Biden has told all US citizens still in Ukraine to leave the country immediately, citing increased threats of Russian military action.
Friday’s front pages – Cressida Dick OUT!
French ban freedom convoy protest as Police in Paris plan to take control of a demonstration in the French capital this weekend.
BBC News says Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick is leaving her role after a series of damaging controversies.
Euronews says Germany’s gas reserves have fallen to “worrying” levels, the government admitted on Wednesday, amid tensions with Russia.
Aljazeera says Africa is transitioning out of the pandemic phase of the COVID-19 outbreak and moving towards a situation where it will be managing the virus over the long term.
Arab News says Twelve civilians were injured by a drone attack targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport on Thursday, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Sky News says US President Joe Biden has said American citizens should leave Ukraine immediately. “We’re dealing with one of the largest armies in the world.”
The Guardian’s top story is on the abolition of England’s remaining COVID regulations – including the requirement to isolate after testing positive – in two weeks’ time.
Boris Johnson’s hope of ending England’s final coronavirus restrictions on 21 February makes the front page of Metro.
The Independent leads with scientists’ warning over ending Covid restrictions early – saying PM is playing ‘fast and loose with people’s health’.
Coleen Rooney tells the Daily Mirror why she didn’t leave her husband Wayne despite his alleged infidelity.
The Daily Express leads with Boris Johnson’s “world-beating” plan to axe remaining coronavirus rules and allow England to “emerge from the COVID nightmare”.
The Sun focuses on West Ham defender Kurt Zouma’s cats being taken away by the RSPCA after video emerged of him kicking his pet.
The Metro says A new rift has opened between Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon over how to handle the pandemic.
The Independent says Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge has planted mangrove saplings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with a group of children.
The Guardian says Northern Ireland’s first legally binding climate act faces a race against time to get passed before the devolved institutions at Stormont are dissolved in the coming weeks.
The Independent says New footage has revealed the moment double killer Ian Stewart accused police of “making things up” as he was arrested for murdering his first wife.
The Guardian says The extremist Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene triggered a wave of viral jokes on Wednesday after ranting about the “gazpacho police” patrolling the Capitol building in Washington DC.
The Independent says a husband paraded the decapitated head of his 17-year-old wife in front of a crowd in Iran after murdering her in a harrowing incident which has triggered outrage.