The Guardian says A juror who sat at the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell last month and has now told reporters he was sexually abused as a child has retained a lawyer, the trial judge said on Thursday.
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The Metro says Kieran Trippier says he didn’t have to think twice about leaving Atletico Madrid for Premier League relegation-battlers Newcastle United.
The Guardian says Kazakhstan’s president, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, has claimed constitutional order has mostly been restored.
The Independent says Novak Djokovic’s mother said he was being held “like a prisoner” at a “dirty” state-run quarantine hotel in Melbourne.
The Metro says hundreds of troops are being drafted into London hospitals to replace staff isolating with Omicron as the NHS grapples with critical workforce shortages.
Today’s news summary: Friday’s front pages feature a mixed bag of ongoing news stories.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has been accused of corruption after it emerged that he sought funds for his flat refurbishment.
The Independent says A body pulled from the River Thames in London has been identified as missing student Harvey Parker, police have confirmed.
The Metro says fresh violence and looting erupted in Kazakhstan on Thursday, as it emerged that two police officers had been beheaded in an escalating revolt.
France24 says two journalists in Haiti were killed Thursday by a gang operating on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince.
TRT World says the eastern United States, from Tennessee to New York, faces stronger winds and heavier snow overnight.
VOA says Joe Biden made an appeal to Americans and defended the values of democracy on the first anniversary on the Capitol attack.
Germans are less worried about the omicron variant than the delta variant and the majority of people in Germany approve of the government’s stricter rules.
Italy will impose mandatory vaccinations for Covid on everyone over 50 years of age, the Italian government has announced on Wednesday.
Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.
Kazakhstan protestors silenced as all forms of communications, the internet including 4G and telephone calls have been turned off in Kazakhstan. Communications have been turned off in Kazakhstan In a sweeping move, the communications have been turned off in Kazakhstan. People trying to connect with their families are in despair, not knowing if they’re safe. One user on our WTX News Twitter account said he was trying to contact somebody in Kyzylorda but he couldn’t connect with anyone for the last 12 hours. “I’m in Denmark and have been trying to call my girlfriend who lives in Astana. It sounds…
The Independent’s main story is on urgent operations being delayed as the NHS is being stretched due to rising Covid cases.
Dozens” of Kazakhstan protesters have been killed in violent clashes with the police forces on Wednesday night as protestors tried to seize administrative buildings in Kazakhstan.
The Guardian says anti-racism campaigners have hailed a jury’s decision to clear those who admitted toppling a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.
Metro leads on new COVID testing rules. “Just go with your flow” says the paper as it reports changes in England to allow people without symptoms to. isolate after a rapid positive test
The NHS is facing a crisis with soaring staff absences and a large rise in COVID patients, the Daily Mirror reports.
It is feared that “other monuments will be targeted” after four activists who pulled down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol were cleared.
The Sun says bra tycoon Michelle Mone is to be questioned by police over claims she sent a racist text message.
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The Independent says George Floyd’s four-year-old great niece Arianna Delane was shot at night while she was sleeping.