The Guardian says Europe’s busiest airport shut down in Istanbul on Monday while schools and vaccination centres closed in Athens as a rare snowstorm blanketed swathes of the eastern Mediterranean
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The Independent says a 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after allegedly driving his car into a knife attacker who had stabbed a woman in the street.
. The Guardian says The UK economy grew at its slowest pace in almost a year in January as hospitality, leisure and travel businesses felt the impact of the Omicron
The Metro says Allegations of yet another rule-breaking party in Downing Street have been made, with the prime minister said to have attended a birthday gathering in 2020.
The Independent says Dominic Cummings has claimed evidence is being kept from Sue Gray’s investigation into drinks parties at No 10.
Most of Tuesday’s front pages feature the same picture of Prime Minister Boris Johnson during an alleged rule-breaking party.
BBC News says Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure after Downing Street admitted staff gathered inside No 10 during the first Covid lockdown to mark his birthday.
The Guardian says Joe Biden has insisted there was “total” unity among western powers after crisis talks with European leaders on how to deter Russia.
The Metro says At least six people have been killed in what has been described as a stampede outside a football stadium hosting an Africa Cup of Nations game in Cameroon.
France24 says An 18-year-old student opened fire in a lecture hall at Heidelberg University in southwestern Germany on Monday.
TRT World says More than a dozen mutinous soldiers have declared on state television that a military junta seized control of Burkina Faso.
Euronews says Finland’s former interior minister has gone on trial in Helsinki accused of inciting anti-LGBT+ hate speech.
Six people are reported to have been killed and dozens injured in a crush outside Cameroon’s stadium hosting an excellent Africa Cup of Nations AFCON match. Video footage showed football fans struggling to get access to the Paul Biya stadium in a neighbourhood of the capital Yaoundé. Naseri Paul Biya, governor of Cameroon’s central region, said there may be more casualties, as search and rescue are still treating on the ground. Afcon 2021: Ghana’s humiliating…
Sue Gray is the UK’s most talked-about woman right now, but who is she?
Sue Gray is a senior cabinet office employee who works for the government and has been tasked with investigating allegations of parties held at Downing Street whilst the UK was in lockdown due to Covid-19.
MPs and the public have been calling for the PM’s resignation since the parties – some of which he attended and was aware of – came to light. The PM has apologised for the parties but urged MPs to wait for the Sue Gray inquiry into the alleged law-breaking parties, which is expected to be published later this week.
The parties were held at a time when parties were banned and you couldn’t see your friends or families and loved ones were dying alone in hospitals.
The papers describe Sue Gray in different ways – some highlighting her former job as a pub landlord, whilst others focus on her reported character. The Guardian is amongst the papers that highlight fears the report will not be published in full and others question how fair the report will be.
Breaking News – A lone gunman opens fire in a German University targetting students and teachers. The gunman is shot dead by the police after injuring several people in a German lecture hall, say police. Police in a southern German city have said a large operation is underway at a university in Heidelberg. A single shooter reportedly opened fire inside a lecture hall, resulting in several injuries. Police have asked people, on Twitter, to avoid…
The Guardian says Only the “findings” of Sue Gray’s report into alleged lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street will be published, Nadhim Zahawi has said.
FT says when the journalist Julian Glover began working as a speechwriter for then prime minister David Cameron in 2011, he was summoned to a room at the top of the Cabinet Office at 70 Whitehall.
Politico says She’s been a pub landlord and a civil service bouncer — now Westminster is wondering if Sue Gray really has what it takes to call time on Boris Johnson.
Huffpost says Emily Thornberry told BBC Question Time’s audience that Sue Gray’s report into Partygate is not necessary on Thursday night in a brutal rant about Boris Johnson.
Despite no specific threats, the UK has started withdrawing its staff from its embassy in Ukraine, as fears of a Russian invasion grow amid rising tension.
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Daily Express – Boris accepts ‘need for change at No 10’
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