Front page summary Daily Express – Migrant flight plan to Rwanda in a good placeThe Daily Express reports that plans to send deportation flights to Rwanda are in “a good place”. The paper says it has been told the first flight will not happen in the days immediately after the legislation for the policy clears Parliament but that “all the preparations” for the flights are on track.Elsewhere, Grant Shapps attacks Russia’s Putin as he continues to make nuclear threats. Daily Express – Boris vows to campaign on great Brexit freedoms By WTX NewsMarch 13, 2024 The main stories Like this article?…
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The Sun leads on an exclusive saying the hunt for Maddie McCann has a new lead.
The UN has said that a new land route to deliver food to northern Gaza has been used for the first time in three weeks. Six lorries from the World Food Programme crossed via a gate in the Gaza border fence, the Israeli military said.
UNRWA – the UN agency for Palestinian refugees – has said a member of their staff has been killed and 22 others injured after Israeli forces hit a food distribution centre in Rafah.
Following a collapse at a gold mine in Australia, one man has lost his life while another remains critically injured. The incident occurred when falling rocks struck the pair 500 meters (1,640 feet) underground at the Ballarat site, near Melbourne, on Wednesday afternoon local time.
Geet Wilders, the Dutch populist leader, has abandoned his bid to become prime minister, despite his party’s dramatic victory in the 2023 elections. “I can only become prime minister if ALL parties in the coalition support it. That was not the case,” he wrote on X.
The Independent leads on the prime minister’s u-turn over comments made by top Tory donor and businessman Frank Hester, who said MP Diane Abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot.
The Metro says three people have been arrested in raids by fraud officers investigating the collapse of a care home firm that allegedly splashed out on a private jet, two yachts and a stable of supercars.
The Guardian says Downing Street has described alleged remarks made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott by a prominent Conservative Party donor as “racist and wrong”.
The Daily Mirror has spoken to one of the hundreds of people who have contacted police about a funeral directors in Hull – with many of them concerned they may have “buried the wrong loved one or been given the wrong ashes”.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson will hit the campaign trail to protect the “Brexit freedoms he secured with his election victory” in 2019, the Daily Express reports.
Late comedian Paul O’Grady left £15.5m in his will – with £125,000 set aside to look after his five pet dogs, The Sun reports.
Norway gay bar gun attack video shown as trial starts Zaniar Matapour, 44, has pleaded not guilty to terror charges at the start of his trial for the murder of two people in a gun attack on two bars in Oslo. At the start of the trial, a three-minute police video was shown, showing CCTV footage of how the attack unfolded outside the two bars during Pride celebrations. Passers-by are seen tackling Matapour to the ground. Prosecutors say the court will have to determine whether he was sane at the time. Footage from three closed-circuit cameras followed the movements of…
In a recent development regarding the ongoing South China Sea dispute, China has accused the Philippines of ignoring proposals aimed at managing the conflict. According to an unnamed senior Chinese official speaking to the Manila Times, the proposals were “met with inaction by the Marcos administration”.
Leonid Volkov, a long-time ally of the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, has been attacked outside his home in Lithuania. Volkov was attacked with a hammer and tear gas while in his car in Vilnius on Tuesday night.
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has said starvation is being used as a weapon of war in Gaza. He said the lack of aid entering the strip was a “manmade” disaster.
Denmark sued over arms exports to Israel as EU countries withdraw support for Israeli genocide.
Front page summary The Independent – Royals under pressure to release undoctored Mother’s Day portrait The Independent leads on the royal scandal saying the Palace is under pressure to release the original, undoctored image of Princess Kate and her children. It comes after the princess admitted to doctoring the Mother’s Day image she released and apologised. The paper claims that releasing the original is the way to regain the trust of the public. The front page features an image of Prince William arriving at a service yesterday. The Independent – Scandal of the elderly treated like animals on hospital wardsBy WTX NewsMarch…
Front page summary The Guardian – Biggest Tory donor: looking at Diane Abbott makes you want to hate all black womenThe Guardian says the Conservative Party’s biggest donor told colleagues that looking at former Labour MP Dianne Abbott made you want to “hate all black women” and said she “should be shot”.The paper says Frank Hester, a businessman who runs healthcare technology firm Phoenix Partnership (TPP), made the remarks in 2019 and that they “raise questions about the workplace behaviour and professionalism of a man whose money will be helping to bankroll” the Tories’ election campaign. In a statement, the firm…
Front page summary Metro – Kate’s photobomb The Princess of Wales has admitted to doctoring the Mother’s Day photo which was released by Kensington Palace weeks after she was last seen in public, the Metro reports.It further quotes her saying: “Like many amateur photographs, I do occasionally experiment with editing”. The paper adds that the episode has caused a “row over trust in the royals” and dubs it “Kate’s photo bomb”. Metro – Princess Kate photo: I’m smiles better By WTX NewsMarch 11, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon…
Front page summary Daily Express – Exposed: Lies of asylum seekers who become Christians to stay in the UK Migrants are increasingly faking conversion to Christianity so they can remain in Britain, an asylum seeker has told the Daily Express.The paper has spoken to Bilal Jaf, who says new arrivals believe that have a “very good chance” of gaining asylum if their applications are supported by a vicar, priest, or another senior cleric. It adds that MPs are preparing to quiz church leaders on the issue on Tuesday. Daily Express – We’ll get tougher with work-shy to cut taxes, says PMBy…
Kensington Palace was left dealing with a “public relations disaster” after it emerged the Princess of Wales edited her Mother’s Day photograph, the Daily Mirror reports.
Front page summary The Sun – Mother’s Day photo furore: Lay off Kate The Sun has published a front-page opinion piece urging “social media trolls, idiotic conspiracy theorists and sniping media critics” to “lay off Kate” after it emerged she edited the Mother’s Day photo showing her with her children.It says the reaction now looks like a “bullying campaign against a devoted mum recovering from a serious operation”. The Sun – Looking great Kate By WTX NewsMarch 11, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Have your say Newspaper…
According to local media reports, a South Korean man has been arrested in Russia on suspicion of espionage. South Korean officials have confirmed the arrest and stated that their diplomats are actively negotiating for his release.
Rugby player Spencer Leniu has been suspended for eight weeks for racially abusing another player, Ezra Mam during a game. He said: “I really am sorry to Ezra and his people. I can’t believe I used that word but I really didn’t mean it.”