Friday’s front pages are dominated by the end of the Met Police investigation into Partygate.
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BBC News says Eight new cities are being created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, with at least one in every UK nation – and on the Falkland Islands and Isle of Man.
Sky News says Mass pitch invasions at two football grounds led to “physical and verbal” abuse as well as an altercation between a manager and a fan – in a night of soccer clashes condemned as “disgusting”.
Euronews says Twitter has introduced a new policy to crack down on online misinformation about the war in Ukraine and other humanitarian crises.
France24 says The Cannes Film Festival explored the devastating human cost of war and colonisation in Philippe Faucon’s Algerian War film “Les Harkis” and the Omar Sy-starring “Father and Soldier”.
Aljazeera says like no other country, North Korea could do with help against COVID-19. The popularion is unvaccinated and susceptible to disease due to chronic malnourishment
New York Times says the Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that prohibits nearly all abortions starting at fertilization, which would make it the nation’s strictest abortion law.
Viera kicks Everton fan after pitch invasion after the Toffees secured premier league victory. Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira was involved in an altercation with a supporter during a pitch invasion following the club’s dramatic Premier League defeat at Everton. Pitch invasion Television footage showed him being taunted by an Everton supporter as fans ran onto the pitch full-time. The Frenchman appeared to kick out at the fan before being ushered away by other supporters. Everton…
Several southern French towns sizzled in record high temperatures for May on Wednesday, while the month as a whole is on track to be the hottest since records began, the national weather service said. France baking under record high temperatures is nothing new, but following the start of the month which was wet and cold, this is a massive change in the fortune of travellers and french residents. France baking under record high temperatures Towns such…
The Independent leads with Chancellor Rishi Sunak saying he can’t prevent record inflation from hitting Britain as Tories turn on him.
Cost of living crisis: Inflation hits home is the headline for the Metro.
The Guardian has a warning that the cost of living crisis could fuel a rise in crime.
The great inflation swindle is the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror which covers the soaring inflation.
Vardys to flee the UK reads the headline on the front page of the Sun which continues its coverage of Coleen Rooney libel trial.
The Daily Express reports that pensioners are struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
The Independent says the director of a multi-million dollar ad campaign for a bitcoin exchange has said he has “no idea how cryptocurrency works” after being questioned about the recent market crash.
The Independent says a dust cloud from the desert could see ‘blood rain’ fall across the country as it mixes with incoming thunderstorms, forecasters have said.
The Independent says a policing minister has rejected a suggestion from the HM chief inspector of constabulary that officers should use “discretion” when deciding whether to prosecute desperate shoppers during the cost-of-living crisis.
The Metro says Tory MPs have voted down plans to trigger an emergency budget despite the worsening cost of living crisis.
The Metro says people caught taking or selling cocaine at football matches could be banned from stadiums for five years and have their passports confiscated.
The Metro says Britain’s biggest ever lottery winners who scooped a ginormous £184m will go public on Thursday.
The Metro says George W Bush accidentally called the Iraq invasion ‘brutal’ and ‘unjustified’ in a very unfortunate ‘Freudian slip’.
The Guardian says several major UK fossil fuel projects have been approved since Cop26 concluded, an analysis has found, while about 50 schemes are thought to be in the pipeline between now and 2025.
The Guardian says police investigating an alleged on-pitch attack on Sheffield United’s Billy Sharp have charged a 30-year-old man with assault.
The Guardian says more than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040 and at higher risk of 13 types of cancer, an “alarming” report reveals.