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Front page summary The Independent – Ceasefire pressure builds as Israel set for Rafah invasion The Independent reports on Israel’s Rafah invasion. The front page went to print before IDF forces moved in. Israeli forces have now taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, which borders Egypt in southern Gaza, the Israeli military has confirmed. In a statement, the Israeli military wrote: “Overnight, ground troops began a precise counterterrorism operation based on…

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Front page summary Metro – 30 missed chances to find a brain tumour The Metro says a schoolgirl is recovering from surgery for a brain tumour which was finally diagnosed after around 30 medical assessments over four years. Tia Gordon, 11, from Northampton, was admitted to hospital as an emergency and had to undergo 10 hours of surgery – despite previous trips to GPs, A&E and calls to NHS 111. Her mum, Imogen Darby, a…

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Front page summary The Guardian – Israeli airstrikes on Rafah begin despite ceasefire pressure The Guardian reports on Hamas saying it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostages deal and Israel’s sceptic response, while Israel also carried out night airstrikes on the city of Rafah. The paper says Rafah’s fate hung in the balance on Monday after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire-for-hostage deal but Israel responded sceptically and said it would press on with its campaign…

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Front page summary The Sun – Stalker stayed in Fern holiday home The Sun leads on celebrity news. The paper says Fern Britton was left “disturbed and scared” after a stalker sent her flowers and moved into her holiday home, sources claim. James Haviland, 63, of Basingstoke, Hants tracked down the TV favourite amid a “prolonged” two-year ordeal. The front page notes Man Utd’s disastrous Premier League match last night, as the Red Devils lost…

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Front page summary Daily Express – Britain is on verge of house price boom The Daily Express says Britain is on the verge of a house-price boom with experts predicting values will soar 20% in the next four years. Britain’s resurgent economy is firing a house price boom, new analysis shows. Forecasts predict values are set to rise by at least 20 percent in the coming years as stability returns. In further evidence of a…

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Front page summary Daily Mirror – Our chance to save young lives The Daily Mirror says the father of a girl who took her own life due to harmful web content has warned delays to an online crackdown will cost lives. Molly Russell’s father Ian urged the next Prime Minister to “finish the job” in strengthening online safety laws. Molly, from Harrow, in north west London, saw more than 2,000 harmful posts about suicide, self-harm…

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Many of Tuesday’s front pages cover the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The papers report on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations as Israel moves in on the Rafah crossing.

Talks are to resume in Cairo after Hamas said it would accept a deal drawn up by Egyptian mediators. It was however rejected by Israel as “far from meeting” its “core demands”.

The rest of the front pages cover a variety of domestic news and the back pages cover Manchester United’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

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Front page summary The Independent – Tories hit new poll low as party faces election mauling The Independent says Rishi Sunak is now polling worse than Liz Truss with Tories on just 18 per cent as rebel MPs say plot to oust the PM ‘likely’ if they lose more than 500 seats in the local election count – or one of two bellwether mayors. According to the survey, taken on 30 April and 1 May,…

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Front page summary The Metro – Mystic Samurai suspect The Metro features photos of Marcus Arduini Monzo, the 36-year-old charged with murdering schoolboy Daniel Anjorin with a Samurai sword in London on Tuesday. Marcus Aurelio Arduini Monzo, who is a dual Spanish and Brazilian national, has appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court after being charged with the murder of Daniel Anjorin. He goes by the named FreekingMark on social media, and has posted images of himself…

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Front page summary The Guardian – PM to allow oil and gas exploration at sites intended for offshore wind The Guardian says the government will today announce that fossil fuel companies will be allowed to explore for oil and gas at sites intended for offshore wind. The paper has been told that 30 licenses will be granted to companies. The story features a quote from Rishi Sunak’s former net zero tsar, Chris Skidmore, who quit…

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Front page summary Daily Mirror – FA Talks Over Cup Crisis The Daily Mirror reports the Football Association will be taking part in high-level talks next week over its decision to abolish replay matches. The paper is running a campaign to see them reinstated. The Mirror says its “save the magic of the FA Cup” campaign has the support of the family of the late England World Cup winners, Bobby and Jack Charlton. The front…

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Front page summary The Sun – Repair shop host shock: I had to flee Jay The Sun reports JAY Blades’ wife has confessed that she tried to “fix” their marriage before confirming they had gone their separate ways. The Repair Shop star’s wife, Lisa Marie Zbozen, penned a lengthy statement on Instagram to confirm that their marriage was over and that she had left him. The entire front page reports on the story. The Sun…

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Front page summary Daily Express – Migrant protests won’t stop us doing what is right The Daily Express says Home Secretary James Cleverly has said protesters will not stop the government moving ahead with its plans to deport migrants, describing the demonstrations as “intimidatory and aggressive.” It’s about Thursday’s demonstration in London, where 45 people were arrested for trying to stop a coach taking asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge off the coast of…

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