The Guardian says pensioners and benefits claimants will see the value of their payments fall to the lowest point in 50 years on Monday, anti-poverty campaigners have said, as Britons grapple with the worst cost of living crisis since 1972.
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The Guardian says France faces a brutal two-week campaign over the country’s future, as the centrist incumbent, Emmanuel Macron, faces the far-right Marine Le Pen for the presidency.
Monday’s front pages.
BBC News says Chancellor Rishi Sunak has referred himself to the PM’s independent adviser on ministers’ interests.
Sky News says Police have begun an investigation after Manchester United star Cristiano Ronaldo appeared to slap a young fan’s phone to the ground after his side’s defeat to Everton.
France24 says France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen.
Euronews says Finland’s government says that its websites were targeted in a cyberattack during a speech to parliament by Ukraine’s Zelenskyy.
Arab News says Israeli soldiers on Sunday shot and killed two Palestinian women as troops responded to Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s call for them to go on the “offensive.”
Aljazeera says the removal of Imran Khan as PM has set Pakistan on an uncertain political path, with his supporters taking to the streets in protest.
French President Macron is marginally ahead against the Far-right Le Pen in the first round of the French elections France is poised for a rematch of the 2017 presidential election run-off with centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen once again advancing to the final after first-round voting on Sunday. But the 2022 race has so far been anything but a replay of the contest Macron won five years ago. And the final…
El Salvador arrests over 9,000 ‘gang members’ in 15 days TRT World says authorities in El Salvador have arrested more than 9,000 suspected gang members in the past 15 days, President Nayib Bukele announced, amid a state of emergency pushed by the president after a spike in homicides. “More than 9,000 gang members (arrested) in just 15 days. We continue the war against gangs,” tweeted the president on Sunday, who has been criticised by local…
Elon Musk decides against joining Twitter board FT News says Elon Musk will not to join Twitter’s board of directors, reversing course just days after he became its biggest shareholder and was offered the seat. Parag Agrawal, the social media company’s chief executive, tweeted that Musk was meant to have been officially appointed to the board on Saturday, several days after the news was first announced. But the Tesla chief executive then “shared that same…
Pakistan’s powerful military and the US remove Imran from power. The vote was a mere formality once the pressure had been applied. History books will show Pakistan’s political opposition toppled Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote but the reality is different. On Sunday morning, after several political allies had been turned against the Pakistani prime Minister Imran Khan and a key part of his ruling coalition deserted him. Which meant the opposition had…
A look at Sunday’s front pages.
Rishi Sunak’s NFT – ‘national embarrassment’ – a look into the strange NFT announcemnt from the UK government.
Metro – Human rights pariah
The Independent – breathtaking hypocrisy of Sunak on tax status
The Guardian reports that Rishi Sunak’s wife has potentially avoided up to £20m in UK tax by being non-domiciled and pays £30,000 a year to keep the status.
Daily Mirror – We have paid Sunak wife firm £50m
The Metro says the sister of murdered primary school teacher Sabina Nessa has branded her killer a ‘disgusting animal’ for not facing up to his crime in court.
The Metro says former President Donald Trump has admitted he wanted to march in the January 6 Capitol riot with his supporters – but was stopped by his security detail.
The Metro says intercepted radio messages show a Russian commander ordering his men to shoot at civilians in a village near Mariupol, according to Ukrainian intelligence.
The Independent says The parents of murdered teacher Sabina Nessa have called her killer an “animal” who had “no right to touch her”.
The Independent says the gunman who killed two people and injured eight others in a shooting in central Tel Aviv on Thursday has been shot dead by security forces.
The Independent says Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene is facing blowback on Twitter that could soon translate to real-life consequences after a stunning attack aimed at Ketanji Brown Jackson.