Author: WTX News

20,000 soldiers from 13 countries: Inside Nato’s huge drill on Putin’s doorstep Inside Nato’s huge drill, where more than 20,000 soldiers have been deployed to Vladimir Putin’s doorstep in some of the biggest wargames since the Cold War. For nearly two weeks, forces from 13 nations will participate in Nato military drills in the northern regions of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The accessions of Finland and Sweden to the Western alliance have transformed the security environment in northern Europe and the Arctic Circle. What is a historic moment for both countries – their first joint military exercises – is seen…

Dimitri van den Bergh defends ‘incredibly slow’ play in UK Open title win Dimitri van den Bergh was slow and steady on his way to the UK Open title, but has no plans on speeding up his play after work with a sports psychologist led him to the huge win. The Belgian didn’t often hit the heights in terms of averages on his way to lifting the trophy, but his opponents also struggled to find their best form. That was the case in the final as Van den Bergh downed world champion Luke Humphries 11-10 in a thriller, even if…

Max Verstappen ‘could leave’ Red Bull over Christian Horner scandal Formula One world champion Max Verstappen could leave Red Bull over the scandal involving team principal Christian Horner, according to reports. Horner, the husband of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, has been accused of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ towards a subordinate female employee. The 50-year-old was cleared by Red Bull on Wednesday after an internal probe reached a swift conclusion but the saga looks far from over after a series of alleged text messages leaked online. The controversy surrounding Horner dominated the first F1 race of the season in Bahrain this weekend –…

Star Sport – Fod-like genius The back page of the Daily Star reports on Manchester City’s 3-1 win over Manchester United to move within a point of the top of the Premier League table.  Man Utd fans want ‘Conference level’ Sofyan Amrabat gone after shocker for City goal Manchester United fans want Sofyan Amrabat out of the club after his terrible mistake gifted Erling Haaland his goal which sealed United’s defeat in the derby. Erik ten Hag’s side headed to the Etihad as the unfancied and written off outfit given the two sides’ league positions, form and squad availabilities on…

Front page summary The Independent – Scandal of rouge nurses free to work on hospital wardsThe Independent reports on its own exclusive, saying scores of potentially dangerous healthcare workers are in charge of vulnerable patients as regulator bosses fail to investigate a growing backlog of misconduct cases.Overall there are more than 1,000 outstanding cases against healthcare staff for a hearing, including 451 that have not even been allocated a lawyer to vet. In 83 of the more serious allegations, the accused staff have been put under restrictions but could still be working with patients.Elsewhere, the front page leads with a…

Metro leads with a report linking a prescription drug for anxiety to almost 3,400 deaths in the past five years.

The chancellor has been warned his plans for the budget this week could risk worsening living standards across the country, according to The Guardian’s lead story.

The Daily Mirror reports Jeremy Hunt has been warned against tax cuts in this week’s budget as public services are in crisis.

The government is “under pressure” to cut taxes, the Daily Express reports on its front page, with the prime minister and chancellor in talks to fund a budget “giveaway”.

The Sun – Kate’s Big Brother: Fear uncle Gary will talk 

Russian authorities claim to have shot down 38 drones, prompting a temporary closure of the Kerch bridge linking Crimea to Russia.

While racist incidents from crowds are not uncommon in Australian sports, conflicts between players are rare.

Despite concerns raised by the government over affordability, nearly 60% of voters supported the measure in Sunday’s poll.

Gang leaders say they want to force Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. The groups who want him to quit control around 80% of Port-au-Prince.

Two former advisors to the Treasury tell the paper that the Chancellor should focus on long-term measures to spur investment and growth instead of making decisions aimed at “sabotaging prospects for the next government”.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told The Sunday Telegraph he is plotting a war on “immoral” public sector “waste” in this year’s budget.

Front page summary The Sunday Times – Chancellor in last-ditch fight to cut tax by 2p  The Sunday Times reports that the chancellor is “battling to find the money” to cut personal taxes by 2p in the budget.The paper says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has asked officials to launch a last-minute effort to find other tax rises or spending cuts to fund the move and is set to meet with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday night to make a final decision.The front page also features an image of F1 Red Bull boss Horner and his wife Geri Halliwell following the leak…

Sunday Mirror says new court documents revealing the full details of Prince Andrew’s lobbying of US authorities to accept Jeffrey Epstein’s plea deal over a sex offence are set to be made public.

Sunday Express says Conservatives have been warned they face a “furious backlash” from pensioners if they fail to cut income tax in this week’s budget.

The Sun on Sunday says the royals are “in crisis” as it emerged the Queen Camilla is taking a holiday. Camilla has carried out 13 official engagements since last month in addition to her own diary. She will be jetting off on a private flight tomorrow for a sunshine break overseas.

Sarah Everard’s devastated family believe she died because Couzens was a serving officer, adding: ‘She would never have got into a stranger’s car.’

The paper reports assertions from Gaza health officials, who say more than 100 Palestinians died after Israeli troops opened fire on crowds who gathered around aid trucks.

Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers, who died on Wednesday. The paper carries two pictures – one of him with his wife Lili and another with his long-time TV partner Si King.

Geri Halliwell’s husband did send explicit messages to an employee, the messages were sensationally leaked after Christian Horner was cleared of wrongdoing.

Former home secretary Suella Braverman has told the Daily Express that current immigration levels “cannot go on”.