Thursday’s front pages.
Author: WTX News Editor
BBC News says British-Iranian nationals Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are back in the UK after being freed from years of Iranian detention.
The Guardian says ministers are coming under growing pressure to intervene to soften the impact of the cost of living crisis.
France24 says Hundreds of thousands of Irish and international visitors were to celebrate St Patrick’s Day in Ireland on Thursday after a two-year pause in festivities due to the coronavirus.
Euronews says Germany has registered a new record-high seven-day incidence for COVID-19 for the second consecutive day.
The Metro says in his strongest condemnation so far, Joe Biden said he believes Vladimir Putin ‘is a war criminal’ for his unprovoked attacks on Ukraine.
PMQs ends This week’s PMQs has ended – the Wednesday’s Commons ended up being overshadowed by the news Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri are being released from Iran after six years. …………………………………………… BREAKING NEWS – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri have left Iran Reuters and Iran state media say Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anousheh Ashouri have both left Iran – en route to Britain after years detained. https://twitter.com/KianSharifi/status/1504057835981885440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1504057835981885440%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2Flive%2F2022%2Fmar%2F16%2Fboris-johnson-ukraine-nato-gulf-visit-pmqs-dominic-raab-angela-rayner-uk-politics-live-latest-updates https://twitter.com/benclatworthy/status/1504074780953223170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1504074780953223170%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2Flive%2F2022%2Fmar%2F16%2Fboris-johnson-ukraine-nato-gulf-visit-pmqs-dominic-raab-angela-rayner-uk-politics-live-latest-updates BBC presenter chocks up as she reads…
PMQs Live – Ukraine orphans offered sanctuary in Scotland but Home Office won’t clear paperwork https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObHHirth8WU SNP leader asks for help with Ukraine orphans Ian Blackford says there are 48 orphans from Ukraine who have been offered sanctuary in Scotland. But the Home Office won’t clear the paperwork. Will Raab intervene? Raab says the government wants to help. But this is not about bureaucracy. It is about safeguarding, he says. …………………………………………… Cost of living crisis:…
PMQs Live – Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Will there be a review? …………………………………………… Rayner asks why we don’t have details of a meeting between the PM and Evgeny Lebedev that happened two days after the security services advised that Lebedev should not get a peerage. Raab says people get nominated for peerages for their contributions and many Russians contribute brilliantly to society. …………………………………………… Rayner asks Raab if he overruled security service advice at any time when he…
PMQs Live – What time is PMQs? Where to watch PMQs? Prime Minister’s Questions will take place today, with Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab going head to head with either Keir Starmer or deputy leady Angela Reyner – (its not yet clear) The invasion of Ukraine is likely to be top of the agenda again this week – with a special focus on the UK’s refugee response. The Government announced a new scheme designed to…
PMQs Live – What’s the main debate for 16/03 PMQs What’s on this week’s PMQs? Deputy PM Dominic Raab to face Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner Prime Minister’s Questions – PMQs – will kick off at 12 with the Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab facing Labour leader Angela Rayner whilst PM Boris Johnson is currently visiting Saudi Arabia. Main debate for 16/03 The main debate will focus on calling for an expansion of the refugee…
PMQs Live – Deputy PM Dominic Raab to face Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner
The Metro leads with the fresh sanctions slapped on Russian oligarchs by the UK, as well as the export of luxury goods into the country.
The Guardian says that while airstrikes hit the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Ukraine may have to come to terms with never joining NATO.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s apparent admission that Ukraine may not end up joining NATO makes the front of The Independent.
The Sun leads with the news American billionaire and owner of NFL team The New York Jets and former US ambassador to the UK, is planning to make a last-minute bid for Chelsea FC.
The Daily Mirror takes a look at the prime minister’s negotiations with the Middle East, as he looks to boost fuel supplies from the region.
The Daily Express calls President Zelensky’s Nato concession as a “glimmer of hope” as the city of Mariupol remains under siege and the death toll continues to rise.
The Metro says The body of a Russian model who branded Vladimir Putin a ‘psychopath’ has been found stashed in a suitcase more than a year after she disappeared.
The Metro says a fire has erupted at the Richard Attenborough stage at Pinewood Studios.
The Independent says The mastermind and four accomplices accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attack could avoid the death penalty under a plea deal being negotiated by prosecutors.
The Independent says coronavirus cases could peak in the next couple of weeks in Scotland as the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron drives a spike in numbers, a public health expert has said.
The Independent says Boris Johnson has said negotiations with Iran to free Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe are “going right up to the wire”.
The Independent says FC Barcelona have announced a long-term partnership deal with the music streaming company Spotify, signing an agreement to make them the club’s Main Partner.
The Guardian says No charges will be filed against the Chicago police officers who chased and fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo and 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez within days of each other last year.