Author: WTX News

The Daily Mail says the majority of the cabinet are opposed to the idea of increasing National Insurance contributions.

The Sunday Papers report on the unrest within the Conservative party over plans to raise national insurance. The PM says the move is vital for the NHS.

Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots as part of the strategy to limit Brazil coronavirus cases. The booster shot is being rolled out even though most people have not yet received their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in the country over the highly contagious delta variant in South America. Rio de Janeiro, currently Brazil’s epicentre for the variant and home to one of its largest elderly populations, began administering the boosters Wednesday. Northeastern cities Salvador and Sao Luis started on Monday, and the most populous city of Sao Paulo will begin Sept. 6. The rest…

Senior U.S. military officials defended the drone strike that killed Afghan family and according to the US State Department hit a suspected Islamic State target and said ‘this strike weakened the extremists’ ability to further disrupt the final phase of the U.S withdrawal and evacuation of thousands of people from Afghanistan’. However, on the ground, the feeling is different. The U.S. drone strike killed 10 members of his family, six of them children, Ahmadi said. Ramal Ahmedi describes how the events unfolded moments before the drone strike. ‘It felt like hell itself had opened up’, who was watching cartoons with…

The Sun says RICHARD E Grant has paid tribute to his wife of 35 years after she tragically died last night.

Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex may return back to the UK in the next couple of weeks for Harry’s birthday and Lilibet’s christening, according to an unnamed source. The source said Harry has been making ‘a lot of phone calls to London’ to arrange the trip.

Fifa is investigating the racist abuse aimed at Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham during Thursday’s match against Hungary. England won 4-0 but their victory has been overshadowed by the hideous behaviour of the Hungary fans – racism, flares and food and drinks thrown at players.

Friday’s papers cover the discussion around the UK’s vaccine rollout, as regulators move closer to approving vaccines for young teens in the UK. 

Making the lead on several papers is the government plans to increase taxes to pay for social care.

The ongoing Afghanistan crisis also makes the lead on several papers, suggesting that Britain and its allies have “no coherent plan” to deal with the Afghan refugee crisis. 

Another popular story in Friday’s papers is the new criminal offence for pet abduction, with dognappers facing jail time of seven years as part of the crackdown. 

The i says less than half the homes needed for thousands of resettled Afghan interpreters and other allies have been secured by the Government, official figures show.

The Metro says Prince William personally stepped in to ensure that an Afghan officer he knew from Sandhurst was able to flee the country with his family.

A Palestinian was killed and at least 15 others were wounded by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF)’ gunfire on the Gaza border overnight, according to the Ministry of Health. “A citizen (26 years) was martyred as a result of being shot in the abdomen in the northern Gaza Strip,” the ministry said in a brief statement. It added that “15 civilians were wounded, including five children, one of whom is in a serious condition.” WTX & Sawt Asharq journalists said that protests erupted in several places along the border. The IOF fired live and rubber bullets and tear gas canisters,…

The Guardian says the death toll from floods and tornadoes in the US north-east rose past 40 on Thursday, as authorities continued to digest the full impact of the remnants of Hurricane Ida.

The Guardian says Gareth Southgate called for Fifa to take strong action after Hungary fans targeted Raheem Sterling and Jude Bellingham with monkey chants during England’s 4-0 victory in Budapest

The Metro says Dolly Parton has been praised by viewers online for the way she responded to pointed questions by Oprah Winfrey

The i says the UK and US embassies in Kabul could reopen within weeks following behind the scenes negotiations with the Taliban

The i says the waiting is finally over for the Abba faithful. The legends premiered their first new music in nearly 40 years and unveiled a ground-breaking live show

The Metro says a former friend of a marketing director who is thought to have murdered his girlfriend before killing himself has called him a ‘prolific monster’.

The Guardian says pro-choice users on TikTok and Reddit have launched a guerrilla effort to thwart Texas’s extreme new abortion law

The Guardian says an attack at a New Zealand supermarket was “a terrorist attack” by a “violent extremist” who follows Islamic State ideology

The Metro says a lottery winner who said her £27million jackpot brought her ‘nothing but grief’ has been found dead at home.

The i says England’s players knelt proudly and determinedly in the face of the hostile boos that reverberated around the Puskas Arena – then Raheem Sterling silenced all of them with the opening goal

The i says Children will not be routinely asked to take lessons outside if their school is suffering Covid-19 outbreaks, Gavin Williamson has said.

The Metro says England cruised to a 4-0 victory over Hungary to maintain their 100% record in World Cup qualifying but racist chanting from the Budapest crowd overshadowed the game

The Guardian says dognappers will face tougher penalties under government plans to introduce a criminal offence of pet abduction.

The Metro focuses on the staffing crisis affecting many industries, as it reports that 1.66 million advertised jobs are unfilled.