Today’s news summary: Friday’s front pages feature a mixed bag of ongoing news stories.
Author: WTX News Editor
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has been accused of corruption after it emerged that he sought funds for his flat refurbishment.
The Independent says A body pulled from the River Thames in London has been identified as missing student Harvey Parker, police have confirmed.
The Metro says fresh violence and looting erupted in Kazakhstan on Thursday, as it emerged that two police officers had been beheaded in an escalating revolt.
France24 says two journalists in Haiti were killed Thursday by a gang operating on the outskirts of the capital Port-au-Prince.
TRT World says the eastern United States, from Tennessee to New York, faces stronger winds and heavier snow overnight.
VOA says Joe Biden made an appeal to Americans and defended the values of democracy on the first anniversary on the Capitol attack.
Germans are less worried about the omicron variant than the delta variant and the majority of people in Germany approve of the government’s stricter rules.
Italy will impose mandatory vaccinations for Covid on everyone over 50 years of age, the Italian government has announced on Wednesday.
Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.
Kazakhstan protestors silenced as all forms of communications, the internet including 4G and telephone calls have been turned off in Kazakhstan. Communications have been turned off in Kazakhstan In a sweeping move, the communications have been turned off in Kazakhstan. People trying to connect with their families are in despair, not knowing if they’re safe. One user on our WTX News Twitter account said he was trying to contact somebody in Kyzylorda but he couldn’t…
The Independent’s main story is on urgent operations being delayed as the NHS is being stretched due to rising Covid cases.
Dozens” of Kazakhstan protesters have been killed in violent clashes with the police forces on Wednesday night as protestors tried to seize administrative buildings in Kazakhstan.
The Guardian says anti-racism campaigners have hailed a jury’s decision to clear those who admitted toppling a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol.
Metro leads on new COVID testing rules. “Just go with your flow” says the paper as it reports changes in England to allow people without symptoms to. isolate after a rapid positive test
The NHS is facing a crisis with soaring staff absences and a large rise in COVID patients, the Daily Mirror reports.
It is feared that “other monuments will be targeted” after four activists who pulled down the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol were cleared.
The Sun says bra tycoon Michelle Mone is to be questioned by police over claims she sent a racist text message.
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The Independent says George Floyd’s four-year-old great niece Arianna Delane was shot at night while she was sleeping.
The Guardian says Russian paratroopers have arrived in Kazakhstan as part of a “peacekeeping” mission by a Moscow-led military alliance.
The Guardian says Italy has made it obligatory for people aged 50 or more to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country scrambles to ease pressure on hospitals.
Thursday’s front pages cover the Colston Four, Novak Djokovic’s deportation from Australia Open and Covid-19.
The Independent says Mark Wood praised Stuart Broad’s ability to crack Australia’s “tough nut” David Warner as England’s bowlers fought hard on day one of the fourth Ashes Test.
The Metro says 4 protesters have been cleared of criminal damage for tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston during a Black Lives Matter demonstration last year.