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Elementor #568648December 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Independent – What On Earth Are They Waiting For?As world leaders gather in Dubai for COP28 – the latest climate change conference – The Independent writes that the action needed to reverse catastrophic global warming is already clear. The newspaper asks: “What on earth are they all waiting for?”The entire front splash is dedicated to the story.  Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Elementor #568642December 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – Deal Agreed At COP28 To Help Poor Countries Cope With Climate CrisisThe Guardian features a photo of Shane MacGowan on its front page. The paper leads with news from the COP28 summit in Dubai, where a deal has been agreed to help the “world’s poorest and most vulnerable” countries deal with the impacts of climate change. Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Elementor #568624December 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Keep Calm And Carry On “Keep calm and carry on” is Metro’s headline – the newspaper says the Royal Family are continuing with their engagements as the fallout from a new book about Harry and Meghan deepens.The front page pays tribute to Shane MacGowan.  Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers

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Elementor #568618December 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – King And Kate In Race Row A palace source has told the Daily Mirror the entire Royal Family is “united” after the King and the Princess of Wales were named in the Dutch translation of a new book The paper quotes a Palace source as saying: “The entire Royal Family is united in outrage over this whole episode.” Today’s top stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:) Leave a comment UK National newspapers Click here

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Elementor #568612December 1, 20231 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – And The Bells Are Ringing Out For … Shane Fans are raising a glass to Shane MacGowan following his death at the age of 65 – and The Sun say his hit song Fairytale Of New York is set to be this year’s Christmas No 1.”The bells are ringing out for Shane”, says the headline – a reference to the lyrics of Christmas song which he sang alongside Kirsty MacColl. He died following a recent hospital stay after being diagnosed with encephalitis. MacGowan had well documented…

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Today’s news summary – Paper Talk: Royals named & tributes to Alistair Darling Friday’s newspapers report on the aftermath of a new royal book. Many of the papers’ lead pictures pay tribute to Shawn MacGowan, the Pogues singer, or Alistar Darling, the former Labour chancellor, who died yesterday. Royal scandal continues Several papers have named two senior royals – Charles and Kate – as being the two royals who speculated about Prince Harry’s son’s skin colour. The Daily Mirror reports Buckingham Palace is furious over Omid Scobie’s Endgame. The paper quotes a Palace source: “The entire Royal Family is united…

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Alistair Darling: Westminster stunned by shock death of canny chancellor who steered UK through financial crash Sky News says In life as well as in politics, Alistair Darling was a canny Scot. At a dinner with Sky News journalists when he was chancellor, I told him I’d just bought a new car. “Never buy a new car,” he told me. “They depreciate in value immediately. Buy one that’s a few months old.” Sound advice, no doubt. But it demonstrated how the nation’s finances were in good hands. Like many leading politicians of the Blair-Brown years, Alistair Darling started on the…

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Former chancellor Alistair Darling dies aged 70 The Guardian says Leaders from across the political spectrum have paid tribute to the former Labour chancellor Alistair Darling, who stewarded the economy through the 2008 crash, after his death at the age of 70. A statement issued in Edinburgh on behalf of Darling’s family said: “Alistair Darling, the much-loved husband of Margaret and beloved father of Calum and Anna, died after a short spell in Western General hospital under the wonderful care of the cancer team.” Darling was an Edinburgh MP from 1987 until he stepped down from parliament in 2015, and…

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Gordon Brown: Alistair Darling ‘showed great wisdom in everything he did’ BBC News says Alistair Darling was the “obvious choice” to be his chancellor said former PM Gordon Brown on appointing him. Paying tribute to his friend and colleague, Mr Brown said: “In times of crisis, Alistair was the person you would want in the room.” Mr Darling represented Edinburgh at Westminster and also chaired the Better Together campaign for the 2014 Scottish independence referendum. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-politics-67578940

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Israel-Hamas: Israel resumes strikes in Gaza after ceasefire ends Israel has resumed its strikes against Hamas, as explosions and gunfire are being reported. The truce lasted seven days and saw the release of 110 hostages held by Hamas and 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. According to the BBC, mediators are continuing in their efforts to reach an agreement between the two sides, even as the fighting resumes. Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October killed 1,200 people with around 240 others taken hostage. Since then, Gaza’s health ministry says more than 14,800 people have been killed in retaliatory strikes…

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