The Guardian says criminals in England and Wales are being jailed for short terms that fail to prevent reoffending.
Author: WTX News Editor
The Metro says parts of London have been battered by torrential rain overnight, sparking transport misery ahead of the Tuesday morning commute.
The Independent says five people have been arrested after former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith was allegedly assaulted by being hit on the head with a traffic cone.
BBC News says Home Secretary Priti Patel will announce new powers for courts to prevent people attending protests, in a speech to Conservative conference.
Sky News says a life-changing drug treatment is to be released to thousands of people in England in what has been described as a historic moment.
France24 says the EU’s drug watchdog on Monday approved booster doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine for all people aged 18 and over.
Arab News says the massive global outage that plunged Facebook, its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms into chaos Monday is gradually dissipating.
Aljazeera says the Taliban killed at least 13 members of the Hazara ethnic group, including a 17-year-old girl, in the central province of Daykundi.
TRT World says Britney Spears has thanked the fans who have conducted a long campaign to end her conservatorship. “I have no words … your constant resilience in freeing me”.
VOA says officials investigating one of California’s biggest oil spills were trying to determine how 572,807 literes of heavy crude spilled into the Pacific Ocean.
Seven more people were killed as heavy winds and rain swept through the country after a ferocious storm battered landfall, the national emergency committee said.
The U.S. dollar drops today below a one-year high versus major peers on Tuesday as traders waited on key U.S. payrolls data at the end of the week for clues on the timing of a tapering of Federal Reserve stimulus and the start of interest rate hikes. Dollar drops today & the US Dollar index The U.S. dollar index, which measures the currency against six rivals, was about flat at 93.845, easing back slightly since…
#facebookdown has been trending on Twitter for 12 hours whilst Facebook down. Finally, however, after 12 hours Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp back online after almost 12 hours of chaos. Facebook said its apps are coming back online after an hours-long worldwide outage on Monday that included Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus. The cause for the outages was not immediately confirmed. Facebook share price dropped by almost 5%. Facebook down, WhatsApp down and Instagram down Facebook down…
The Independent leads on the Pandora Papers leak, focusing on Tony and Cherie Blair.
A serving police officer from the same unit as Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has been charged with rape, Metro reports.
The Sun leads with the news John Barrowman has been “axed” by ITV following accusations that he repeatedly exposed himself.
The Daily Mirror leads with a report into the impact the pandemic has had on people’s mental health.
The Guardian leads with the Pandora Papers leak, which has exposed the dealings and secret wealth of world leaders.
The Mirror says guests staying at The Grand Hotel and Travel Lodge in Scarborough have been evacuated as police swarm the historic building.
The Mirror says EastEnders star James Forde has broken his silence on being replaced as Liam Butcher.
The Sun says COPS have been accused of covering up bodycam footage which saw a sobbing Gabby Petito revealing her injuries to officers
Kanye West launching tech business to compete with Apple after rapper sparks reconciliation rumors with Kim Kardashian
The Metro says a serving Metropolitan Police officer has ’emphatically denied’ rape, after appearing in court on Monday morning.
The Metro says a lottery winner still lives in her family’s old council house and has kept her job as a dinner lady – despite scoring £1.7 million in 2003.
The Guardian says Emma Raducanu will be assisted by the former British men’s No 1 Jeremy Bates when her campaign at Indian Wells