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Elementor #583281January 31, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – State of NHS should be declared national emergency, experts say The news that a team of experts say that the NHS is in such a dire state that it should be declared a national emergency is the top story in The Guardian.The paper also says the Labour Party has launched outreach efforts amid concerns it is losing support of normally…

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Elementor #583275January 31, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The i newspaper – Cameron didn’t clear two-state solution speech with No 10 Foreign Secretary David Cameron did not clear his speech where he commented on a two-state solution to the issues facing Israel and the Palestinians with Number 10, according to i.The paper says Lord Cameron has been criticised by several Conservative MPs after he suggested the UK would consider recognising a…

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Elementor #583269January 31, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Dawn of the cyborg The Metro leads on the news that Elon Musk’s company Neuralink has successfully implanted a chip in a person’s brain. The paper says Musk’s brain chips could be brilliant – or a Black Mirror nightmare, it describes.At the top of the paper, it points to criticism of the BBC after it announced Kim Kardashian will be starring…

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Elementor #583263January 31, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Migration rules will halt shock population riseComments by Home Secretary James Cleverly insisting that tough new migration rules are needed to halt the UK’s population rising to 74 million by 2036 lead in the Daily  Express.The main image comes from the Old Bailey trial of couple Constance Marten and Mark Gordon charged with manslaughter over the death of baby…

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Elementor #583251January 31, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Robbie bid to buy Port ValeThe Sun splashes on the news that pop star Robbie Williams is preparing to make a bid to buy Port Vale football club, the team he has supported all his life. The singer was named the club’s president at the weekend and the tabloid says Williams is eyeing a potential Wrexham-style TV deal too.The…

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Brazil’s Lula sacks deputy intelligence chief amid spying probe Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has sacked the deputy director of the national intelligence agency and four department heads amid ongoing investigations into allegations of illegal spying by the agency, Abin, on ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s adversaries. The accused deputy, Alessandro Moretti, is alleged to have shared information with former Abin chief Alexandre Ramagem, a member of Bolsonaro’s party. Bolsonaro says he and his family…

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UN warning that Gaza aid system could collapse if UNRWA funding stopped UN officials have raised concerns that the withdrawal of funding for the primary aid agency in Gaza could result in the “collapse of the humanitarian system.” This follows the suspension of funding by the US, UK, and other countries due to the alleged involvement of some UN staff in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel.  The UN has taken action by dismissing…

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Schoolchildren and teachers kidnapped in Nigeria In southwestern Nigeria, unknown gunmen have abducted six students, three teachers, and a bus driver. The incident occurred in the town of Emure as they were returning from a road trip on Monday night.  Governor Abiodun Oyebanji of Ekiti said authorities will do everything they can and are determined to find and rescue the children and teachers. Residents have been urged to share any information that could help in…

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Iran-aligned group suspends attacks against US after drone strike An Iraqi militant group, suspected of orchestrating a drone strike in Jordan resulting in the deaths of three US soldiers, has declared a suspension of operations against the US. Kataib Hezbollah, the Iran-aligned group claiming responsibility for the Sunday attack, cited the move as a measure “to prevent embarrassment of the Iraqi government.” Joe Biden recently said he has decided on a response to the attack…

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