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The Sunday Times – Exposed: foreign students get secret route to top universities The Sunday Times – Exposed: foreign students get secret route to top universities Elementor #582872 January 28, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sunday Times – Exposed: foreign students get secret route to top universities The Sunday Times has exposed “backdoor” routes offered to wealthy overseas students by top UK universities, which require lower grades than those…

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Elementor #582866January 28, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Observer – Rwandans get asylum in UK over their fear of persecution An investigation by The Observer has revealed four Rwandans were granted refugee status in the UK amid claims they were at risk from the country’s regime, raising concerns about the nation’s safety for asylum seekers should they be sent there from Britain.  The front page leaves room to report…

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North Korea fires cruise missiles off east coast, Seoul reports North Korea has reportedly launched multiple cruise missiles in waters off its east coast, according to South Korea’s military.  The nuclear-armed state has been conducting frequent missile tests in recent months, heightening regional tensions. The latest launch occurred near the port of Sinpo, with the exact number and type of missiles yet to be confirmed. Just days earlier, North Korea test-fired a new strategic cruise…

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UN agency condemns aid halt over alleged help for Hamas attacks The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, is urging countries that halted funding to reconsider their “shocking” decision. Philippe Lazzarini emphasised that over two million people in the Gaza Strip depend on UNRWA “for their sheer survival.” The funding pause by eight countries, including the UK, was triggered by Israel’s claim that some UNRWA staff were involved in the October 7…

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Houthis attack British-linked tanker Marlin Luanda in Gulf of Aden A tanker with ties to the UK, the Marlin Luanda, is on fire in the Gulf of Aden following a missile strike by the Houthis.  The Iran-backed group cited “American-British aggression” as the motive for the attack on Friday. In response, the US and UK conducted air strikes on Houthi targets in the Red Sea region. French, Indian, and US naval ships assisted the tanker.…

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Elementor #582761January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Guardian – EU plan to stockpile drugs will worsen UK shortage The Guardian says the EU is to stockpile key medicines – worsening shortage in Britain. The EU plans to bulk-buy key drugs for all 27 countries, potentially leaving Britain “behind in the queue”, the paper says.US journalist E Jean Carroll is photographed on the front of the paper holding an umbrella…

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Elementor #582752January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The i newspaper – Labour’s tax trap: Starmer warned he must reverse Tory tax cuts or squeeze UK public services The i newspaper reports Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has been warned that any promise to match Tory tax cuts would mean further cuts to public service. The front page also leaves room for a review on a hit movie starring Paul Mescal and…

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Elementor #582746January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Metro – Families fury at stab spree sentence: No justice The Metro reports that relatives of those killed by Valdo Calocane in Nottingham have criticised his sentence, saying “true justice has not been served”.Earlier this week he admitted manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility. “No justice,” is the Metro’s headline as the families of students Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, and caretaker…

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Elementor #582732January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Express – Hunt: Today’s tax cuts are just the start Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is the lead story for the Daily Express as the paper says he has “vowed that tax cuts now hitting pay packets are ‘just the start’.”Grieving families of the Nottingham victims are photographed on the top of the paper. The subheading notes comments from the mother of 19-year-old Barnaby…

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Elementor #582726January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today Daily Mirror – Nottingham Families fury: They were failed The Daily Mirror shows an image of one of the last moments of students Grace O’Malley Kumar and Barnaby Webber before they were stabbed to death last summer. The paper reflects on the Nottingham families’ fury – after the judge sentenced their killer to be detained in a high-security hospital. According to the paper,…

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Elementor #582720January 26, 20241 Min Read Summary of the Top 6 headlines today The Sun – Corrie Bill facing bankruptcy The Sun focuses on Bill Roache’s strife as it reports the Coronation Street legend, who plays Ken Barlow, is facing “bankruptcy hell” at age of 91 as he is hauled to court over mystery tax debt. Details of the cause of the tax debt have remained confidential and the actor has declined to comment on the reports,…

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