Daily Express – ‘I survived atomic bomb threats and cancer …. But will I survive this winter?’
The Daily Express leads on the winter fuel payment cut. The paper speaks to an RAF veteran who says he survived atomic bomb threats and cancer but is worried he won’t survive this winter.
The paper says its a message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on winter fuel payments.
Outrage as winter fuel payment cruelly snatched away from hero nuclear test veteran, 86
A brave veteran who risked his life during harrowing nuclear tests now faces the bitter cold of winter after his only comfort – the winter fuel payment – was cruelly snatched away.
Cancer survivor Jack Barlow is one of a few living servicemen who were stationed at Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean, testing atomic bombs.
And he is now one of up to 10million pensioners left devastated after Chancellor Rachel Reeves stripped retirees like him of the vital lifeline.
At 86 years old, Jack has survived bladder cancer and suffers chronic arthritis. Yet his only reward for his service from the nation was a Nuclear Test Medal pushed through the letterbox “along with the junk mail” last year.
The despairing grandfather from Sandbach, Cheshire, told how he was “just over the threshold” to qualify for the fuel allowance, leaving him and his wife Sylvia, 71, with no support as temperatures plummet.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 20 September 2024.
For a third day, the latest developments in the Middle East find a prominent place on the UK front pages. Many of the papers report the latest strike is taking the region a step closer to an ‘all-out war.’
A BBC investigation into Mohammed Al Fayed – the former owner of Harrods – makes several of the front pages. The papers report the BBC’s investigation found more than 20 female ex-employees say Mr Al Fayed sexually assaulted or raped them.
Friday’s papers also feature a dash of domestic politics as the Tory leadership race heats up and speculation over the upcoming Budget continues to cause fear and worry.
