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Dominic Mohan, former editor of The Sun, reflects on the cultural significance of 1996 in his new book, 1996: My Backstage Pass to the Wildest Year of Britain’s Wildest Decade. He cites key moments, including Oasis’s iconic Knebworth concerts, the rise of the Spice Girls, and memorable events like Euro 96 and the Brit Awards.
The Daily Mirror says with a record 54.4C in America’s Death Valley, -25C temperatures in Spain and raging fires in Greece, it’s been a year of climate disasters.
BBC News says the Covid pandemic will “go on for a year longer than it needs to” because poorer countries are not getting the vaccines they need, the WHO has said.
The Independent says Prince William vowed to “find the solutions to repair our planet” as the first ever winners of the Earthshot Prize were announced.
The Metro says Prince William has criticised billionaires who keep sending rockets into space, saying the world’s greatest minds need to focus on trying to fix the planet instead.
A wildfire raging through southern California coastal mountains is threatening ranches and rural homes and keeping a major highway shut down.
The Independent says a leak of documents over the weekend showed Azerbaijan’s strongman, Ilham Aliyev, had secretly bought $540m (£400m) worth of property worldwide, including a central London home registered in the name of his then 11-year-old son.
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