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Developer Thomas Worrall has received retrospective approval from Bath and North East Somerset Council for his seven-bedroom ‘mega mansion’ in a protected area, which was built significantly larger and taller than originally permitted. Local residents claimed over 100 objections, citing planning breaches.
A significant fire broke out in a flat on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park, on Bonfire Night, prompting the attendance of ten fire engines and 70 firefighters. One man jumped from a second floor and was hospitalised with minor injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Andrew Gardiner, 59, was killed after being struck by a car while walking home in Folkestone on Sunday. Known as the town’s ‘best-known postie’, he was pronounced dead at the scene. A 49-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by careless driving.
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Thursday’s front pages have a variety of stories as their leads but most of the papers feature the dramatic images of the Italian emergency teams bringing victims of the yacht disaster back to shore.
Elsewhere it’s mostly domestic politics on the front pages as the publications offer up their assessments of challenges the new government faces. Some papers are looking ahead to the upcoming Autumn budget.
Showbiz news, including Taylor Swift’s boost to the UK economy and JLO and Ben Afflect’s divorce, make the front pages.
The sports pages are dominated by Premier League gossip, with most back pages choosing to lead on reports Raheem Sterling is being forced out of Chelsea.
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Wednesday’s front pages reflect the latest in the luxury yacht sinking off the coast of Sicily as more details have emerged about those missing. Many of the papers report on rescue crews attempting to access the sunken ship with some speculating if anyone could still be alive.
Elsewhere, King Charles is pictured on most of the front splashes as he visited with victims of the Southport victims. The king is seen on the front viewing flower tributes to the three little girls who were killed.
Domestic politics and showbiz stories are sprinkled across the front pages, though there is little unity in their political and celebrity front page reports.
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