The Sunday Mirror leads on the King’s coronation next month, saying thousands of NHS workers have been invited to the event “as a mark of the nation’s profound gratitude”, but adds they are still not seeing a pay rise. The paper’s take on the Grand National saga is that it was “Paintree”.
Two young bears, Mish and Lucy, escaped their enclosure at a wildlife park and consumed a week’s worth of honey during their brief freedom.
Monday’s global news is dominated by the latest in the Middle East crisis – and ever changing and constantly developing story. Over the weekend, the United States entered the war with Israel against Iran, bombing three places they claim were nuclear sites. The US intelligence service initially said there is no evidence Iran was developing a nuclear bomb – something the head of the service U-turned on a few days ago.
Israel has continued to bomb Iran since the US intervention on Saturday – and now the world is waiting to see how Iran will react. The Iranian leaders have spoken with the Russian president, who had warned the USA against striking Iran.
Plenty is happening across the globe for you to enjoy this week, regardless of where you are based! If you want to watch a bit of football, you’ve got the Club World Cup and the UEFA Championships (the women’s Euros is coming up in July). The world-famous Glastonbury Festival kicks off, and so does Donauinselfest – Europe’s largest open-air festival. You’ve also got Paris Fashion Week and International Olympic Day ahead.
Europeans are in broad support of upping defence spending according to a mayor new poll, according to Monday’s headlines. It comes as Nato agree to up defence spending to 5% of GDP – with the exception of Spain.
Much of Monday’s headlines cover the latest in war and conflict across the world, with the Russian war in Ukraine given more attention than the conflict in the Middle East. Kyiv suffered a heavy overnight bombing from Russia, just days after Zelenskyy asked for more support.
With NATO just around the corner, many European leaders are preparing to deal with Donald Trump (again) after the G7 mess in Canada.
The continent (including the UK) has experienced a lovely heatwave last week, and whilst it may have ended for the UK, much of the rest of Europe is still basking in the sun – get out and see our incredible continent and all it has to offer, as the summer break begins for some – and is creeping close for the rest of us!
Recent flight tracking data indicates a significant increase in US military aircraft movement towards the Middle East, with 52 planes detected over the eastern Mediterranean in just a few days.
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