Die Welt Front Page 5/12/2024
The front page of Die Welt reports “Europe’s largest economies are stagnating”.
Germany, France and Italy are the economic heavyweights of the Eurozone. But these countries are the ones that are stagnating. The OECD has lowered its forecasts even further for the coming year. Germany stands out in particular – to the detriment of several other countries.
Friday’s news briefing – Starmer pledges, travel chaos, Rare red warning ahead of Storm Darragh
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his six priorities for government in a key “plan for change” speech. The targets include building 1.5 million homes, fixing the NHS and delivering clean power by 2030. He also pledges higher living standards, safer streets and ensuring a record number of five-year-olds enter school “ready to learn”
Friday morning travel was a misery for many UK travellers after a major disruption on the rail network. At least nine lines were affected. National Rail said the issue was due to a “nationwide fault” with the radio system used between train drivers and signallers that has now been fixed.
The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for wind as Storm Darragh approaches. The warning is in place from 03:00 to 11:00 GMT on Saturday, covering western and southern coastal regions of Wales as well as the Bristol Channel in England.
