Summary of Western Mail Newspaper
Western Mail front page this morning – summarised
NHS news leads the front page of the Welsh newspaper Western Mail.
The Welsh Government has published its spending plans for the next financial year, promising more money to every single government department compared to last year. The spending plan, known as the draft budget, lays out how ministers plan to distribute the £26bn spending Welsh Government is responsible for.
All departments including health, education and rural affairs, will receive increases in both revenue and capital funding with the Welsh Government pledging it will allow “substantial investments in the school estate, NHS infrastructure, housing and public transport”. Capital expenditures are typically one-time large costs, like building new schools or hospitals, while revenue is the ongoing operating expenses.
The 50 fastest-growing firms in Wales can be revealed. The indigenous companies making the 25th annual list of the Wales Fast Growth 50 – a project devised by Professor Dylan Jones-Evans – collectively generated revenues of £880m in 2022.
Over three years they grew by an average of 208% – a record for the Wales Fast Growth 50 index. And for the first time in 25 years, all 50 firms have grown by more than 100% to make the 2023 list.
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Sara was failed: ‘It’s not human to do this’ – Paper Talk UK
Thursday’s headlines are dominated by the conviction of a father and stepmother who killed 10-year-old Sara Sharif. Police said Urfan Sharif, 43, and Beinash Batool, 30, had subjected Sara to “horrific suffering” before her body was found at the family’s home in Surrey last year.
As more details emerge about the life and death of the young British girl, the newspapers react with horror at the brutality Sara lived – and died – under. Many of the newspapers pick up on the state’s failure to save her, pointing the finger at the courts, police, social services and teachers, who reportedly missed at least 15 chances to save her life.
Several domestic political stories also find space on the front pages with reports on Labour’s plans to build new houses, potential strikes this winter and ongoing reactions to the October Budget.
The back pages cover last night’s Champions League action – including yet another loss for Manchester City and the news that Saudi Arabia has been confirmed as the 2030 World Cup hosts.
