Summary of The National Newspaper
The National front page this morning – summarised
- SCOTTISH actor Martin Compston has said he believes the Scottish independence movement is in need of a “refresh” – and he’s optimistic youngsters will help pave the way forward. Compston, known for his turns in hit shows like Line of Duty, spoke with The National ahead of the release of the second season of Amazon Prime’s The Rig. “I still believe in it (independence), I’ve made a conscious decision, I think especially online and stuff now people are just so f****** angry and shouting at each other and you can waste a lot of energy arguing with people who, really, aren’t going to have their minds changed one way or another,” he said.
- BRITAIN’S complicity in Israeli war crimes “will not be without consequence”, the UK Government has been warned.
SNP MP Brendan O’Hara gave an excoriating overview of the UK’s involvement with Israel’s bombardment of Gaza since last October.
More than 45,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza strip in the last 14 months, local authorities announced on Monday.
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‘We have been betrayed’ – Waspi Women, Farage meets with Musk in hopes of $100m, Spoty awards and super league plans return – Paper Talk UK
Ongoing British scandals dominate Wednesday’s front pages with the Waspi women and the second post office scandal leading the way. The government’s decision not to pay compensation to millions of women born in the 1950s, affected by changes to the state pension, has drawn a strong reaction across the UK newspapers regardless of political leanings. The papers express their anger at what they roundly call a betrayal from the government.
The sentencing of the father and stepmother of Sara Sharif also makes several front pages. The pair were jailed for life for the 10-year-old’s murder.
On the international front, a handful of British newspapers lead with the death of a Russian general accused of using chemical weapons in Ukraine. Lt Gen Igor Krillov and his assistant were killed in an explosion caused by a bomb hidden on a scooter.
Elon Musk is reportedly ready to ‘bankroll’ Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. Farage met with Musk in the US and said there were “ongoing negotiations” about Musk making a financial contribution.
