What’s on the front page of The Guardian?
The Guardian says teenagers will get skills training at the Premier League, the Royal Shakespeare Company and Channel Four as part of a government drive to get hundreds of thousands into jobs or education. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall told the paper: “Almost 1 million young people are neither earning nor learning.”
Donald Trump’s criminal court cases have been dropped the paper reports, saying the prosecutors ‘bowed’ to the reality they won’t be able to proceed to trial before Trump returns to office in January.
Israel is reportedly close to signing a ceasefire deal with Lebanon. Under the deal, Israel would withdraw its forces entirely from southern Lebanon and Hezbollah would pull its heavy weapons north of the Litani River.
The front page features a picture of police in London attending a crime scene after an eight-year-old was shot along with an adult male.
‘Labour’s electric car plan in chaos’ & ‘Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire’ – Paper Talk UK
The government’s net zero electric car plan features on several front pages this morning after backlash from the car industry. The papers highlight comments from car company Vauxhall which says rules designed to boost EV uptake in the UK have played a role in its decision to close its van factory in Luton.
Other domestic political topics feature on Wednesday’s front pages including Labour’s plans to help people get back to work and free school meals for primary school children.
On the international front, a ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah has started after more than a year at war.
