Daily Mirror – Middle East on brink: Get ready to flee
Ministers are making plans to evacuate British citizens from Israel if Iran attacks the country, the Daily Mirror reports. Officials are considering putting on emergency flights if commercial jets are grounded.
The front page reports on Freddie Flintoff – who returned to our screens last night for his Field of Dreams on Tour. The former cricketer confessed he’s “lucky to be here” after he released harrowing footage of his devastating injuries, taken just days after his Top Gear crash.
UK drawing up Israel evacuation plan for British nationals if Iran attacks
Ministers are drawing up emergency plans to evacuate UK nationals from Israel if Iran attacks.
The Government is increasingly anxious about the threat of an Iranian strike which would widen the conflict in the Middle East. Around 60,000 British nationals are believed to be in Israel.
The Foreign Office is urging against all but essential travel to Israel, while Brits in neighbouring Lebanon have been told they should leave. Keir Starmer called on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian not to strike in a crunch phone call on Monday evening.
But Iran has hit back at European leaders, including Mr Starmer, accusing the West of being silent about “unprecedented inhumane crime” in Gaza. Responding to a call by the PM, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Iran not to retaliate, Tehran branded it an “excessive request”.
Freddie Flintoff’s secret health battle he admits is ‘worst nightmare’
Freddie Flintoff has confessed he’s “lucky to be here” after he released harrowing footage of his devastating injuries, taken just days after his Top Gear crash.
The cricketer and TV presenter returned to TV last night for his Field of Dreams on Tour, where he helps coach an unlikely cricket team from Preston to tour India. He had originally planned to do this in 2022 but a freak accident on the set of Top Gear meant he had to postpone all his plans after he nearly lost his life in a harrowing crash.
Viewers were shown a clip of Freddie just a few days after the crash, which left him with severe injuries and anxiety that meant he couldn’t leave his house for months. peaking about what he went through, he said: “Week and a half after my accident. Genuinely should not be here after what happened. This is going to be a long road back and I have only just started and I am struggling already.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 14 August 2024.
Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by domestic news, from political to showbiz, there is a variety of stories to sink your teeth into this morning. Several of the papers feature a sprinkle of international news, mostly surrounding the ongoing crisis in the Middle East as the government plans to evacuate Britons stuck abroad.
The back pages lead on the latest from the Premier League, including transfers, Manchester City’s 115 charges and England’s Test summer setback.