Daily Express – New Bank Holiday to honour the Queen
Daily Express – New Bank Holiday to honour the Queen
An extra annual holiday to acknowledge the Queen’s incredible service to her country is posed for approval, the Daily Express reports. The paper says they have campaigned for the extra annual day’s break, both to celebrate the Queen’s many years of service and to give our nation a well-deserved boost.
Today's Headlines - Summarised
Daily Express – PM tells sick note Britain: Get a grip and a job
Front page summary The Sun – Taylor Swift’s revenge The Sun says Taylor Swift has “savaged” one of her ex-boyfriends on her eagerly awaited new album. Ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn is thought to be the inspiration behind the brutal lyrics on her new album — hinting he cheated on her and broke her heart. The US superstar appears to have let rip her wrath on the Brit actor, 33, in her 11th album The Tortured Poets
Daily Express – Lords defy will of the people over Rwanda bill
Front page summary Daily Express – Lords defy will of the people over Rwanda bill “Meddling Lords” are criticised by the Daily Express after blocking the government’s Rwanda bill again. The right-wing paper has a typical take on the news. “Lords defy will of the people … again.” The paper says “meddling” peers are more interested in stopping the flights than stopping the boats and accuse Labour of a “politically cynical” move to block the
Daily Express – Victory for schools as prayer ritual ban is backed
Front page summary Daily Express – Victory for schools as prayer ritual ban is backed The Daily Express has the judgement described as “victory for all schools” and “a victory for common sense”. No one, the paper argues, should be able to demand their religion is treated exceptionally in a secular school. The paper also quotes Esther McVey, known unofficially as the government’s minister for common sense, saying: “Hallelujah…from time to time, we all struggle
Daily Express – Can we now outlaw Iran’s terror force in the UK?
Front page summary Daily Express – Can we now outlaw Iran’s terror force in the UK? The Daily Express says: “Can we now outlaw Iran’s terror force in the UK?”, PM Sunak faces mounting pressure to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group. The paper says ex-Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the government’s failure to do so as “absurd”. He says the government’s reasons for not banning the group are
Daily Express – World holds its breath as Israel vows to ‘exact a price’
Front page summary Daily Express – World holds its breath as Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ The world is holding its breath, the Daily Express reports, as Israel vows revenge on Iran for its weekend attack. Israel has vowed to “extract a price” for attacks from Iranian soil, reporting that 330 drones and missiles were fired. The paper is one of several front pages to showcase a picture of Israeli air defence working to
Daily Express – Bring to an end triple-lock pension injustice for millions
Front page summary Daily Express – Bring to an end triple-lock pension injustice for millions The Daily Express tops with campaigners saying that millions of pensioners are being short-changed by “dishonest” state pension payouts. The paper says less than one third of pensioners received an 8.5% hike on their incomes that had been due this week. The paper calls it a “triple lock pension injustice for millions”. The front page reports on the death of
Daily Express – New Bank Holiday to honour the Queen
The Metro – ‘BBC star race hate tweet hell’
BBC Sport presenter Gavin Ramjaun has spoken of his “disgust” after Twitter said a user who posted a racist comment directed against him had not violated its rules. The paper says the BBC host reported the comment but was told by Twitter that it did not find a violation of its rules.
Today's Headlines - Summarised
Metro – MP: I need £5k to pay off bad people
Front page summary Metro – MP: I need £5k to pay off bad people Metro reports on the claims surrounding Tory MP Mark Menzies. He has been suspended from the party while officials investigate claims he misused thousands of pounds of campaign funds. The paper says Menzies, the government trade envoy who represents Fylde in Lancashire, used the money for medical bills and paying off ‘bad people’. Elsewhere, Johnny Depp is pictured on the front
Metro – Deluged in Dubai
Front page summary Metro – Deluged in Dubai Metro reports that thousands of British travellers have been stranded in Dubai after “apocalyptic” flooding. It adds that the city has experienced its heaviest rainfall in 75 years. The front page leads entirely on the story. Metro – Strict head’s prayer time win By WTX NewsApril 17, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just click the icon below:)
Metro – Strict head’s prayer time win
Front page summary Metro – Strict head’s prayer time win Metro leads with news that a Muslim pupil has lost a High Court challenge against a north London school’s ban on prayer rituals. The paper says the girl claimed the ban was discriminatory but that the school – known as Britain’s strictest – argued that allowing prayer risked undermining inclusion. The Metro – Trump’s historic criminal trial: This is an outrage By WTX NewsApril 16,
The Metro – Trump’s historic criminal trial: This is an outrage
Front page summary The Metro – Trump’s historic criminal trial: This is an outrage The Metro leads with the criminal trial of Donald Trump, which got underway in New York on Monday. The former US president is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, allegations which he denies. The paper quotes from a statement in which Trump describes the case as an “outrage” and a “political persecution
Metro – Iran v Israel: Middle East in crisis – Rain of Terror
Front page summary Metro – Iran v Israel: Middle East in crisis – Rain of Terror Metro leads with Iran’s revenge raid on Israel, saying RAF jets helped Israel to destroy hundreds of drones and missiles. An Israeli War Cabinet minister has claimed the conflict with Iran is not yet over – and Israel will ‘collect a price’ for Iran’s Saturday night strike. Benny Gantz said: ‘Yesterday, Iran launched an attack on Israel – and
Metro – JK Rowling and the Goblet of Ire
Front page summary Metro – JK Rowling and the Goblet of Ire The Metro says JK Rowling has said she can never forgive the stars of Harry Potter who “cheered on” transgendering children. It comes after a landmark review found children accessing gender care services had been let down by a lack of research and medical interventions performed on the basis of “remarkably weak” evidence. Actors Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint have all