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In today’s briefing update, much of the Sunday papers front pages focus on Brexit and the royals.
The Duchess of Sussex’s father Thomas Markle says he shared the private letter only after Meghan’s celebrity friends spoke to a US magazine about the letter’s content.
Prince Harry has joined a legal battle against the Sun and the Mirror. He claims the tabloids hid evidence of illegal activity.
Boris Johnson would rather be sacked by the Queen then resign over Brexit. It’s reported he will goad the Monarch into firing him if needed.
Boris Johnson will sabotage the EU of he is forced to delay Brexit beyond the Halloween deadline.
The PM insists MPs do back his new Brexit deal as he says they’ll be no more Brexit delay.
Brits are being warned a storm is set to batter Britain and could last for up to 3 months.
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MEGHAN’S DAD: WHY I SHARED ‘HURTFUL’ LETTER
Thomas Markle tells the Mail on Sunday why he shared the ‘hurtful’ letter that has led to a lawsuit, with the paper. He says he never intended to share it until the Duchess of Sussex‘s celebrity friends spoke to a US magazine and misrepresented the letter’s content. The publication of the letter is why The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are using the paper.
Read the full story on the Daily Mail
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HARRY CLAIMS TABLOIDS HID EVIDENCE OF ILLEGAL ACTIVITY
The Observer’s front page leads with more royal news. Prince Harry has joined a case against the Sun and the Mirror alleging documents were destroyed.
Read the full story on the Guardian
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‘SACK ME IF YOU DARE,’ JOHNSON WILL TELL QUEEN
The Sunday Times says the prime minister will goad the Queen into firing him rather than resign over Brexit. The paper says the last PM to be fired by a Monarch was in 1834. And adds the warning is “an unprecedented escalation of the constitutional crisis.”
Read the full story on The Sunday Times
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JOHNSON TO SABOTAGE EU IF FORCED TO DELAY BREXIT
The Telegraph’s front page says the PM will sabotage the EU if he is forced to delay Brexit. Senior Ministers have raised the prospect of Nigel Farage becoming Britain’s EU ambassador if Brexit is delayed. Boris Johnson could also “veto the EU’s seven-year budget” in a bid to “disrupt” the bloc if he’s forced to postpone.
Read the full story on the Telegraph
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BORIS: MPS DO BACK MY NEW BREXIT DEAL
The main story from The Sunday Express says the PM insists there will be “no more dither, no more delay” and says MPs do back his new Brexit deal.
Read the full story on the Daily Express
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100-DAY STORM WARNING
The Daily Star on Sunday’s front page leads with a weather warning. The paper says Britons should prepare themselves for “gale force winds” that will batter Britain and could last up to 3 months.
Read the full story on the Daily Star
UK Weather Forecast
Sunday 6th OCTOBER 2019
Today
Some heavy and persistent rain to start across the north and east of the UK, this tending to ease through the day. Elsewhere, there will be sunny spells with a few showers at times. Rather windy.
Tonight
Most areas will turn dry for a time overnight. However, rain and strengthening winds will move into Northern Ireland by late evening, reaching western Britain later. Gales on north-western coasts.
Financial Update
Exchange Rates
US Dollar $ 1.23 1.21
UAE Dirham 4.43 4.41
Euro 1.12 1.10
Swiss Franc 1.23 1.20
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Greta and the planet
In today’s special feature teen activist Greta Thunberg and her drive towards a better future. We take a look at climate change 2019:
The impact analysed
We start with the American news giant; CNN looks at how wealthy individuals can save the planet. They note the super-rich have far larger carbon footprints than your average individual. And the more they own and the more they travel means more greenhouse gases being emitted into the atmosphere. Studies show the poor suffer the most from climate change and it’s time for wealthy individuals to start making some changes. They say spending wisely, divestment, funding political parties and campaigns, funding research and being a role model can have a big impact on saving the planet.
Arab News reports on the Paris climate activists who barricaded themselves into a shopping centre ahead of the planned events taking place around the world by Extinction Rebellion Movement. Hundreds of protesters faced off with police all day on Saturday. There are a further 60 planned disruptions in cities from Monday in Europe, USA, Australia, India, Cape Town and Buenos Aires. Greta’s impact is clear. On the XR website, they say: “You can’t count on us or Greta to do this for you.” And adds: “Look inside yourself and rebel.”
The Guardian reports Australia’s central bank has warned that climate change is exposing the financial institutions and the financial system more broadly to risks that will rise if action is not taken. Whilst climate change is not yet a significant threat they have warned it is important for investors and institutions to manage carbon risk. Insurers are the most at risk, inflation-adjusted insurance claims for natural disasters this decade are twice what they were in the previous 10 years. Assets such as property located near the coast or bush-fire prone areas could decline in value if the risks become uninsurable. And warns financial institutions “also face reputational damage if they are seen to be contributing to climate change or failing to manage climate risks”.
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