The Daily Mirror says millions of workers will pay more tax on their earnings from today as higher National Insurance comes into effect to help plug a gap in social care funding.
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The Independent says the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said the national insurance rise comes “at the wrong moment” amid the cost-of-living crisis, as the tax hike for millions for workers kicked in.
The Guardian says it was one of the Conservatives’ most controversial cuts: waging war on the UK’s “benefit culture” by restricting social security payments that supposedly enabled “welfare scroungers” to have large families they could ill-afford.
BBC News says the burden of tax falling on workers and employers has increased as a hotly-debated rise in National Insurance payments takes effect.
The Independent says Channel 4 has said it is “disappointed” at the Government’s decision to proceed with plans to privatise.
The Guardian says Nadine Dorries, is pushing ahead with controversial plans to privatise Channel 4, with the government backing proposals to sell off the broadcaster after 40 years in public ownership.
BBC News says the government has decided to go ahead with plans to privatise Channel 4 but the channel said it was “disappointing” that ministers had made their decision
The Metro says dozens more EasyJet flights have been cancelled after a weekend of disruption for passengers.
The Independent says EasyJet has cancelled more than 200 flights over the weekend, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos at some of Britain’s biggest airports.
The Guardian says EasyJet cancelled more than 200 flights over the weekend with disruption expected to last into this week, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos.
Sky News says more than 200 flights were cancelled by EasyJet over the weekend, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos at some airports in the UK.
The Independent says millions of people from the LGBT community have been “betrayed” and “thrown under the bus” by Boris Johnson.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has reportedly performed a hasty retreat after sparking a furious backlash after an announcement that ministers were abandoning plans to ban conversion practices.
The Metro says Downing Street appears to be in disarray over its ‘conversion therapy’ policy after a night of confusion.
Sky News says the government has backtracked just hours after making a U-turn on plans to introduce a new law to ban conversion therapy.
Sky News says the UK economy grew at a rate of 1.3% in the last three months of 2021, a faster pace than first thought and bringing GDP to just below pre-pandemic levels.
The Metro says the UK economy grew at a faster pace than first thought in the final three months of 2021 despite the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to official figures.
The Guardian says UK house prices grew at the fastest annual pace since 2004 in March, continuing the ascent to new record levels – a fifth higher than at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Independent says the UK economy grew at a faster pace than first thought in the final three months of 2021 despite the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus, according to official figures.
The Metro says the Metropolitan Police is expected to issue the first tranche of fines over ‘partygate’ today, it has been reported.
The Independent says Boris Johnson should resign as prime minister if he is fined over lockdown-breaching parties at 10 Downing Street, Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has said.
The Guardian says the first fines for lockdown breaches in Downing Street are expected to be issued imminently following an investigation into Partygate.
Partygate: Met Police to issue first fines, sources say BBC News says the first fines for breaches of Covid-19 lockdown…
Actor Will Smith smacked Chris Rock in the face during the Oscars 2022 after the comic made a joke about Smith’s wife Jada Pinkett Smith.
The Metro says Bradley Cooper has been pictured seemingly trying to calm Will Smith down after he hit Chris Rock following a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett-Smith.