Browsing: Today’s news summary

Tuesday’s front pages mostly cover the findings from the inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal – the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history. The inquiry, chaired by Sir Brian Langstaff, is the largest public inquiry ever carried out in the UK. More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C from 1970 to 1991 by contaminated blood products and transfusions. Yesterday, in the Commons, the prime minister – and leaders of the opposition – apologised. The PM promised comprehensive compensation for the victims of the blood scandal. 

Elsewhere, the ICC’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu also features on many of the front pages. Israel and the US have widely rejected the move. The ICC has suggested war crimes and crimes against humanity – including using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare. 

Monday’s front pages are dominated by the imminent findings of the infected blood inquiry and Manchester City winning their fourth consecutive Premier League title. 

On the international front, the Cannes Film Festival and the helicopter crash that killed the Iranian president also make several leads. Many of the papers went to print before it was confirmed the president had been killed in the crash. 

On the back pages, Manchester City’s Premier League title win- as well as Pep Guardiola’s hint that he could leave at the end of the next season lead the papers. Many of the newspapers feature special pullouts bidding farewell to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

Sunday’s front pages have a range of stories as their leads – almost all of them being domestic topics. A couple of the papers feature images from the Cannes Film Festival and other celebrity news. 

Football is also featured on the front and back pages. Several papers report on the WSL final as Emma Hayes’s Chelsea won the title again – on goal difference. Today’s Premier League final is also featured on the papers as it goes to the wire. 

The paper’s coverage of today’s Premier League final notes the season goes to the wire. Man City will be hunting for their latest PL title, whilst Arsenal are hoping to win the title again after two decades. 

Most of Friday’s front pages cover domestic political news, with Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s priorities if the party wins the next general election. The papers offer up a stark review on Starmer’s announcement about Labour’s plans early on if they are elected to No 10. 

Several front pages feature images of the royal family. 

Premier League action makes most of the back pages, as Man City keeper Edison has been ruled out of the Premier League final match (Sunday) due to a broken eye socket. 

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic news, with political stories the most popular. Several front pages look ahead to the upcoming general election as Labour’s Keir Starmer sets out his plans to govern the country if his party is elected to office.

Elsewhere, many of the front pages leave space to report on the shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot by a 71-year-old man in what has been described as a politically motivated attack. The PM is fighting for his life according to many of the papers – though a recent update suggests he is now in a critical but stable condition and is expected to pull through.

Most of the back pages lead on Man Utd’s 3-2 win over Newcastle in the latest Premier League match. There are also reports on Premier League plans to hold a vote on whether to scrap the controversial VAR.

Wednesday’s front pages report on a variety of international and domestic topics, but most of the papers feature an image of the newly unveiled portrait of King Charles. 

Several of the papers report UK education as new government guidelines are set to be unveiled this week.  But other than that and King Charles, there’s not much else to unite the front pages. 

Yesterday’s Premier League action dominates the back pages – and some space on the front pages as well, as Man City go top of the table, with only a game left to clinch a four straight Premier League title. 

Tuesday’s front pages lead on a variety of topics from King Charles to a weight loss jab. A mixture of domestic and international politics also finds space on the front pages, as former US president Donald Trump’s trial continues in New York and political point scoring picks up in the UK ahead of the general election later in the year. 

Last night’s Aston Villa vs Liverpool match leads most of the UK’s back pages and what the draw means for the Premier League title race – Tottenham and Man City are in action tonight, with City heading to London for the crucial match.

Many of Monday’s front pages lead on domestic political news including a speech due to be given by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak later today. 

Images from last night’s Bafta TV awards and Prince Harry and Meghan’s trip to Nigeria are splashed on a couple of the front pages as well. 

The back pages lead on the weekend’s Premier League matches and Man Utd winning the Women’s FA Cup at Wembley. 

Sunday’s front pages lead on various topics, with domestic politics spread across several. For a handful of papers, there are fresh reports about the newly – and controversial – Labour MP Natalie Elphicke, who defected from Conservative to Labour last week. 

Elsewhere there is a handful of arts and entertainment news on the front pages – including the Eurovision winner and other domestic topics. 

The back pages all lead on the latest from the weekend’s Premier League action – as Liverpool are officially out of the title race, and Man City move into top place. 

Arsenal are in action today – facing Man Utd – and it’s a must-win if the Gunners want to claim the title. 

Friday’s front pages have no single lead with various topics splashed on the papers. Most lead on domestic topics – with politics and health the most popular but a few international stories – including the latest from Gaza do find space to make the front pages.

Elsewhere, celebrities and the arts are also featured.

The back pages are dominated by the latest from the Premier League and the Europa League.

Thursday’s front pages focus on the defection of MP Natalie Elphickle from Conservatives to Labour – with neither the left-leaning or right-leaning newspapers particularly happy about the situation. 

For the left-leaning newspapers, controversial figure Natalie Elphickle has ‘split the Labour Party’ with several of the papers unhappy that Sir Keir welcomed her into the party. Natalie Elphickle is known for far-right views and had previously defended her convicted sex offender former husband. For the right-leaning newspapers, her defection is a betrayal, especially given the timing, with a general election around the corner. 

Several of Thursday’s newspapers carry photos of King Charles and Prince Harry who were both at London events yesterday in the sunshine. Harry is back in the UK for a three-day charity event. 

Elsewhere, away from the main leads, the UK front pages cover a variety of domestic news. 

The back pages cover last night’s Champions League final as Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-1 (4-3 agg), and the controversial late equaliser that was ruled out for Bayern. Real Madrid will meet Borussia Dortmund in London for the final. 

Wednesday’s front pages cover a variety of stories with no one story dominating the news cycle this morning. 

For some of the papers, the ongoing crisis in the Middle East leads the front pages, as Israel defies Western orders and invades Rafah – where more than 1 million people are sheltering. 

Some papers find space for the story that the Garrick Club has voted to allow women to join. Other domestic stories include pubs will be allowed to stay open later if England reach the semis of the upcoming Euros and the UK’s plans to keep children safe online. 

Many of Tuesday’s front pages cover the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The papers report on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations as Israel moves in on the Rafah crossing.

Talks are to resume in Cairo after Hamas said it would accept a deal drawn up by Egyptian mediators. It was however rejected by Israel as “far from meeting” its “core demands”.

The rest of the front pages cover a variety of domestic news and the back pages cover Manchester United’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

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The Sunday newspaper front pages mostly focus on the England election results as more trickled out on Saturday – including the shock Labour win in the West Midlands mayor and Sadiq Khan winning a third term as London mayor. 

Many of the right-leaning newspapers suggest the results highlight the dire state the Conservative Party is in right now, and contend with a possible Tory wipeout at the upcoming general election. 

A couple of tabloids lead on royal news, including disgraced Prince Andrew and the results of a popularity poll regarding King Charles. 

Many of the back pages lead on Manchester City’s and Arsenal’s latest Premier League wins. Liverpool are in action on Sunday and must win if they have any hopes of winning the title. 

Friday’s front pages feature a variety of topics, including domestic UK topics including the Rwanda bill and the London sword attack suspect. 

There are several political stories on the front pages, with several publications looking at Labour’s plans if they are elected to office this year. 

Online, most newspapers are dominated by yesterday’s local elections in England and Wales – as results continue to come in, it’s clear the Tories have suffered major defeats and Labour has picked up more than 58 seats. 

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead with the first pictures of the 14-year-old boy who was killed in the London sword attack. A stranger stabbed Daniel Anjorin as he was en route to school. The attack is not suspected to be terrorism, and police confirm the schoolboy was not known to the attacker. It is not believed to have been a targeted attack. 

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, was charged with Daniel’s murder.

Many of the back pages report on Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over PSG in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. Elsewhere, in the WSL, Chelsea’s title hopes have been dashed after a shock 4-3 Liverpool win. 

Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the news that a 14-year-old boy was killed after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage in Hainault, north-east London. The attacker is in hospital, it is not believed to be related to terrorism or a targeted attack. 

Several newspapers feature an image of King Charles – who returned to public life after starting his cancer treatment. 

Elsewhere, the UK back pages feature images of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. 

Many of Tuesday’s newspaper leads on the resignation of Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf. He resigned ahead of two votes of no-confidence – one in him and another in his government, which was due next week, and unlikely he’d survive. Both the Scottish and English papers lead on the SNP chaos, with the English papers focusing on his resignation and speech, whilst the Scottish papers are looking ahead at his successor. 

Monday’s front pages lead on a variety of stories. Several of the papers cover the UK’s Rwanda policy with different approaches to the story. Elsewhere, the latest from the UK government also makes a couple of the newspapers – with reports that Tory MP rebels are plotting to oust the prime minister ahead of what is expected to be disastrous local elections for the Conservatives.

The back pages lead on Arsenal’s win over Spurs to take them to the top of the Premier League table – the Gunners got off to a great start but Spurs managed to claw a few goals back in what was a nervy end to the match.

Many of the Sunday papers lead on domestic UK politics, with the defection of Tory MP Dan Poulter, a popular story, he quit the Conservative Party to join Labour. Defections are rare, so the news is a major blow to the Tories – who are worried about a total wipeout at the upcoming general election. Elsewhere, there are reports of a challenge to the prime minister’s leadership in the coming days and another lead sees Sunak urging voters to stick with him and his plan.

Elsewhere the blood scandal compensation makes several papers.

Most of the UK back pages lead on the bust-up between Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Mo Salah on the touchline.

The English Premier League returns this weekend – and after Liverpool’s massive stumble against Everton, the title race now seems to be down to just…

Friday’s front pages have a variety of different stories as their leads. Two domestic stories feature across several of the papers. According to several papers, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf is in peril as the Scottish Greens say they will back a no-confidence motion against him. The world’s first “jab to stop skin cancer” is another popular story on the front pages, with the personalised vaccine being tested on UK patients. 

Elsewhere, various celebrity stories and football make the front pages. 

The UK back pages all lead on Manchester City’s 4-0 win over Brighton to move them within a point of the top spot – and with a game to spare.

Many of Thursday’s front pages report on Labour’s plan to nationalise the railways if it wins the upcoming general election. 

Elsewhere, several of the tabloids cover the stabbing in Wales, in which a school girl has been arrested for attempted murder. Many of the papers feature the horses who ran through London yesterday after being spooked by nearby builders.

Wednesday’s front pages cover the news the UK government has announced an extra £75bn on defence spending over the next six years. The papers declare the UK is on a “war footing” after the announcement. 

Many of the papers cover the news that five migrants died in the Channel yesterday, including a young girl. The papers tie the tragedy to the Rwanda bill – with the right-leaning papers saying the Rwanda bill will deter these horrifying deaths. 

Away from the two main stories, there’s room for other domestic stories, with many of the tabloids marking Prince Louis’s sixth birthday.

Many of Tuesday’s front pages report on the government’s latest efforts to get its Rwanda asylum policy passed into law. 

Many of the right-leaning newspapers that back the current government celebrate the news that Parliament has passed the Rwanda bill following late-night sitting and months of wrangling. They claim that the policy will act as a deterrent and as soon as flights start to take off, migrants will stop attempting to cross the channel. 

Elsewhere, many of the papers leave room on the front pages to cover Huw Edwards – the former BBC presenter who has not been on air due to an alleged sex scandal. Yesterday he announced he has quit the BBC on “medical advice”. 

Away from domestic news, a couple of the papers leave room for front-page coverage of Donald Trump’s NYC case.