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International news continues to dominate the UK newspaper front pages this morning as events across the Middle East continue to unfold as do updates into the shooting death of American healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In domestic news, the government has plans to open 14,000 more prison places and government departments have recommended a pay rise of 2.8% for millions of public sector workers including teachers, NHS staff and senior civil servants next year.

Last night’s Champions League matches make the back pages with Liverpool’s 1-0 win – continuing their perfect start to the campaign – leading most sports pages.

The Independent Front Page 11/12/2024 

Shelter condemns ‘shocking’ 14% rise in homelessness across England Charity says soaring private rents, rising evictions and lack of affordable social housing are to blame…

A white Christmas could be on the cards for some people across the UK this year, as the Met Office forecasts snow over the festive period.

Hundreds of thousands hit by ruinous carer’s allowance penalties, audit shows Campaigners say NAO report shows the impact of DWP staffing decisions and failure to…

The Department for Infrastructure has said using public transport is “not usually a viable option” for minister John O’Dowd, despite urging members of the public…

A federal judge has rejected the sale of the conspiracy platform Infowars to The Onion satirical news outlet.The ruling comes after Infowars’ Alex Jones claimed…

The Government has said it will build four new prisons within the next seven years in a bid to grip the overcrowding crisis. The Ministry…

An official says South Korea’s former defence minister Kim Yong Hyun attempted to kill himself but failed to do so. Shin Yong Hae, commissioner general…

Humanitarian aid to North Gaza, where Israel launched a ground offensive on October 6, has largely been blocked for the past 66 days, the United Nations said on Tuesday.

A London bus had a lucky miss when a gas explosion destroyed a house just as it approached this afternoon. The blast blew off the…

UK politics live: Farage denies Reform UK now party for millionaires, as Nick Candy pledges at least £1m Billionaire property developer appointed treasurer after defecting…

Hounslow council introduces new parking restrictions in Chiswick for Sunday’s. The West London Council is ready to introduce Sunday parking restrictions for the first time…

UK would like to facilitate return of refugees to Syria, says minister The Home Office would like to facilitate the return of refugees to Syria,…

Referee David Coote sacked after Klopp comments and second video allegations David Coote has had his contract as a Premier League referee terminated after an…

The UK – along with other European countries – has announced they will pause asylum applications from Syria after the country’s President Bashar al-Assad was overthrown. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation was “moving extremely fast after the fall of the Assad regime” and some people were returning to Syria following recent developments.

Germany will tighten its law to make it easier to prosecute those helping to smuggle migrants to the UK, as part of a new plan agreed between the two countries.

Several new photos from Gavin and Stacey have been released ahead of the sitcom’s upcoming final episode. A new promo image features James Corden as Smithy, alongside Ruth Jones as Nessa, Mathew Horne as Gavin, and Joanna Page as Stacey on Trinity Street in Barry. The final episode will air on BBC One on Christmas Day.

Remaining cloudy in England and Wales, with showers becoming confined to the south coast. Drier with sunny spells for Northern Ireland and Scotland, though frost and fog persisting through the morning. Feeling chilly with lighter winds than recent days. Tonight: Largely cloudy across England, Wales and Shetland with a few scattered showers. Patchy freezing fog redeveloping for Scotland and Northern Ireland with a widespread frost under prolonged cloud breaks.

Hundreds of trials derailed by failure to get defendants to court on time Number of trials in England and Wales declared ‘ineffective’ because of delays…

Tuesday’s front pages continue coverage of the ousting of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad including the UK suspending Syrian asylum claims.

In domestic news, the stabbing death of a young London girl features on several tabloid front pages, as well as the sacking of a Premier League referee. 

The back pages continue Premier League coverage.

Summary of The Guardian Newspaper The Guardian front page this morning – summarisedExclusive: The Guardian gains access to Sednaya jail, where prisoners are rumoured to…

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Summary of the Independent Newspaper The Independent front page this morning – summarised The front page of The Independent continues its coverage of Assad’s fall.…

Summary of Metro Newspaper Metro front page this morning – summarisedThe Metro front page leads on the stabbing death of a London girl.Elianne Andam was…

‘What does AI mean?’: Amazon reveals UK’s most asked Alexa questions of 2024 From football to food to Taylor Swift, many of the most common…

THE number of new homes completed in the north during 2024 looks set to fall to the lowest level in 65 years, according to a…