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Explosion at military weapons factory in south Wales An explosion has occurred at an arms factory run by the largest…

Why was ‘Britain’s strictest school’ allowed to ban Muslim prayer? A High Court judge has ruled that a prayer ban…

Wednesday’s newspaper front pages feature a variety of stories, with no strong lead dominating the papers. There are a few hot topics, mostly domestic stories, splashed across several papers. 

For a couple of the right-leaning tabloids, the news that a Muslim pupil has lost a High Court challenge brought against her school in North London, over a ban on prayer rituals, is celebrated on the front splashes. 

The planned smoking ban, which passed its first hurdle in the Commons yesterday, is also reported on. Some papers look at the health benefits of a smoking ban, others report on it being “un-conservative.” Several papers pick up on the 165 Tory MPs who abstained from voting – suggesting PM Rishi Sunak’s party is fracturing. 

Elsewhere, there’s room for more UK and international political stories including the ongoing Middle East crisis and US inflation.

A massive fire has broken out at an Evri warehouse in Bristol, sending thick smoke billowing into the air and engulfing the entire building. The blaze, which started earlier today in Avonmouth, has also spread to a nearby car in the parking lot, creating a scene of chaos and destruction.

Proposed Mega-Resort Development in Balloch Faces Environmental Concerns and Opposition Plans for a massive resort development near the village of…

Inside the London Underground’s hidden tunnels where you can spy on commuters This major London underground station has a catacomb…

Huge chunk of UK to be hit by winds up to 55mph for 15 hours After a wet and windy…

The UK’s shortest-serving PM Liz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump to win this year’s US election, saying the “world was safer” when he was in the White House. The former prime minister said the world was “on the cusp of very, very strong conflict” and needed “a strong America more than ever”.

Most of Monday’s front pages report on Israel’s possible response to Iran’s attack on its territory. It’s the first time Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel. Reports say 99% of Iran’s launched missiles were intercepted or shot down. The attack was in retaliation for an Israeli strike on a consulate building in Damascus. 

Olivia Patterson, a brave six-year-old girl from Riccall, North Yorkshire, is being hailed as a hero after she saved her family from a devastating house fire. The young girl was playing outside with a friend when she noticed smoke coming from her family’s semi-detached home.