The Metro – ‘Golf ace’s mile-high rampage’
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The Metro – ‘Golf ace’s mile-high rampage’
The Metro leads with the trial of Ryder cup golfer Thorbjorn Olesen. It writes that a court has heard the golfer sexually assaulted a woman on a plane as he binged on drink and pills while partying with other stars.
Today's Headlines
Metro – Our fresh sorrow
Front page summary Metro – Our fresh sorrow The Metro leads with the news 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in the Hainault sword attack yesterday, went to a school also attended by Nottingham attack victim Grace O’Malley-Kumar. Daniel was a pupil at private school Bancroft’s in Woodford Green, the same school in east London attended by Grace O’Malley-Kumar, a medical student who was murdered in a knife attack in Nottingham last summer. In a
Metro – Courage of sword cops
Front page summary Metro – Courage of sword cops The Metro says two police officers were injured as they attempted to tackle a man armed with a sword following a deadly attack in which a 14-year-old boy was killed. The Metropolitan Police confirmed a 36-year-old man remains in hospital after he was arrested 22 minutes following the first 999 call. He suffered injuries when his van collided with a building, meaning police have been unable
Metro – SNP crisis: You’ve only got Yousaf to blame
Front page summary Metro – SNP crisis: You’ve only got Yousaf to blame The Metro leads on the resignation of Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf, saying he quit “in tears” on Monday. He has seen his authority crumble in the days since he announced his government would withdraw from a political partnership with the Scottish Greens. Mr Yousaf, 39, explained his decision to call time on his leadership in a statement at the first minister’s
Metro – Prices coming a cropper
Front page summary Metro – Prices coming a cropper The Metro says beer, bread, and biscuit prices are expected to rise because of a poorer-than-usual harvest of wheat, barley, and oats, caused by a wet autumn and winter. The paper says forecasts suggest production of wheat, barley, oats, and oilseed rape could fall by 17.5% on last year, and notes that it comes just as prices are beginning to fall after the inflation of recent
Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned
Front page summary Metro – Weinstein sensation: rape conviction overturned The Metro leads on the overturning of one of disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein’s rape convictions. A New York appeals court said prosecutors in the pivotal #MeToo case called witnesses whose accusations were not part of the charges against him. The paper points out the disgraced Hollywood mogul will remain in prison. He was separately convicted of rape in LA. A second front page leads
Metro – End of the line for failing train firms
Front page summary Metro – End of the line for failing train firms Labour has pledged it will nationalise the railways should the party prevail at the next election, Metro reports. Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh told the paper the “current model doesn’t work for anyone”. The plan would see a Great British Railways body take over each existing franchise as its contract ends. The front page is dedicated to the story. Metro – Let