The Guardian – Time for UK to turn corner on Brexit, says Starmer
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to “turn a corner on Brexit” and rebuild productive relationships with EU member states ahead of a visit to Germany, The Guardian reports. Elsewhere the newly released promotional image announcing Oasis are to reunite for a UK and Ireland tour in 2025 makes the front page.
Further down the page is an article reporting the British Medical Association has said vapes should only be sold from “behind the counter,” like cigarettes and not be on display in shops.
The UN has said its ability to function in Gaza is being crippled by Israeli evacuation orders, which have come days before a critical vaccine rollout plan to stop a polio outbreak – that’s another front-page story for the Guardian.
Keir Starmer vows to ‘turn a corner on Brexit’ before Germany trip
Keir Starmer has promised to “turn a corner on Brexit” and rebuild productive relationships with EU member states in advance of a flying visit to Berlin for talks with the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, expected to focus on defence and trade.
The prime minister said the trip was part of wider efforts to restore the “broken relationships” with European neighbours left by the last government.
It was, he added, a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to reset our relationship” with Europe.
Starmer, who will head on to Paris on Wednesday to see Emmanuel Macron and attend the opening of the Paris Paralympics, will also meet German business leaders and the German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in a stopover lasting less than 18 hours.
Oasis reunion confirmed for UK and Ireland tour in 2025
Rock’s biggest will-they-won’t-they finally has an answer: Oasis have announced that they will reunite for a 14-date tour of the UK and Ireland in 2025.
They will not, however, be headlining Glastonbury festival as was rumoured over the weekend, nor playing 10 dates at Wembley and the Etihad Stadium respectively.
Instead, the concerts will take place in July and August, at stadiums in Cardiff, London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin. Tickets go on sale at 9am on 31 August, with prices to be revealed on the day.
Vapes should be sold behind the counter like cigarettes, says BMA
Vapes should only be sold from “behind the counter”, like cigarettes, and not be on display in shops, according to the British Medical Association.
In a report published on Wednesday, the doctors’ union called on ministers to introduce legislation to tackle the “growing epidemic” of vaping in the UK.
According to recent analysis by Action on Smoking and Health (Ash) 5.6 million adults in Britain vape, about 11% of the adult population. Vape use among children and young people has increased almost six-fold in the last decade, with 7.6% of 11-17 year olds now vaping, either regularly or occasionally, compared with 1.3% in 2014.
Vapes can help some people stop smoking, but they are not risk-free. Last year, the World Health Organization called for “urgent action” to protect children from e-cigarettes. Vaping can lead to nicotine addiction, while some devices have been found to contain other harmful substances, such as lead, or even spiked with the synthetic drug spice.
Gaza polio vaccine rollout hindered by Israeli evacuation orders, says UN
The UN has said its ability to function in Gaza is being crippled by a flurry of Israeli evacuation orders, forcing Palestinians into ever smaller and more remote areas, days before a critical effort to contain a polio outbreak.
Aid workers warn that without a humanitarian pause, a vaccination drive due to begin this weekend could fail to reach enough children to stop the spread of the virus, which was detected there this month for the first time in 25 years. A baby has already been partly paralysed by the disease, and health experts have warned it could spread rapidly given the terrible sanitation and overcrowding in camps for Gaza’s exhausted, displaced population.
“One thing for sure is that it’s almost impossible to lead a polio vaccination campaign at scale in an active combat zone,” said Jonathan Crickx, a spokesperson in the region for the UN child welfare agency, Unicef.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 28 August 2024.
Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages cover Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s speech in the rose garden at Downing Street, where he warned the public that the October budget would be “painful” as they need to plug a £22bn “black hole” in public finances.
Other papers lead on Starmer’s trip to Europe where the British prime minister aims to ‘reset’ relations and turn a corner on Brexit. “We must turn a corner on Brexit and fix the broken relationships left behind by the previous government,” he said.
News of the Oasis reunion tour is featured on the front page of most newspapers, as the band announced they will tour the UK and Ireland in 2025.
