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Editorial 08.11.24
Much of Friday’s tabloid coverage regards recent comments made by Prince William – who spoke candidly about the difficult year his family have faced following his wife’s cancer diagnosis.
The broadsheets continue political coverage on their front pages with the latest analysis from the US election as well as some domestic political news creeping back onto the front splashes.
The Daily Mirror leads with William’s quote “It’s been brutal” as he reflected on the cancer diagnoses of both his wife Princess Kate and father King Charles. “I’m so proud of my wife and my father but it has been the hardest year of my life…” he adds.
The Sun highlights the same sentiment with the headline “It’s been the hardest year of my life”.
The Daily Mail reports on Prince William’s “brutal year” and features an image of William and Kate with their daughter Princess Charlotte.
The Express says also leads with the royal news. The front page says an ‘emotional’ William opened up about his family’s tough year following Kate’s cancer battle.
The Daily Telegraph features a picture of Trump’s youngest child Barron Trump alongside Nigel Farage. The paper says the teenager helped his father woo “the bro vote.”
The FT highlights outgoing President Joe Biden’s call for national unity after Trump’s victory calling on Americans to “bring down the temperature” just as his own party “turned its ire” on him over the defeat of their candidate, Vice-President Kamala Harris, the paper says.
The Times lead article says Trump is eyeing up a “quick start with tariffs and tax cuts”. The paper says his goal of “re-ordering” the global economic order already has America’s trading partners across Europe and Asia frantically drawing up contingency plans on how to respond.
The i claims Trump “could threaten to hold back intelligence” from the UK according to British “security sources”. He could do so as a “bargaining chip” to “pressure the UK on key policy issues such as [the] Russia-Ukraine war”, the paper says.
The Guardian picks up on Biden’s pledge for a peaceful transition whilst highlighting Putin’s congratulations to Trump. The paper says Putin called Trump a “courageous man”.
The Daily Telegraph leads on a warning from the Bank of England that Britain is “facing a fresh rise in inflation” after what the paper calls Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s “tax-and-spend Budget”.
The FT says the Bank’s decision to cut interest rates is evidence of caution as the new government’s first Budget “fuels inflation fears.”
Simon Harris, is to request the dissolution of the Dáil from President Michael D. Higgins, paving the way for Ireland’s next general election.
Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Donald Trump on his recent election victory, praising him as a “courageous man” during a speech in Sochi. Putin noted that Trump was “hounded from
Jerome Powell, the head of the US Federal Reserve, dismissed speculation that former President Donald Trump could remove him from his position when he returns to office in January 2025.
Argentinian authorities have charged three individuals in connection with the death of Liam Payne. Among those charged is a person who accompanied Payne at the hotel, and a hotel employee
The Israeli parliament has passed a law allowing the government to deport family members of individuals convicted of terrorism, including Israeli citizens. The legislation applies to immediate relatives, such as
Cuba is working to restore power following a nationwide blackout caused by Hurricane Rafael. The storm, packing winds of up to 185 km/h (115 mph), left much of the country
Goldman Sachs has cut its growth forecasts for the UK and the eurozone following Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States.
Official data on Thursday showed China's exports soared in October and its trade surplus ballooned, just days after Trump won the US election with vows to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese imports.
Senior economics lecturer Renaud Foucart argues that Trump’s threat to introduce more tariffs on goods coming into the US is in some ways a continuation of Biden’s approach, and the problems in the global economy go far beyond Trump’s protectionism.
China, after decades of mostly export-based growth, must now deal with massive problems of industrial overcapacity. The country is now trying to encourage more domestic consumption and to diversify its trading partners.
Europe, despite a very tight budget constraint, spends a lot of money in the subsidy race … All those subsidies are hurting the world economy and could have easily financed urgent needs such as the electrification of the entire African continent with solar panels and batteries.
Excess heat from London’s Underground will power iconic buildings in a new £1bn net zero scheme.
This low-carbon network will soon channel excess heat from the Underground to power several sites in central London, namely Downing Street and the National Gallery.
This comes following last week’s Budget, in which chancellor Rachel Reeves announced significant investments in green energy, including a £2bn pour into UK’s hydrogen schemes.
The initiative was recently launched by Hemiko and Vital Energi, who have partnered to transform Westminster’s heating infrastructure, marking a major step in the UK’s journey towards net zero.
The average home in Britain will be £84,000 more valuable in five years’ time, according to a new forecast, but London house prices will grow slower than anywhere else in the UK.
Real estate giant Savills has said it expects the typical property value to reach £442,000 by the end of the period to 2029, up from £358,000 currently.
In 2025, house prices are predicted to increase by four per cent, or £14,500, on average.
However, according to figures released by JLL, house prices will rise by 20 per cent in the five years to 2029 with the firm citing that lower mortgage rates will bring buyers back to the market.
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