Today’s front page features a variety of stories. The Daily Telegraph’s main articles are about the situation in Ukraine, focusing on the shortage of ammunition on the front line. The headline quotes a Ukrainian military officer as saying, “There are Russian soldiers in sight, but there are no shells to fire at them.”
Metro is featuring the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with the headline “Two Years of Crazy.” This is a reference to “tyrant” President Vladimir Putin’s military campaign in Ukraine, which the paper says has killed at least 10,000 Ukrainians.
The i paper focuses on the UK’s relationship with Europe and quotes EU officials as saying a new Brexit deal could be “agreed with Labor”. The paper said that if the EU wins the next general election, it will “propose changes for Labor to reset trade deals”, adding that Labor also wants to forge closer ties with the EU. There’s also a box on the front page that says House Speaker Lindsay Hoyle is “clinging on to her job” even after apologizing for the Gaza vote.
The Guardian article states that research shows that seeing the same GP every week can “reduce workload and improve health outcomes”. It also includes a photo of a Palestinian family who say the killing of their son by Israeli forces was an “execution.” The front page also mentions the Speaker of the House of Commons, Lindsay Hoyle, who is engaged in “fight after fight over the Gaza debate”.
Some newspapers focused on the pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside the British Parliament on Wednesday. The Daily Mail said a message of “genocide” had been sent to Big Ben, adding that Jewish leaders had reacted “with outrage” to the footage. The cover features a large photo of Taylor Swift and notes that the V&A is looking to hire a “Taylor Swift expert.”
The Daily Express also focused on pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Wednesday, asking why police had not stopped “anti-Semitic slurs” being sent towards the building.
The Times led with the headline ‘The fake tears and tricks of charity fundraisers’, with the UK’s fundraising watchdog following the Times investigation into door-to-door pressure selling techniques used by children’s charities. It is reported that it has started. There are also reports that Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said Parliament will not succumb to “blackmail”.
The Financial Times has two big technology stories on its front page. The main story concerns chipmaker Nvidia, whose soaring profits have seen its stock market rise, increasing its value by 205 billion pounds ($260 billion) in the process. Google also reportedly temporarily suspended its artificial intelligence model Gemini after backlash over how it represented different ethnicities and genders.
The Daily Mirror has published an image of Roger Clarke speaking out for the first time after being jailed for smuggling £1m of cocaine on a cruise ship. The title of this story is “My Regrets”.
The Daily Star has several dog-related articles and calls them “Rough Justice.” The first is about US President Joe Biden’s dog Commander, who was kept in a kennel after biting a Secret Service team 24 times in nine months. The second is about the “world’s oldest hunting dog,” a title that has now been revoked.
And finally, The Sun published a photo of singer Ellie Goulding and a surfing instructor with the headline: “Ellie marries a surf geek.”
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