On Monday 20 January David Lammy has praised the incoming president’s “incredible grace” and “generosity” just hours before Mr Trump is sworn in for a second time. The Foreign Secretary is hoping that Mr Trump (and the rest of us) will forget the comments he made in 2018, calling the president-elect aContinue reading “Inauguration of Donald Trump”
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In the news, the second half of August 2024
Friday August 16 GPs next in line for cash handout from Starmer Doctors are demanding an 11 per cent funding rise in the hope of receiving a pay rise similar to Sir Keir Starmer’s bumper offer to train drivers. Leaked letters reveal that the Government has awarded them an above inflation boost of 7.4 perContinue reading “In the news, the second half of August 2024”
The day Lebanese citizens had been dreading
Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon after detecting ‘large-scale attack’ Hezbollah’s attack against Israel consisted of 320 rockets. CREDIT: JALAA MAREY/AFP The day Lebanese citizens had been dreading finally arrived By Olivia Acland in Beirut For weeks, we had been bracing ourselves for what happened on Sunday morning. Hezbollah, a Lebanese militia group and political party,Continue reading “The day Lebanese citizens had been dreading”
Newsfacts for the second half of July 2024
July 15 – 17 See: Interesting facts getting the Frontpage from July 11-17, 2024 July 17 Truss hits out at civil servants over ‘personal’ King’s Speech ‘attack’ on her mini-Budget Liz Truss has attacked civil servants who described her mini-budget as “disastrous” in official briefing notes for the King’s Speech. The former Prime Minister has writtenContinue reading “Newsfacts for the second half of July 2024”
The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight
Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried onContinue reading “The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight”
In the News for the Fourth week of November 2023
Looking at what happened in the fourth week of November 2023
Telegraph Frontpage for Monday 2023 June 05
By Daniel Hardaker A major study declares that lockdown measures were a “policy failure of gigantic proportions”. Meanwhile, Camilla Tominey claims Prince Harry cannot win in his war against the media. Lockdown benefits ‘a drop in the bucket compared to the costs’, study finds Scientists from Johns Hopkins University and Lund University will today releaseContinue reading “Telegraph Frontpage for Monday 2023 June 05”
The Telegraph Frontpage for the Pentecost weekend of May 2023
Jeremy Hunt has said he is comfortable with Britain falling into a recession if it is necessary to defeat inflation, days after the IMF said Britain would avoid a downturn. Jeremy Hunt will accept a recession if it brings down inflation The Chancellor said he would back the Bank of England in raising interest ratesContinue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage for the Pentecost weekend of May 2023”
The New York Times looking at the 4th week of May 2023
Gail Collins and Bret Stephens The Republican Presidential Plot Is Thickening Tim Scott and Ron DeSantis are on the near horizon. Ezra Klein Liberals Are Persuading Themselves of a Debt Ceiling Plan That Won’t Work The limit Congress imposes is dumb, but Biden can’t just wave it away. Andrew Tate Thought He Was Above theContinue reading “The New York Times looking at the 4th week of May 2023”
The Telegraph Frontpage Tuesday 2023 May 23
Madeleine McCann detectives to search reservoir German police looking for Madeleine McCann’s body are set to begin a major search of a remote Algarve reservoir that suspect Christian Brueckner previously visited. Scotland Yard detectives are understood to have travelled to the area, but will only have a “watching brief”, report Gerard Couzens and Martin Evans.Continue reading “The Telegraph Frontpage Tuesday 2023 May 23”
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