‘UK Gaza protests going ahead’ and ‘Romp in Peace, Jilly’
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The UK’s Gaza protests are “going ahead today on anniversary of October 7 massacre” writes The i Paper, acknowledging the two years since Hamas attacked Israel. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has denounced the protests as “unpatriotic”. Elsewhere, author Jilly Cooper’s death is marked with a tribute to the “Queen of the bonkbuster” by The i.
The Times also goes with “PM’s anger at student protests on October 7” for its top story. The prime minister has written an editorial in the paper. He is paraphrased by the paper as warning that Britain had “become indifferent to antisemitism, posing a threat to the nation and its values”. Meanwhile the “Tories promise stop-and-search blitz in crime hotspots”. The paper also includes a snap of Jilly Cooper in tribute to the author.
There is “hope in hell” writes the Daily Mirror as Hamas and Israel “opened talks” on a ceasefire “but Gaza continued to be pounded in some of the war’s deadliest strikes”. The Mirror “watched from the border as bombs ripped into Gaza City, reducing large parts of it to rubble and prolonging the misery for thousands of innocent citizens”. A tribute to “the one and only Jilly” also makes its front page.
It is a warning from nurses that “Labour’s new visa rules put NHS at risk” that tops The Guardian. Also on its front, “tax authorities examine finances of [Nigel] Farage ally” George Cottrell. The British businessman’s lawyers told the Guardian he was “not aware” of any “probe or inquiry” by HMRC or other authorities. The paper also includes coverage of one hostage’s brother who “waits in torment” for his release, telling the paper “I hear him screaming.”
The Sun’s wish is for Jilly Cooper to “Romp in Peace” after her death in a fall. Its front page is splashed with a photo of the author in a blue suit and pearls. Singer Taylor Swift also makes its front page dressed as a showgirl, as the sales of her album are said to be “red-hot”. The tabloid also notes “fury at October 7 ‘hate rallies'”, saying pro-Palestine groups have “sparked disgust” by organising rallies on the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel.
“Time to call your lawyer!” headlines Metro as police “dismantle huge phone theft gang”. The “kingpins” had smuggled up to 40% of all “snatched” London handsets to China. A tribute to Jilly Cooper also features on Metro’s front as a super-fan says her stories were an “antidote to real life”.
The Daily Mail leads with “biggest phone gang smashed” as police “swooped on 28 homes” in the “dead of night” to arrest phone thieves. Queen Camilla’s tribute to Jilly Cooper also tops the paper who has said “may her hereafter be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs”.
The Telegraph reports MI5 were “kept in dark in China spy trial fiasco” and now have been “blindsided” by the collapse of the case alongside Home Office officials. In other front page news for The Telegraph, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick has said he will “sack activist judges to tackle pro-migrant bias”. A portrait of Jilly Cooper also graces the front page of The Telegraph.
OpenAI “targets 10% chunk of AMD through multibillion-dollar chip deal” writes the Financial Times. The company that created Chat-GPT has sealed the deal with the US microchip maker. Also on its front page, “Britain becomes Chinese electric car maker BYD’s largest overseas market”.
The Daily Star says “AI can solve Maddie mystery” quoting an investigator who tells the paper that “robot detectives may crack case” of Madeleine McCann. And it highlights the Queen’s tribute to “legend” Jilly Cooper.
The top story for the Daily Express is “Tories pledge blitz on ‘scumbag’ store thieves”. More “career criminals will be jailed” under plans by the Conservative party to “force police to build stronger cases against shoplifters”.
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