‘Apocalypse’ LA and ‘Reeves faces extra tax rises’
The main image on the front page of The Guardian was the tragic image of a large house in Los Angeles completely engulfed in flames. The newspaper stated that the fast-spreading wildfires have swept through several neighborhoods in Los Angeles, killing at least two people and destroying more than 1,000 buildings. The newspaper said about 70,000 people were ordered to evacuate. A second report from The Guardian alleges that Meta has decided to cut its fact-checking staff, putting the tech giant on a collision course with lawmakers in the UK and EU, according to experts.
The Daily Telegraph reported that the government was forced to intervene to stabilize financial markets amid “growing concerns about the impact of Rachel Reeves’ budget and soaring borrowing costs” and that “the Treasury stepped in to stem the market chaos” made headlines in the Daily Telegraph. A striking image on the front page showed a baby being born on a migrant dinghy crossing the coast of West Africa and the island of Lanzarote. Both the boy and mother are reported to be in good health. Piers Morgan has also exited Rupert Murdoch’s media empire, the newspaper reported.
The i said the chancellor faced additional tax increases or cuts to public services as Britain’s “borrowing costs turn toxic”. Economists are warning the Treasury that the UK is being hit by a “toxic mix” of factors, the newspaper wrote. But the Treasury said it had an “iron grip” on finances. Also on the cover, Reeves stands in front of the Chinese flag, and I wrote that the Prime Minister will put “economics before human rights” when he visits Beijing this week.
The Daily Mail also reported that the chancellor has drawn up contingency plans for emergency spending cuts or tax increases as the government’s borrowing costs soar. Economists said the surge in interest rates could leave the Treasury facing an increase of £10bn a year in debt interest payments, the newspaper said. The newspaper reported that Treasury sources acknowledged that Ms Reeves may be forced to take action in March if skeptical financial markets continue to raise borrowing costs. At the top of the page, flames engulf a Los Angeles neighborhood. The newspaper likened it to “the end of the world”, with “stars fleeing their burning homes”.
European leaders have warned Donald Trump not to interfere with the continent’s borders, the Financial Times first reported, a day after the US president-elect refused to rule out seizing Greenland by force. The broadsheet quoted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as saying the borders must not be moved by force, while France’s foreign minister said the EU would not let another country attack its borders. A second report from the newspaper said Lloyds Banking Group would allow Halifax, Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland customers to use any branch of those brands, adding to union fears that Lloyds is preparing to close hundreds of branches and layoffs.
The Times interviewed Trump’s incoming counterterrorism chief, who said Britain must bring back British members of the “Islamic State” held in prison camps in Syria. Sebastian Gorka told the newspaper that Britain must live up to its “commitments”. The Times observed that his intervention will attract attention from Downing Street and is the latest signal that the Trump administration will take a “tougher approach against US allies”.
The Metro’s headline read “Groomed by gangs… butchered on bus at 14:00” as the mother of a boy stabbed to death in south-east London was interviewed by the newspaper. Mary Bokassa told the newspaper that her son Kayon was being exploited by gangs. The 14-year-old was killed while riding a bus in Woolwich on Tuesday.
The Daily Express quoted the person responsible for a review criticizing Labor for its three-year delay on social security reform. Sir Andrew Dearnot said waiting times were “inappropriately” long and would cost millions more people. Proposals for long-term funding for social care are unlikely to be delivered before 2028. Pictured here is the Princess of Wales, who turns 43 today and is celebrating a “quiet birthday” this year after a “brutal” year.
The Daily Mirror chose a similar headline to cover Kellyanne’s death. There were concerns “that he was being deliberately targeted in a tit-for-tat war,” the report read. Also on the front lines is Coleen Rooney, who said her relationship with husband Wayne is stronger than ever.
“Cheryl stalked by killer,” according to The Sun , reports claim the singer is being stalked by a convicted killer. Daniel Bannister, 49, who was jailed in 2012 on a separate manslaughter charge, admitted breaching a restraining order by trying to contact the star, the newspaper said. Sir Keir Starmer also appeared in The Sun’s report that Labor was accused of being “in turmoil” over the public rape gang inquiry. It comes after Labor MPs voted down an attempt by the Conservatives to formally call for a national inquiry.
The Daily Star imitated a man holding a knife and fork ready to dig up a Christmas tree. Belgians are being warned not to turn Christmas trees into food, the newspaper reported. A spokesman for the country’s federal food chain safety agency said: “There is no way to ensure that eating a Christmas tree is safe – for people or animals.”
The i is one of several newspapers analyzing the growing financial pressures facing the chancellor.
one expert panel told newspaper A “toxic mix” of stagnant growth, soaring debt loads and geopolitical tensions could derail her budget plans.
Ben Zaranko of the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) calls it an “intergenerational fiscal challenge”.
this Daily Mail says Rachel Reeves is working on options Emergency spending cuts or tax increases because she risks violating her own fiscal rules. “Treasury sources” acknowledged that Reeves could be forced to take action as soon as March if borrowing costs continue to rise, the report said.
There are currently at least six fires breaking out in Los Angeles, and five people have been confirmed dead.
The Times features a member of the incoming Trump administration calling on Britain to take back British members of the Islamic State group held in Syrian prisons.
Sebastian Gorka, the next U.S. counterterrorism chief, said acceptance would be the price of continuing a special relationship with the United States. this Paper identifies dozens of former ISIS supporters Those in trouble include Shamima Begum, who traveled to Syria in 2015 as a teenager.
this Financial Times reports on union concerns Lloyds Banking Group, which also owns Halifax and Bank of Scotland, is preparing to close hundreds of branches. The company said concerns were heightened by Lloyds Bank’s announcement that it would allow customers to use any of the brand’s branches.
It cited an internal memo which said the group needed to “improve the way it supports customers” while delivering the UK’s largest joint banking network. A union official told the newspaper that more than 200 branches and thousands of jobs were at risk.
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Cheryl was the victim of a stalking by a convicted killer, The Sun reports
Mary Bokassa said her 14-year-old son Kelyan was “groomed by gangs” before he was stabbed to death on a bus in south-east London. The newspaper’s editorial called for greater education about the dangers of gang culture and greater investment in youth services.
Her “horrible ordeal” is said to be continuing following the death of her ex-partner, One Direction star Liam Payne. The man has been returned to prison.
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