‘UK Gaza protests going ahead’ and ‘Romp in Peace, Jilly’
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Britain’s Gaza protests “proceed today on the anniversary of the 7 October massacre”, writes the i article, acknowledging two years since Hamas attacked Israel. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer condemned the protests as “unpatriotic”. Elsewhere, the death of author Jilly Cooper was marked by a tribute to the “Queen of Bonkbuster” by i.
The Times also goes with “PM’s Anger at Student Protests on October 7” for its best story. The Prime Minister wrote an editorial in the article. It is described in the article as a warning that Britain’s “indifference to anti-Semitism poses a threat to the nation and its values”. Meanwhile “Tories promise Stop and Search Blitz at Crime Hotspots”. The article also includes a flutter from Jilly Cooper in praise of the author.
“Hope in Hell” writes the daily Mirror that Hamas and Israel “opened talks on a ceasefire,” but Gaza continued to be pummeled in some of the deadliest strikes of the war. The Mirror “watched from the border as bombs ripped into Gaza City, reducing large sections of it to rubble and prolonging the misery for thousands of innocent citizens”. A tribute to “The One and Only Jilly” also makes the front page.
“Labor’s new visa rules put the NHS at risk” is a warning from nurses, who heads the Guardian. Also in front of it, “tax authorities [Nigel] Farage ally “George Cottrell. Lawyers for the British businessman told the Guardian he was “not aware” of any “investigation or inquiry” by HMRC or other authorities. The article also includes coverage of his brother, who is “waiting torture” for his release, telling the article, “I hear him screaming.”
The Sun’s wish is for Jilly Cooper to “drown in peace” after her death in an autumn. Its front page is splashed with a photo of the author in a blue suit and pearls. Singer Taylor Swift is dressing her front page as a showgirl as her album reportedly sells out to “Red-Shot.” The tabloid also notes “Fury on October 7”, “Hate rallies on October 7”, saying Hamas is causing “disgust” by holding rallies on the two-year anniversary of the Israeli attack.
“Time to call your lawyer!” Headlines like “Police dismantle major phone theft ring” subway. “Kingpins” smuggled up to 40% of London phones “closed” to China. In a tribute to Jilly Cooper, a superfan on Metro’s front says her stories are “the antidote to real life”.
Police went from “28 houses” to “28 houses” in “Dead of Night” to arrest phone thieves, Daily Mail reported. Queen Camilla’s tribute to Jilly Cooper tops the article, saying “may the afterlife be filled with impossibly handsome men and devoted dogs”.
The Telegraph reported that MI5 was “kept in the dark over the China spy trial fiasco” and is now “blindsided” by the collapse of the case alongside home office officials. In other front pages for the Telegraph, Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick said he would “sack activist judges to tackle pro-immigrant bias”. A portrait of Jilly Cooper also graces the front page of the telegraph.
Openai “targets 10% stake in AMD with multibillion-dollar chip deal,” writes the Financial Times. The company that created CHAT-GPT signed the agreement with the US microchip manufacturer. Also on its front page: “Britain becomes Chinese electric car maker Byd’s biggest overseas market”.
The Daily Star calls the article “AI Could Solve the Maddie Mystery,” quoting a researcher who said Madeleine McCann could “Crack Robot Detectives.” And it highlights the Queen’s praise for the “legendary” Jilly Cooper.
Top story for the Daily Express is “Tories Hostage Blitz ‘Scumbag’ shoplifters”. More career criminals will be jailed under plans by the Conservative party to “force police to build stronger cases against burglaries”.
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