Yahoo News Recession is over with a bang - but will voters forgive the government for years of economic disappointment?
Britain is not just out of recession. It is out of recession with a bang.
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Sky NewsEconomic turning point could change course of Rishi Sunak's premiership
The Downing Street diary has an enormous red ring circled around Wednesday morning when the Office for National Statistics releases its monthly inflation data. The Politics at Jack and Sam's podcast discuss whether the prime minister can use this week to create an economic turning point. Rishi Sunak is hoping this will allow him to lay claim to what he hopes will be seen as one of his stronger economic achievements - holding down price rises after Liz Truss's premiership.
- HuffPost UK
Carol Vorderman Pulls Precisely Zero Punches As She Tears Into The Tories On Late Night Lycett
"Everything has turned to s***."
- The Telegraph
Has Russia’s diversion failed? - Ukraine: The Latest
Today, we discuss the latest from the battlefields of Ukraine and Russia, take a brief look at the implications of the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and talk to Foreign Correspondent Colin Freeman about his recent reporting tour in the Donbas.
- The Telegraph
The case against Israel has just collapsed
By rights, this should be the moment that the humanitarian case against Israel’s campaign in Gaza goes into terminal collapse. From now on, there can be no equivocation. Those who persist in opposing the war based on the number of civilian casualties are either ignorant or arguing in bad faith. Or both.
- The Independent
Trump in furious rant at Biden on Truth Social after ‘freezing’ on stage at NRA speech
‘Donald Trump doesn’t freeze,’ the ex-president claims
- Sky News
Iran president helicopter crash: The 'butcher of Tehran' had a fearsome reputation - and many will be fearing instability
Ebrahim Raisi was one of Iran's hardest of hardliners, a fanatical and absolute believer in the Iranian revolution and its mission. A man who launched the first direct attack on Israel in his country's history and a hardliner on whose watch hundreds of Iranians have been killed in the brutal repression of recent women-led protests, Mr Raisi had a huge amount of blood on his hands. Mr Raisi was personally involved in two of the darkest periods of Iranian repression.
- INSIDER
A boomer couple that was 'watching every single penny' they spent in the US moved to Portugal 2 years ago — and money isn't a concern for them in retirement anymore
Ann, 67, moved with her husband to Portugal after scraping together money to pay their expenses in the US. Their quality of life is much better now.
- HuffPost UK
'Richer Than The King': Kay Burley Lays Into 'Unelected' And 'Unpopular' Rishi Sunak
Paymaster general John Glen struggled when the Sky News host called out the PM's personal wealth.
- The Telegraph
‘I have never in my lifetime seen as much anger’: how Ireland’s migration system was overwhelmed
Pub landlord Brian Moore, 54, is busy with customers enjoying a late lunch before they head out into the sunshine.
- The Telegraph
Labour lead over Tories falls as economy recovers
Labour’s lead over the Tories has fallen as the public sees greater signs of economic recovery, according to a new poll.
- HuffPost
Local TV Station Catches Donald Trump In A Lie About 'Never Coming Back'
Minnesota's KSTP juxtaposed the former president's fresh denial to a reporter with what he actually said.
- CNN
Opinion: I changed my mind about the strength of the prosecution’s case against Donald Trump. Here’s why
The prosecution in Trump’s hush money trial made a significant error announcing they were resting their case after calling Michael Cohen as their final witness and not having a key witness to corroborate Cohen’s claims, writes attorney Stacy Schneider.
- The Telegraph
UK owes Caribbean nations £205bn in reparations, says Cambridge academic
Britain owes Caribbean nations more than £200 billion in slavery reparations, a leading academic has claimed.
- HuffPost
Jordan Klepper Pinpoints Exact Moment Donald Trump's MAGA Base Went All In On Russia
The "Daily Show" correspondent also highlighted the "darker question" when it comes to Republicans and Russia.
- Associated Press
Helicopter crash that killed Iran's president and others could reverberate across the Middle East
The helicopter crash in which Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and other officials were killed is likely to reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep. Tensions have never been higher than they were last month, when Iran under Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei launched hundreds of drones and ballistic missiles at Israel in response to an airstrike on an Iranian Consulate in Syria that killed two Iranian generals and five officers.
- The Telegraph
Rachel Reeves plotted 33pc pension tax raid on high earners
Rachel Reeves once campaigned to slash pension tax breaks for high earners.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Ends NRA Speech With ‘Horror’ Warning Set to Dramatic QAnon Music
Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesDonald Trump followed up his endorsement by the National Rifle Association on Saturday with a speech stoking fears of the government under Joe Biden “coming for your guns,” and a bizarre monologue set to dramatic music resembling a song favored by QAnon.Addressing thousands of members of the NRA at their annual meeting in Texas, the former president stuck to his usual talking points, hailing the reversal of Roe v. Wade as an “amazing thing,” comparing himself to Al Ca
- The Telegraph
Nicola Sturgeon: I was part of the problem on trans issues
Nicola Sturgeon has said she was “part of the problem” on transgender issues and this was partly why she stood down as first minister.
- The Telegraph
GB News blasts ‘terrifying’ attack on democracy as Ofcom threatens fine over Rishi Sunak show
GB News has accused Ofcom of a “terrifying” attack on democracy after the regulator threatened the broadcaster with a fine.
- Sky News
Ukraine launches 'co-ordinated strikes' against glide bomb Russian airbase - military source
Ukrainian forces have launched "co-ordinated strikes" against an airbase in southern Russia that is used to unleash glide bomb attacks on Ukraine, a military source has said. The operation, which took place overnight on Saturday, had "significantly reduced" Moscow's ability to use glide bombs against frontline Ukrainian positions, according to the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The Ukrainian military source claimed this would "seriously impact" a Russian attempt to advance on the battleground town of Chasiv Yar, in the east of Ukraine.