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Newspaper headlines: School ‘defects’ probe ordered and ‘young adults too sick to work’ – Subrang Safar: Your Journey Through Colors, Fashion, and Lifestyle
The Guardian leads with ministers ordering safety inspections of a group of post-war school buildings amid fears of defects in thousands of schools. After months of delays, contractors have finally been appointed to investigate the buildings, the newspaper reports. The front page image is of the crashed Jeju Air plane that killed 179 people.
The death of former US President Jimmy Carter was announced too late on Sunday for many papers to reflect it in their early editions – but the Times’s quick-acting editors were forced to post a photo marking his passing and A worthy story gets front page space. The paper goes on to say that its headline labels “increasing numbers” of young women who are more likely to be out of work due to illness than to care for children.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the government wants to make the national curriculum more “diversified” to “refresh” what is taught in schools. The broadsheet highlights the aims of the review to reflect “the diversity of our society”. Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said that “very few” businesses want to invest in Sir Keir Starmer’s Britain.
Voters do not believe the prime minister can help ease the inflation crisis within the next year, reports i. It says 62 per cent of the public do not think the government can handle the cost of living, according to a survey of 2,019 adults across the UK. Liverpool players are pictured celebrating after their 5-0 win over West Ham United, extending their lead in the Premier League to eight points.
“Beware the dangers of weight loss drugs bought online” is the Daily Express headline as experts urge people to think twice about buying weight loss drugs from unregulated sellers. The newspaper writes that criminals “go to great lengths” to make online stores look authentic – but they can put out fake or toxic products, according to the UK’s medicines regulator. A smiling Princess of Wales is also pictured in green as the Daily Express hails her as “the perfect ambassador for our nation”.
The Daily Mirror says a majority of Britons in a poll back a campaign to stop “cosmetic surgery cowboys”. Its front page pictures Samantha Luger, who it writes is smeared with dodgy fillers. At the top of the page, Louise Munchin, Joel Dummett and Rob Beckett say they are “fighting fit” ahead of the Gladiators celebrity special, which will air on BBC One on New Year’s Day.
The Daily Mail writes that council staff have been allowed to “work from the beach” more than 2,000 times since the pandemic. The paper notes that a council worker is logging in from Ibiza.
Actress Michelle Keegan and Mark Wright are expecting their first child, The Sun reports, with the actress holding her bump. “Michelle and Mark have wanted this for a long time, they’ve never been happier,” a friend told the paper.
The Daily Star has put Vladimir Putin’s face on a snowman as it reports Britain will be colder than Moscow in the coming days. Weather warnings for rain, snow and winds of up to 70mph have been issued for parts of the UK on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The Star writes that the winter will be the worst for 12 years.
The Financial Times writes that defaults on US credit card loans have reached their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis. A second Broadsheet story reported that private equity firms and pension funds are betting on Britain’s rental housing with investors “favoring more and more single-family homes on large blocks of flats” – In the hope that they will attract more stable tenants and because housing is easier to build. planning system.
