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What the papers say – May 30

What the papers say – May 30

What the papers say – May 30

30 May 2023

The fallout from Phillip Schofield’s This Morning departure continues to feature heavily on the front pages.


Government looks to tidy up guidance on recycling

Government looks to tidy up guidance on recycling

Government looks to tidy up guidance on recycling

30 May 2023

People will be asked to be more selective in what they send to recycling centres.


‘Enough is enough’ – Mother of dog attack victim calls for change in the law

‘Enough is enough’ – Mother of dog attack victim calls for change in the law

‘Enough is enough’ – Mother of dog attack victim calls for change in the law

30 May 2023

Emma Whitfield is demanding action after her 10-year-old son Jack Lis was killed by an XL Bully.


Covid inquiry legal battle looms over Johnson WhatsApp requests

Covid inquiry legal battle looms over Johnson WhatsApp requests

Covid inquiry legal battle looms over Johnson WhatsApp requests

29 May 2023

Ministers could be set for a legal row with the Covid Inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages belonging to Boris Johnson.


Sunak defends Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford ahead of planned protests

Sunak defends Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford ahead of planned protests

Sunak defends Kathleen Stock talk at Oxford ahead of planned protests

29 May 2023

The Oxford University LGBTQ+ society is due to stage a protest outside the address by the academic over her views on gender identity.


Covid lab leak should not be ruled out, says Chinese scientist

Covid lab leak should not be ruled out, says Chinese scientist

Covid lab leak should not be ruled out, says Chinese scientist

29 May 2023

The view of virologist and immunologist Professor George Gao is in stark contrast to that of the Chinese government.


Eamonn Holmes alleges ‘total cover-up’ at ITV over Phillip Schofield affair

Eamonn Holmes alleges ‘total cover-up’ at ITV over Phillip Schofield affair

Eamonn Holmes alleges ‘total cover-up’ at ITV over Phillip Schofield affair

29 May 2023

Schofield resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to the ‘unwise, but not illegal’ affair.


Comedians back campaign against Lake Windermere sewage pollution

Comedians back campaign against Lake Windermere sewage pollution

Comedians back campaign against Lake Windermere sewage pollution

29 May 2023

Steve Coogan, Lee Mack and Paul Whitehouse joined a Save Windermere campaign rally in Cumbria.


Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

Land value reforms among Labour plans to tackle housing crisis

29 May 2023

The plan would introduce reforms of how land is valued under compulsory purchase orders.


Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

Eamonn Holmes accuses former colleague Phillip Schofield of ‘toxicity’

29 May 2023

Holmes previously presented This Morning on Fridays with wife Ruth Langsford.


Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

Jeremy Paxman ‘looking forward to watching University Challenge at home’

29 May 2023

The broadcaster will be replaced as host by journalist and broadcaster Amol Rajan after 29 years.


More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

More time needed to fill gap left if Met cuts mental health response – RCP chief

29 May 2023

Sir Mark Rowley has written to health and social care services to say police will no longer attend after August 31 unless there is a threat to life.


Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

Briton dies ‘after being struck by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece’

29 May 2023

The Port Authority of Rhodes confirmed to the PA news agency the man was 26 and a British national.


UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

UK condemns ‘appalling’ Ugandan anti-gay legislation

29 May 2023

The Government has condemned Uganda’s anti-gay legislation legislation, calling it ‘appalling’ and ‘deeply discriminatory’.


Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

Search for Disappeared victims of Troubles ‘will never stop until remains found’

29 May 2023

Ireland’s Justice Minister Simon Harris was visiting a remote bog in Co Monaghan where a dig for missing teenager Columba McVeigh is ongoing.


Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

Stormzy: ‘The greatest music on Earth is coming out of Africa’

29 May 2023

The rapper said he would tell his children he was ‘part time’ in this culture.


Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

Tuesday set to be hottest day of the year so far as temperatures reach 25C

29 May 2023

It comes after Sunday broke Saturday’s record for the warmest day, with Plymouth seeing 24.4C.


Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

Ministers to crack down on vape advertising ‘targeted at children’

29 May 2023

The government has pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England.


Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

Reverend Richard Coles on BBC: ‘I felt rather hurtled towards the exit’

29 May 2023

He had presented Radio 4’s Saturday Live for 12 years.


Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

Tories need to win over ‘shy capitalist’ millennials, says new report

29 May 2023

Hope for the Conservatives lies in understanding and not ignoring the priorities of millennials, the report by think tank Onward suggests.


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