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UK Newspaper Headlines Today | Thursday, 23rd June, 2022

UK Newspaper Headlines Today | Thursday, 23rd June, 2022

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UK Newspaper Headlines Today is a detailed round-up of the main stories covered in the UK’s national newspapers – including a look at the front pages…
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The Metro front page
A number of the papers lead with news that the virus that causes polio has been discovered in the UK. “Nationwide polio alert” declares the Metro, as it warns parents to check their children are vaccinated after traces of the virus were found in Britain’s water system.
The i front page
The i reports that the discovery of polio has led health authorities to declare a national incident. Vaccine coverage for the virus has fallen in the past five years for babies, the paper notes.
Daily Mail front page
The Daily Mail says the virus is back in the UK for the first time in 40 years. It notes that experts repeatedly found samples of the virus at a waste water site.
Financial Times front page
In other news, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has defended the government’s decision to raise the basic state pension by 10%, saying the move is less inflationary than accepting calls for higher public sector pay, the Financial Times reports. The paper also notes that teaching unions have threatened to follow rail workers and go on strike over pay and have asked the education secretary for a 12% pay rise.
Reporting on the same pensions story, the Daily Express headline says “It’s only fair”. Sunak said the increase would benefit those who are “among the most vulnerable people”.
Guardian front page
The Guardian leads on the ongoing rail dispute, saying talks on Wednesday to try to end the second national rail strike broke down in “acrimony”. The paper says passengers have been advised to only travel if necessary, with fewer than one in five trains expected to run on Thursday.
Times front page
In another development, rail workers in Liverpool were given a 7.1% pay rise on Wednesday evening which unions have hailed a “new benchmark”. The Times reports that Merseyrail, which runs the service without government money, agreed the deal with Salaried Staff’s Association – but rail bosses have insisted the wage rise is a one-off.
The Telegraph front page
The Daily Telegraph leads on Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi describing possible teaching strikes as “unforgivable”. He made the comment as officials draw up plans for supply teachers to keep schools open. Writing in the Telegraph, Mr Zahawi said young people had already faced enough troubles through Covid.
Daily Mirror front page
The Daily Mirror reports on the pay of “fatcat bosses” at firms facing strikes over wages. “Got to keep pay down, PM? Try telling this lot”, the paper says.
The Sun front page
The Sun pictures Katie Price, who was a bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding on Wednesday, on its front page. The papers reports that the wedding was brought forward because the reality star is due in court this week.
And finally, the Daily Star leads on a story about “psychotic seagulls” holding a man “hostage”. The paper says a seagull has been attacking the fisherman every time he goes outside.

On its front page, the Daily Mirror takes aim at what it calls the “fat cat bosses” at firms facing strikes over pay. It says these include the chief executives of Network Rail, British Airways and Royal Mail.

It compares their pay to the average amounts received by other staff. The paper’s lead states that workers “rightly ask why their bosses are entitled to lavish pay, but they are denied extra money to help with the cost of living crisis”.

The i is one of several papers that lead on the discovery of the polio virus, in sewage samples in London.

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In an opinion piece, it acknowledges that some parents will have decided not to vaccinate their children against a disease “that feels as anachronistic as nationwide strikes and double-digit inflation”.

But it concludes that “things we believed were consigned to history can come back to bite us”.

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The earthquake in Afghanistan gives the Guardian some food for thought. In an opinion piece, it suggests that countries which want to assist in the response to the disaster should not be put off by the international sanctions, imposed last year when the Taliban took control.

“On the basis that most of the urgent relief work can be classified as humanitarian as opposed to development aid,” it says, “countries should be able to argue the assistance is permitted”.

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Finally, the Sun reports that potential disaster was averted at Manchester Airport, when a pilot reported seeing a child’s Peppa Pig balloon floating across a busy runway.

The paper explains that the 3ft pink balloon could have damaged an aircraft’s jet engine if it had been sucked inside.

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But it says that after the alert was raised, ground crews grabbed the balloon and removed it safely.

Thank you for reading UK Newspaper Headlines Today | Thursday, 23rd June, 2022 from CityNews Nigeria. See you again tomorrow for a review of UK newspapers.
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