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‘Sex predator let out to kill’ and ‘net zero plans rolled back’
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Several front pages carry pictures of the killer and rapist, Simon Levy, and the women he murdered. The Daily Express says he’s “likely to die behind bars”, external following his conviction yesterday. The Daily Mail describes him as a “Tube Monster”, referencing his attacks on the London Underground network. In an article for the paper, the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch calls Levy a “modern-day Jack the Ripper”, external, and argues a tougher criminal justice system is needed to protect people.
The Daily Telegraph says Andy Burnham is considering an “about turn” on blocking the early prison release of two of PC Andrew Harper’s killers, external. The Sun quotes a government source as saying the PM is prepared to “explore every option”., external
The new energy secretary has told the Times that the government could relax some of Labour’s net zero targets, external to help reduce the cost of living. Miatta Fahnbulleh tells the paper that ministers won’t stick rigidly to a pledge to nearly eliminate fossil fuels from Britain’s power supplies by 2030 – if doing so would risk higher household bills.
According to the Daily Telegraph, European football’s governing body paid off a member of staff – who it claims was an alleged mistress of Gianni Infantino – when he was Uefa’s general secretary., external The organisation he now leads, Fifa, tells the paper that Infantino strongly denies the allegations, and that there have never been any complaints by employees about his behaviour. The Telegraph said Uefa had admitted a payment had been made, which it said had been in accordance with regulations at the time, and that those rules had since been tightened.
The Guardian casts doubt on the stereotype that holidaying Germans hog sun loungers. It highlights a poll of European tourists by YouGov, that suggests the Italians and the French are more likely to reserve a spot with a towel, external. According to the paper, the British are the least likely to hog a sun lounger.
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