What the papers say – February 23

The Labour Party’s leadership battle features amid a wide variety of stories on the nation’s front pages.The Independent leads

Block Julian Assange extradition, Harry Dunn’s family urges Government

The family of Harry Dunn has called for Julian Assange not to be extradited as long as the US refuses to send the suspect in the

More coronavirus evacuees quarantined while others get ready for release

As dozens of evacuees from a coronavirus-hit cruise ship begin their two-week quarantine in the UK, more than 100 others rescued from China are due

Starmer calls for Labour unity as members prepare to vote for new leader

Labour leadership frontrunner Sir Keir Starmer has called on members to unite or face having the party out of power for a generation as they prepare

UK to reveal EU negotiating demands

The UK is preparing to detail its demands for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.Ministers are expected to recommit to seeking to obtain a

UK plan to replace Trident nuclear warheads is revealed by US officials

The Government has committed to a multibillion-pound replacement of Trident with nuclear warheads based on US technology, Pentagon officials have

Michael O’Leary lambasts Government for Flybe rescue

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has taken aim at everything from millennials to Muslims and the obese during an interview centred on the

London markets slide as Pearson and coronavirus weigh down FTSE

The London markets finished the week on the back foot as the FTSE 100 was hit by a downturn at Pearson and concerns about the spread of

Investors eye merger and regulation as Flutter and William Hill present figures

Experts have bet on Flutter Entertainment to show a much bigger rise in sales as it squares off with rival William Hill next week in the battle of

Royal Mail to increase price of stamps

Royal Mail has said it will increase the price of first class and second class stamps. The postal firm said the price of a first class stamp

Harrods security staff halt strike action after pay offer

Security staff at Harrods have halted plans to strike at the historic London store following a pay dispute.Strike action by security officers and

Supermarkets rated by customers for in-store experience and value

Waitrose has topped an annual in-store supermarket satisfaction survey from Which? for the second year in a row.The upmarket store scored a maximum

Credit scoring agencies must be reined in, says Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy has hit out at credit scoring agencies, suggesting that they are increasing the cost of being poor.The Labour leadership candidate said

Almost £1m paid out to cover legal costs for MPs accused by staff

Almost a million pounds in public funds have been paid out to cover the legal costs for MPs who have been accused of wrongdoing by their staff, it

New coronavirus becomes notifiable disease in Scotland

The new coronavirus has been made a “notifiable disease” in Scotland, meaning medics must alert health boards if they suspect a

Windrush draft ‘branding Home Office institutionally racist was watered down’

A warning not to water down a review into the Windrush scandal has been issued after it was reported that a portion branding the Home Office

Scotland could become one of the West’s most divided nations, warns Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown has claimed that Scotland is at risk of becoming “one of the West’s most divided countries”.The former

Tory MP criticises ‘nasty’ manner of debate about future of BBC

A Tory MP has hit out at the “nasty manner” of the debate about the future of the BBC.Huw Merriman, who is chairman of the

Women who died after car fell off ferry found embracing

Two women who died on Tuesday after their car rolled off a ferry and sank in Florida were found embracing in the car when it was recovered,

One-year-old shames Chinese motorist by returning plastic bottle that he threw out of his car

A one-year-old shamed a motorist in eastern China by picking up a plastic bottle that he threw out of the car and returning it back to him. The

Internet rallies round bullied boy, 9, in viral video

Social media users and celebrities around the world have rallied in support of a nine-year-old boy who was bullied over his dwarfism. Quaden

No deal in sight as "Frugal Four" stamp down on EU budget

Denmark, Austria, Sweden and the Netherlands dug in their heels over the next European Union budget, insisting it cannot top 1% of economic

Trump mocks Parasite best picture win: ‘What the Hell?'

Donald Trump took aim at Parasite's historic Oscar wins at a Colorado rally on Thursday. "How bad were the Academy Awards this

New Zealand killer of British backpacker handed life sentence

The New Zealand man convicted of murdering a British backpacker he met on a dating app has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum