Baby in ‘tent terror’ and poor pupils ‘hit hardest’ – BBC News
“Tent crash baby in miracle escape” headlines the Metro, as it reports on nine people injured when a car crashed into a campsite on the Pembrokeshire coast. The campsite owners are quoted saying “it was remarkable nobody was killed” in the incident in Newgale.
“Baby in hols tent terror” says the Mirror, as it also leads with the campsite crash. It reports that, of the nine people hurt, two had serious injuries. The Mirror also carries the results of a poll, as part of its “save our ticket offices” campaign, finding 79% of people surveyed believe rail ticket office closure will punish the elderly.
The Guardian writes disadvantaged students are likely to bear the brunt of “grade deflation” when this year’s A-level and GCSE results are published, according to experts. The Social Mobility Foundation found those from disadvantaged backgrounds in England were less likely to have received help to restore learning lost during the Covid pandemic, and therefore the gap is expected to widen for a second year in a row. The charity added it was premature to say the impact of Covid has ended on this generation, and therefore the decision to impose pre-pandemic grading in England was premature. Elsewhere on the page, a soldier clears a mine in Ukraine – the “most heavily mined country on Earth”.
The Times says “gunfire and clashes involving migrants desperate to get to Britain” broke out in Dunkirk hours before a small boat sank in the Channel killing six people, according to witnesses. It writes chaos spread through a camp on Friday as migrants prepared to board boats laid on by smuggling gangs. Meanwhile, a man on a penny-farthing is quite the towering figure as he takes part in the World Championship Hill Climb in East Sussex.
The i leads says the state pension set to get a boost due to a temporary rise in inflation. September’s inflation figure is used to calculate the triple lock for next April, which determines the minimum rise in state pension payments. Elsewhere on the front page, Chelsea and Liverpool players are pictured facing off in what ended up being a thrilling draw at Stamford Bridge.
The Daily Mail claims soaring numbers of Welsh patients are seeking care in English hospitals to escape longer waits under Wales’ Labour-run NHS. Some 39,485 patients sought elective treatment, like knee operations, in England in 2022/23, the paper said. A Welsh government spokesman told the paper the figures related to long-standing arrangements where people who live near the England-Wales border can be treated in either nation.
The Financial Times reports Russian companies are earning more than previously thought from crude oil sales due to inflated shipping costs.
The Daily Express claims businesses are benefiting from Brexit “by bringing business back to Britain”. It reports a quarter of UK manufacturers say they have “repatriated” the production of goods. Elsewhere, it pictures presenter Helen Skelton who has announced she is leaving her Sunday morning BBC Radio 5 Live slot after a year to spend more time with her children.
“We’re med for it,” headlines the Daily Star as it splashes on a worker seeking salvation in front of a desk fan. It reports Brits will “fry in 31C French frazzle” as the UK is predicted to have a six-day “mini-heatwave” when a massive high pressure zone blows over from the English Channel on Wednesday.
The Sun writes Harry Kane’s baby on the way would be eligible to play for Germany if it is delivered in Munich. The player has recently signed for Bayern Munich. Barbie actress Margot Robbie is also pictured as the paper claims there is a plan for a sequel film.
The Times leads with a report that gunfire and clashes, involving migrants “desperate” to get to the UK, broke out in Dunkirk in the hours before a small boat sank in the Channel, killing six people.
A teenager, who attempted the journey on Friday, tells the paper that chaos spread through the camp as Afghans sought places on boats provided by Kurdish networks. The Times says Kurdish gangs are still advertising people-smuggling routes on social media, despite the latest loss of life in the Channel.
The Guardian says pupils from lower income backgrounds are likely to “bear the brunt” of what it calls “grade deflation”, when this year’s A-level and GCSE results are published.
It says the gap in top grades – between disadvantaged students and their better-off peers – is expected to widen for the second year in a row, after exam boards were “ordered” to return to grading last seen in 2019. Experts tell the Guardian that the government’s decision to impose pre-pandemic grading in England is premature.
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The Daily Telegraph carries a warning from more than 40 leading charities and experts that children are being “silenced” by the Covid Inquiry and must not be ignored.
The paper says that Save the Children UK and the NSPCC are among the groups to have written to Baroness Hallet, who’s chairing the inquiry to take issue with what they regard as “unacceptable delays” in examining the pandemic’s impact on young people.
A spokesman for the inquiry tells the Telegraph that Lady Hallett is “committed to investigating the impacts on children and young people” and will do so as soon as possible.
According to the i, a “surprise hike” in inflation next month will boost the state pension. The rate in September is one of the figures that can be used to calculate state pension payments from the following April.
The paper says this will mean that the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has less room to manoeuvre on tax cuts. But the i goes on to say that the Treasury is urging backbench Conservative MPs to remain patient and wait for lower taxes.
The demand for pawnbroking has hit “record levels” because of high inflation, reports the Financial Times. It says people are turning to pawnbrokers to borrow against assets such as jewellery and watches, as options for short-term loans shrink.
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The boss of the UK’s biggest operator, H&T Group, tells the FT that “supply of small-sum credit is constrained now in a way it hasn’t been for many years”.
The Daily Express claims that a “Brexit boost” is bringing business back to Britain. According to the paper, a quarter of UK manufacturers say they have “repatriated” the production of goods. The Express calls it a sign that British manufacturing can again become a significant global player.
The Daily Mirror and the Metro both lead on what they call the “miracle escape” of a baby, when a car careered into a campsite in Pembrokeshire.
“Baby in hols tent terror,” is the Mirror’s headline. The campsite owner tells the Metro that the baby’s cot probably shielded the child from the impact, and the family are “now doing OK” after the ordeal.
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