AceDailyNews says here’s todays range of stories feature across Thursday’s front pages – but many include pictures of disruption caused by Storm Gerrit which battered Britain with snow, rain and 100mph winds and left thousands without power.
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A handful of Thursday’s front pages touch on Storm Gerrit which swept across the UK on Wednesday causing disruption to roads and rail services. “Grrridlock!” is the headline on the front of the Daily Star which says Gerrit left more than 3,000 families without power and warns it is the first of five storms expected this month. Teenager Luke Littler’s remarkable run at the PDC World Championship also features on the front, as the 16-year-old raced into the last 16 of the darts tournament at Alexandra Palace.Storm Gerrit features again on the front of the Daily Mirror as waves splash the coast of the UK – but the tabloid leads with claims Rishi Sunak has been branded as “out of touch” over reported tax cuts amid speculation of a Spring general electionMore tax cuts are being considered by the chancellor, according to Thursday’s Daily Mail front page. It says Jeremy Hunt will will deliver his last pre-election Spring budget on 6 March and will consider a “raft of tax cuts” in order to rescue Tory election hopes. US singer Mariah Carey catches the eye on the front of the tabloid as it reports on the break up of her seven-year relationship with choreographer Bryan Tanaka.The photograph of a woman in central London with an umbrella being blown inside out summed up a blustery day in the capital and across the UK. Tributes are also paid to Bill Granger – dubbed the “godfather of avocado on toast” – who died over the festive period. The main story on Thursday’s edition focuses on comments from a senior Met Police officer saying victims of domestic abuse have lost confidence in Britain’s biggest police force after a series of scandals.Tributes on the front of the Times are paid to the former president of the European Commission Jacques Delors who died at the age of 98. Delors, pictured shaking hands with PM Margaret Thatcher, was often described as the architect of the modern EU. There are more potential policy pledges ahead of next year’s general election – the Times leads with a story on Labour eyeing provision to childcare “deserts” in election offer to voters with young children.Tory MP Mike Freer features at the top of the Daily Telegraph as he comments on a recent fire at his constituency office in Finchley, north London, which the Metropolitan Police are now treating as arson. Thursday’s lead story focuses on post-Christmas travel chaos following the aftermath of Storm Gerrit. Train firms are quoted in the paper warning of significant delays, short-notice alterations and cancellations. But the firms have been accused of “overreacting to bad weather”.An image of the Chinese city of Dali, on the shores of Lake Erhai, features on the front of the Financial Times as the paper looks at cheap, remote and beautiful city attracts thousands of young people and Gen X-ers escaping economic treadmill. The paper’s big read offers an insight to the legacy of French President Emmanuel Macron, while the lead story focuses on global defence orders surging as geopolitical tensions mount amid the ongoing war in Ukraine.A beaming Dame Esther Rantzen features on the front of the Daily Express as the paper says she is thanking a “miracle drug” which has helped her enjoy her festivities despite battling stage 4 lung cancer. Another photo of her playing with her grandchildren feature on the front as the tabloid carries comments from her daughter Rebecca Wilcox who reflects on a “precious” Christmas.King Charles and other members of the Royal Family feature on the top corner of Thursday’s edition of the i newspaper as it teases a review of the previous 12 months. The paper’s lead story focuses on claims homes on the axed leg of the HS2 rail project between Birmingham and Manchester are being rented out for millions. It says at least 710 properties bought for the scrapped northern leg are back on the rental market – making HS2 a collective £8.9m a year“Conor McGregor ko’d out my parrot” reads the headline in the Sun as it reports claims the owner of a £1,300 parakeet is blaming the death of his prized bird on the cage fighter. The paper says the Dublin man says test drilling at a building project backed by the UFC star caused the bird to have a heart attack.
Travellers have been told to delay their plans for post-Christmas journeys, according to the Daily Telegraph. It says floods, snow and strong winds brought chaos to the road and rail networks, leaving thousands of people stranded across the country.
But, the Daily Mirror suggests inheritance tax will be scrapped altogether, and pins the plan on the prime minister with its headline: “Rishi helps the Rich get richer”. It accuses the prime minister of “looking after millionaires” in what it calls “the last Budget before the election”. The paper calls them the “same old out-of-touch Tories”.
The bulging order books for the world’s biggest defence companies is the main story for the Financial Times. It says demand is at near record levels with a 10% rise in orders since the war in Ukraine. The FT analysed figures for 15 defence groups including Britain’s BAE Systems and found order backlogs were worth more than $777bn (£606bn). The paper also notes the sustained spending on weapons has seen investors pile into arms stocks.
Finally, the i newspaper reports homes bought up for the recently scrapped HS2 rail line are being rented out for £9m a year. Homeowners who were forced to sell are described as “absolutely outraged” the money is going to the company behind the project. The paper says more than 700 houses are on the rental market in Staffordshire, Cheshire and Derbyshire. HS2 Limited said it understood the frustration, but it would lease properties where it was to the financial advantage of the taxpayer.
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