Metro Front Page 18th of September 2024
Glasgow will host a scaled-down version of the Commonwealth Games again, following a deal by the Scottish government to revive the 2014 event, with the aim of boosting local engagement and economic growth.
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The Metro’s front page is partly taken up with a striking image taken during the latest nights of violence in Belfast. But its top story looks ahead to Monday in England, when pubs, restaurants and shops can reopen again as lockdown eases further. The paper says business owners are “working 24/7” ahead of the reopening, and quotes one pub landlord as saying: “Ever since it was announced we could open on the twelfth, it’s gone mad.”
Metro Front Page 17th of September 2024
BBC news anchor Huw Edwards has avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of possessing illegal child sex videos, with the court’s decision to impose a £5,000 fine instead prompting public outrage over the perceived leniency.
Metro Front Page 16th of September 2024
Prince Harry has received a public 40th birthday greeting from the Prince and Princess of Wales via their official Instagram account, featuring a photograph of him smiling.
Metro Front Page 13th of September 2024
Metro reports that rock icon Jon Bon Jovi intervened to assist a distressed woman on a US bridge.