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Newspaper headlines: Soldier stabbed and future of copper coins in doubt

Headline of Daily Express reads: Senior Army officer stabbed outside barracks

Several papers report on the stabbing of a soldier in Gillingham in Kent. The Daily Express reports that the serviceman – believed to be a lieutenant-colonel – was stabbed up to 12 times in front of his wife. The paper pictures the “dramatic moment” a 24-year-old man was arrested minutes after the attack.

Daily Mirror headline reads: Soldier in uniform is repeatedly knifed in a broad daylight stabbing frenzy. It's... appalling

The attack was a “stabbing frenzy” that happened in a quiet street, according to the Daily Mirror. The paper quotes one local man as saying he heard a “piercing scream” as it unfolded. The victim, in his 40s, is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, the Mirror adds.

Daily Telegraph headline reads: Tugendhat: I'm ready to leave the ECHR

Former minister Tom Tugendhat announces he is running to be the next Conservative leader in the Daily Telegraph. The newspaper focuses on Mr Tugendhat’s pledge that he is willing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights, if the institution stops the UK being able to control its borders. The Telegraph says taking this position on the ECHR is an attempt to challenge Kemi Badenoch, one of the frontrunners in the race.

Headline of the i newspaper says: Corbyn trying to form rebel alliance to fight Starmer

Elsewhere in politics, the i newspaper reports that former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is hoping to build a group of rebel independent MPs to pressurise Sir Keir Starmer on issues like the two-child benefit cap. It comes after several allies of Mr Corbyn were suspended from Labour for rebelling against the government and voting against the cap.

Headline of the Daily Mail reads: Is this the end for our copper coins

The Daily Mail says the future of 1p and 2p coins has been “thrown into doubt”, as the Treasury says it has no plans for more copper coins to be minted in the coming years. Some people are critical of the move, the Mail says – with one former minister saying that phasing out copper coins would hit poorer pensioners the hardest.

The Times headline reads: Labour plans thousands of offshore wind turbines

The Times also reports on the future of copper coins. But its top story looks ahead to an announcement from Energy Secretary Ed Miliband on Thursday to build thousands of offshore wind turbines on the seabed around the UK. The government will lease land owned by the Crown Estate, a business owned by the King, for the wind farms – meaning a “significant rise in revenue” for the royals, the paper adds.

The Guardian headline reads: Revealed: rich western countries lead global gas and oil expansion

But the Guardian has a more negative outlook on the UK’s energy record. It says it has seen exclusive data that shows there is a surge in new oil and gas licences being granted this year around the world – with the richest countries like the US and UK leading the way. The paper says rich countries are best placed to lead the move to clean energy – but instead they’re “spearheading the drilling frenzy”.

Headline of the Metro reads: Horror crash arrest

The Metro reports the latest on the car crash in West Yorkshire that killed six people, including four members of the same family. A man has been arrested and police are seeking footage of a “mystery” grey Porsche 911 that was seen being driven near the scene of the collision, the paper says.

Headline of the Star reads: Jaws swims up the Thames

The Daily Star reports that a shark has been spotted in the Thames in London, near Hammersmith Bridge. “Would somebody mind letting Chief Brody know,” the paper says, referring to the police chief in the thriller Jaws. The journalist who wrote the story has also been given the title “chondrichthyes correspondent” – the class of fish that includes sharks.

Headline of the Financial Times reads: US tech slide deepens after big names fail to hit targets

The Financial Times reports that a recent slump in the US technology sector is deepening, after tech stocks sank sharply on Wednesday. The paper says overnight results from Tesla and Google’s parent company Alphabet were “lacklustre”. Investors are fleeing stocks that have been boosted by the promise of AI and are instead going to smaller companies, the FT adds.

“Labour plans thousands of offshore wind turbines” is the headline in the Times, as it looks ahead to an announcement from the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband.

The paper says he will stress it’s time for the state to “own and build things again”, unveiling a new partnership with the Crown Estate which owns swathes of Britain’s seabed.

The Daily Mail describes the deal as “unprecedented” and says the King is an avid supporter of onshore and offshore wind power

The Guardian leads on what it says is exclusive data showing a surge in new oil and gas licences being granted this year – with the world’s richest countries, like the UK and US, leading the way.

The paper says wealthy countries are best placed to lead the move to clean energy — but instead they are “spearheading the drilling frenzy”.

The Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, uses an article in the Daily Telegraph to declare he will run for party leader.

“I’m ready to leave the European Court of Human Rights,” is the headline on the front-page.

Mr Tugendhat writes that he’s willing to leave the ECHR if the institution stops the UK being able to control its borders.

The paper says his position is an attempt to challenge Kemi Badenoch who it describes as one of the frontrunners in the race.

Reuters British Minister of State for Security Tom Tugendhat leaves Number 10 Downing Street after a Cabinet meeting in London, Britain, December 5, 2023.Reuters

Tom Tugendhat is the latest Tory to join the party’s leadership race

The Washington Post says President Biden delivered a “somber, reflective address” at the Oval Office, as he handed the election “torch” to his vice-president, Kamala Harris.

It says he used the 10-minute speech to “defend his record, define his legacy and describe his vision” for the rest of his term.

The New York Times highlights Mr Biden’s acknowledgment that it was “time to step aside for a fresh and younger voice”.

Several papers report on the stabbing of a soldier in Gillingham in Kent.

The Daily Express says the serviceman – believed to be a lieutenant-colonel – was stabbed up to 12 times in front of his wife.

It’s also the main story for the Daily Mirror which says local residents “heard horrific screaming as the peace of their quiet street was shattered”, while the Sun carries the headline: “Knifed colonel saved by wife”.

A new study – carried in some of the papers – links arm and belly fat to an increased risk of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

The Telegraph says researchers in China believe too much fat in one place may infiltrate and “poison” the muscles, leading to immune problems and inflammation, which could trigger disease.

The Times carries a picture of the rower Helen Glover and the diver Tom Daley holding large Union flags aloft, ahead of their roles as Team GB’s flagbearers at the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics tomorrow.

Inside, the paper speculates that Celine Dion may make a comeback at the show.

And several papers seem taken with the news that the Royal Mint will not be making any 1p or 2p coins this year.

Treasury officials insist there are already enough coins in the system -but that doesn’t stop the Daily Mail asking on its front page: “Is this the end for our copper coins?”

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