The papers report that an “opportunistic” David Cameron led a botched intervention in Libya that caused the rise of Islamic State in north Africa, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded. The papers also report that the chair of the BBC, Rona Fairhead, is to step down after Theresa May indicated she would have to reapply for the job despite her contract being renewed by David Cameron just four months ago. Elsewhere, motherless babies created from skin cells could be on the horizon after scientists discovered a method of creating offspring without the need for a female egg.
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CAMERON BLAMED FOR RISE OF ISIS An “opportunistic” David Cameron led a botched intervention in Libya that caused the rise of Islamic State in north Africa, a parliamentary inquiry has concluded. DOCTORS GIVE PATIENTS TOO LONG TO LIVE
It is among the most fundamental questions in medicine but fills doctors with dread. Now it appears many are giving in to temptation by softening the blow when patients ask: “How long have I got?” AUTUMN ON HOLD: HOTTEST SEPTEMBER DAY SINCE 1911
Britain enjoyed the hottest September day in more than 100 years yesterday, with parts of the south east warmer than Cairo, Singapore and Delhi.
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MPS CONDEMN CAMERON OVER LIBYA DEBACLE David Cameron’s intervention in Libya was carried out with no proper intelligence analysis, drifted into an unannounced goal of regime change and shirked its moral responsibility to help reconstruct the country after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, according to a scathing report by the foreign affairs select committee. BBC TRUST CHAIR QUITS AFTER MAY INTERVENTION
The chair of the BBC, Rona Fairhead, is to step down after Theresa May indicated she would have to reapply for the job despite her contract being renewed by David Cameron just four months ago. MURDOCH’S DEVASTATION AT MARRIAGE BREAKUP Rupert Murdoch was devastated by the “closeness” between his then wife Wendi Deng and Tony Blair, News Corp’s longest-serving editor has revealed in a new book.
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BAKE OFF CRUMBLES
The Great British Bake Off was in crisis last night after Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins quit as it left the BBC. ‘TERRORIST PLOTTED TO BOMB ELTON GIG’ A student accused of a terrorist nail bomb plot researched an Elton John concert in London’s Hyde Park, it was alleged yesterday. QUEEN’S A ROYAL SKYNESS Telly addict the Queen is getting extra satellite channels at Buckingham Palace.Image may be NSFW.
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MAY FORCES BBC TRUST CHIEF TO STEP DOWN The chairman of the BBC is to step down as the head of the corporation’s governing body, after Theresa May reversed David Cameron’s decision to allow her to stay in her post until 2018. MOTHERLESS BABIES ON THE WAY, SAY SCIENTISTS Motherless babies created from skin cells could be on the horizon after scientists discovered a method of creating offspring without the need for a female egg. JUNCKER WARNS EU FACES BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL AS NATIONS REVOLT
The European Union is facing an “existential threat”, its most senior official will warn today, as major splits opened up between the East and West in the wake of Brexit.Image may be NSFW.
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STICK YOUR DOUGH Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc last night quit Bake Off after it was flogged to Channel 4. MANSION IN THE SUN
The wife of shamed MP Keith Vaz owns a luxury villa in Goa, bringing the total value of their property portfolio to 4.4million. BREXIT SECRETARY: UK MIGHT QUIT EU WITHOUT TRADE DEAL
Britain could leave Europe in 2019 with no trade deal and face crippling import and export tariffs, Brexit Secretary David Davis admitted yesterday.
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MY FURY AT OUR WASTED FOREIGN AID British aid money is being wasted and stolen, the international development secretary declares today. JK ROWLING’S HUGE LOSS AS SHE SELLS 22M YACHT ONCE OWNED BY JOHNNY DEPP … FOR 15M We have all made an impulse buy and then changed our mind. But JK Rowling appears to have suffered buyer’s remorse on a grand scale. HS2 IS 7BN OVER BUDGET AND A YEAR LATE The 55billion HS2 rail project is billions over budget and will come in at least 12 months late, a report said yesterday.
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GCHQ PLANS ‘GREAT BRITISH FIREWALL’ TO BLOCK HACKERS
Ambitious plans are being drawn up by GCHQ to create a “Great British firewall” to block malicious websites countrywide and combat a doubling of serious cyber attacks threatening national security. CURRYING FIVER: CARNEY DEMONSTRATES RESILIENCE OF NEW PLASTIC BANK NOTE Mark Carney, Bank of England governor, dips a new polymer 5 note in a tray of hot food at Whitecross Street Market in east London yesterday to promote the note launch. CAMERON APPOINTEE FAIRHEAD TO QUIT BBC AS MAY ORDERS RE-RUN OF PROCESS Rona Fairhead is to stand down as chair of the BBC after Theresa May ordered a re-run of the process to find a head for the broadcaster.
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MPs WON’T GET VOTE ON EU EXIT Remain supporters seeking a chance to block Brexit saw their bid crushed yesterday. PLANS FOR REFORM OF FAITH SCHOOLS UNDER ATTACK OVER EXTREMISM FEARS The Government is facing a backlash over its plans to allow faith schools greater freedom over selection amid fears of extremism and segregation in Muslim institutions. NOW IT’S THE GREAT BAKE OFF REBELLION
Great British Bake Off presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins last night dramatically quit in protest at the show’s move to Channel 4.
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