The Papers: 'Bank hottest day Monday' and 'Sturgeon's ex-husband used SNP cash'
The UK is experiencing a significant heatwave, with temperatures reaching 34.8C, the highest ever recorded in May. Meanwhile, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell faces legal troubles for embezzling funds, raising questions about Nicola Sturgeon's awareness of the situation. Various newspapers are covering these stories alongside other political and social issues, including calls for stricter regulations on social media.
- ▪The UK recorded its highest temperature ever for May at 34.8C.
- ▪Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon's ex-husband, admitted to embezzling £400,000 from the SNP.
- ▪Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay has challenged Sturgeon on her claims of ignorance regarding the theft.
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'Bank hottest day Monday' and 'Sturgeon's ex-husband used SNP cash'8 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCThe heatwave sweeping across the UK features on several front pages, with the Metro dubbing it "bank hottest day Monday". The 34.8C day made for the "highest temperature ever recorded in May." Tuesday "could be warmer", the paper warns.On the UK's sweltering Monday, the Times says the country was "hotter than Hanoi". And a warning from medics that "social media is the new smoking" is in the lead. This, it says, puts the PM "under increasing pressure to commit himself to a ban for u-16s". On the front page of The i Paper are the "motorhome, Jaguar and £3.2k coffee maker" that former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's ex-husband Peter Murrell "used SNP cash for".
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