Farewell Liam
- The front page reports “Farewell Liam” alongside an image of his coffin and inset images of his former bandmates and his former partner. The paper says the reunion of the band members – Zayn, Louis, Niall and Harry was “under circumstances none of them would ever have imagined.”
Ukraine fires Brit missiles into Russia
- Ukraine has fired British missiles deep into Russia in an escalation of the war. It comes just a day after Joe Biden permitted Ukraine to use American-made weapons and just a day after Putin hinted at a nuclear war.
Cashing in on legacy of a hero
- The daughter of Captain Tom Moore features on the front splash. A long-awaited report has found the family of the famous fundraiser have damaged public trust in charities by refusing to donate any of the £1.4 million received from his book deal.
‘Farewell Liam’ & ‘British weapons fired at Russia’ – Paper Talk UK
UK News
Liam Payne’s funeral and the use of British-made weapons being used by Ukraine to strike Russia lead Thursday’s newspapers.
Several tabloids lead with reports on the funeral of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died last month after he fell from his balcony in Argentina. Much of the front page coverage features images from outside the Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
There is a heightened fear for the tabloids as Ukraine has fired British-made missiles into Russia for the first time. The broadsheets take a more measured tone on their front pages, as they report the British missiles struck deep inside of Russia.
