Year: 2021

Several of Tuesday’s front pages cover comments from Chancellor Rishi Sunak as he vows to tackle borrowing whilst fixing public finances.

The Metro says Adele has teased that new music is around the corner by changing the layout across all her social media, sending fans into overdrive.

The Independent says a leak of documents over the weekend showed Azerbaijan’s strongman, Ilham Aliyev, had secretly bought $540m (£400m) worth of property worldwide, including a central London home registered in the name of his then 11-year-old son.

The Guardian says heads of government, oligarchs, business tycoons, ruling families and a Middle Eastern monarch are among the anonymous owners of at least £4bn in UK property.

The Guardian says the UK will react in a “robust” manner if the EU launches a retaliatory trade war in the event of Brexit talks on Northern Ireland breaking down.

The Independent says productions in Hollywood are under threat after backstage union workers voted unanimously to strike.

The Metro says Metropolitan Police chief Dame Cressida Dick has called in an independent reviewer to examine the force’s culture and standards in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard.

The Guardian says criminals in England and Wales are being jailed for short terms that fail to prevent reoffending.

The Metro says parts of London have been battered by torrential rain overnight, sparking transport misery ahead of the Tuesday morning commute.

The Independent says five people have been arrested after former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith was allegedly assaulted by being hit on the head with a traffic cone.