Author: News Desk

The front page of the London business newspaper City AM reports top dogs in the UK veterinary sector were under pressure today after the competition watchdog said it would investigate why pet owners are not getting value for money. 

The Financial Times says the news that US inflation unexpectedly rose to 3.2% in February has highlighted the challenge faced by the Federal Reserve in trying to get prices back down. 

The Independent leads on the prime minister’s u-turn over comments made by top Tory donor and businessman Frank Hester, who said MP Diane Abbott made him want to hate all black women and that she should be shot.

The Metro says three people have been arrested in raids by fraud officers investigating the collapse of a care home firm that allegedly splashed out on a private jet, two yachts and a stable of supercars.

The Guardian says Downing Street has described alleged remarks made about former Labour MP Diane Abbott by a prominent Conservative Party donor as “racist and wrong”.

The Daily Mirror has spoken to one of the hundreds of people who have contacted police about a funeral directors in Hull – with many of them concerned they may have “buried the wrong loved one or been given the wrong ashes”.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson will hit the campaign trail to protect the “Brexit freedoms he secured with his election victory” in 2019, the Daily Express reports.

Late comedian Paul O’Grady left £15.5m in his will – with £125,000 set aside to look after his five pet dogs, The Sun reports.

A variety of, mostly domestic, topics dominate the UK front pages. The latest from the UK political scene makes a few of the splashes, as the government admitted comments made by one of the party’s biggest donors were racist. 

Google has confirmed it is implementing restrictions on the types of election-related questions users can pose to its Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot Gemini.