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Front page summary Metro – Princess Kate photo: I’m smiles better The Metro reports the Princess of Wales and her children “beam with joy” in the first photo of her since she had a major operation two months ago. Under the headline “Smiles Better”, the paper says Catherine thanked the public for their support following her abdominal procedure earlier this year. But the photo has since been withdrawn by four news agencies, amid concerns about manipulation, so it will be interesting to see how many of the front pages change their tack in later-published editions.The entire front page is dedicated to the…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – First official picture after op: Thank you The Princess of Wales “thanked well-wishers” as the first official photo of her was released since her abdominal surgery, the Daily Mirror reports. “Thank you” is the headline which also has a file image of a beaming Prince William – who took the photo of their three children and his wife.Like many of the first editions, newspapers went to print before the scandal broke out over the image. Four international agencies have issued a ‘Kill Notice’ – which tells newspapers not to use the photo – over fears…

Front page summary Daily Express – We’ll get tougher with work-shy to cut taxes, says PMThe Daily Express says Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will “slash the ballooning benefits bill” by “going further” to get more people back into work. The PM speaks to the paper in an exclusive interview, saying it is “common sense that where people can work, they should”. Rishi Sunak has also vowed to “turbocharge growth” by cutting what the tabloid describes as Britain’s “ballooning benefits bill”.Elsewhere, Princess Kate’s photo & the thrilling Man City vs Liverpool match make the front page.  Daily Express – Brexit is…

Front page summary The Sun – Looking great Kate The Sun is one of many papers to lead with an image of Kate and her three children which was released for Mother’s Day – with the paper reporting that “eagle-eyed fans spotted Charlotte’s sleeve had been digitally manipulated”.Yesterday’s Premier League match between Liverpool and Man City makes the front page. The thrilling game – the last match-up between these two under their current managers – proved why Klopp and Guardiola are two of the best in the world, and why English football will be sad to see Klopp’s departure at the…

Many of Monday’s early editions lead on the first official image of the Princess of Wales following her surgery – these versions of the front pages were published before a storm blew up over the image. 
Four international photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children over concerns it has been “manipulated”.

Police say the bodies of five missing skiers have been found in the Swiss Alps as rescue teams continue to search for a sixth missing person. On Saturday, a huge search and rescue operation was launched after the group went missing near the 3,706m high Tete Blanche mountain.

One half of the summer blockbuster due – Barbenheimer- won big at last night’s Oscars. Oppenheimer was the biggest winner of the 96th Oscars, scoping seven awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Irish star Cillian Murphy. 

India has signed a $100bn (£77.8bn) free trade agreement (FTA) with a group of four non-EU European countries. The EFTA is made up of Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Portugal’s centre-right party – Democratic Alliance – has claimed a narrow victory but has little chance of forming a majority government. Leader Luis Montenegro told supporters that the Portuguese had voted through change.

Official revised growth figures show Japan has avoided falling into a technical recession. The new data shows GDP was 0.4% higher in the last three months of 2023 compared to a year earlier.