Author: News Desk

The back page of the Daily Mirror says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said a kick up the ‘backside’ has helped star striker Erling Haaland get back to scoring goals. His comments come ahead of City’s Champions League game. 

The back page of the Daily Express says Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has said a kick up the ‘backside’ has helped star striker Erling Haaland get back to scoring goals. His comments come ahead of City’s Champions League game. 

The back page of the Sun newspaper leads on comments from Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola as the Champions League returns. 

The Independent says David Cameron has cautioned Israel against the looming ground invasion saying there is nowhere for civilians to go. Foreign Secretary Cameron said that there must be an immediate pause in the fighting so aid can be delivered.

The news that a school headteacher has not hired classroom staff because a PFI contract forces him to spend £30,000 a year on mowing the grass on the playing fields is the lead story in the Metro.

David Potter says almost 20% of his whole budget is spent on the deal which helped build the school but ties it to the same maintenance firm for decades as prices rise, the paper says.

The Guardian leads with Labour withdrawing support for its candidate in the upcoming Rochdale by-election just weeks before voters go to the polls. The paper says the situation is a “key test” for Keir Starmer’s party.

The Sun leads on the news that Coronation Street star Bill Roache reportedly owes nearly £550,000 in tax and is now facing a battle in the High Court. It says his debt is revealed in court papers obtained by the newspaper on Monday, weeks after the paper reported that the actor faces “bankruptcy again”.

The Daily Express leads on the news that a medical study has found that dementia may be able to be predicted 15 years before the first symptoms emerge using a simple blood test.

The Daily Mirror leads with the news that Sarah Payne’s murderer Roy Whiting has been stabbed in prison. The paper writes that the paedophile was said to have been “saved” by a guard at Wakefield Maximum Security prison, where he was stabbed in a “frenzied” attack.

Many of Tuesday’s newspaper front pages lead on Labour’s decision to cut ties with its candidate in the Rochdale by-election. Comments made by Azhar Ali during a Labour meeting shortly after the 7 October attacks have forced Labour to “disown” Ali.

Pictures of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl are also featured on the front pages this morning.