The Guardian says The UN general assembly summit this week will be dominated by a struggle – between the US and its allies on one side and Russia on the other – for global support over the fate of Ukraine.
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The Guardian says Brad Pitt has unveiled his sculptures in a lakeside art museum in Finland as part of the actor’s first-ever public art exhibition that came as an unexpected surprise to the Nordic country.
The front page uses a full-length image of the Queen’s coffin being carried into Westminster Abbey for her state funeral. King Charles III and Camilla are seen walking behind the coffin. The front page says “a family and a nation lay the Queen to rest,” noting the final service – the burial – took place at 7:00 pm away from the cameras and was attended only by close family and friends.
“Unsurpassed pomp and public spectacle” gave way to “intimacy” as the Queen was laid to rest, The Guardian says, noting that the Queen’s “final farewell” belonged only to her family.
The UK’s longest-reigning monarch was laid to rest in a private ceremony, away from the cameras and surrounded by only her loved ones, the paper reports.
The Metro’s wrap features two images, with front showing the King and Prince William walking behind the Queen’s flower-strewn hearse. The second shows the procession as it enters Windsor Castle, with hundreds gathered on both sides of the town’s Long Walk to watch her “journey’s end”.
“Until we meet again…” – that is the Daily Mirror’s tribute to the Queen following her funeral. The front page shows the late monarch’s coffin being carried by pall bearers, adorned with flowers, the Imperial State Crown and the Sovereign’s orb and sceptre.
The Sun also opts for a full wrap, with the front page photo dedicated to the procession carrying the Queen to her final resting place in Windsor. Under the headline “We sent her victorious,” the paper describes the funeral as “the biggest farewell in history, while its black back cover merely says “God bless the Queen” and “God save the King”.
God rest our Queen – that’s the headline on the front of the Daily Express, while its back writes “God save the King” next to a picture of the new monarch, his eyes visibly red from what the Times describes as a “day of history marked with tears”.
Financial Times says Liz Truss has admitted that a UK-US trade deal, long seen as one of the biggest prizes of Brexit, is not on the horizon, as she arrived in New York on her first overseas trip as prime minister.
The Guardian says Britain may not strike a free trade deal with the US for years, Liz Truss has admitted ahead of her first bilateral meeting with Joe Biden.
The Independent says Brexit trade deal negotiations with the United States will not restart for years, Liz Truss has conceded.
All of Tuesday’s front pages are dedicated to the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Mike Ashley has announced he will step down from the board of Frasers Group – owner of the Sports Direct chain, the retail billionaire founded decades ago.
US president Joe Biden has declared the pandemic is over in America, despite the number of Americans who have died from Covid continuing to rise.
Mexico’s western coast has been rocked by an earthquake on the same day the country marked the anniversaries of two quakes that had killed thousands.
Tehran’s police chief has said the death of Mahsa Amini – a 22-year-old woman who died in police custody – was “unfortunate”.
Russian cosmonaut Valery Polyakov has died at the age of 80.
Polyakov holds the record for the longest-ever trip to space – a massive 437 full days orbiting the Earth between 1994 and 1995 on the Mir space station.
Flags on British government buildings around the world have returned to full mast following the end of the period of national mourning marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
PM Liz Truss has vowed to match UK spending on military support to Ukraine next year, as politics returns following the Queen’s death.
Coffin en route for Windsor Castle
The Westminster Abbey service comes to an end, the coffin will make its way through London and onto Windsor.
Queen’s funeral: Royal family arrive, funeral procession begins Prayer for the soul of a queen – “Go forth, O Christian soul, from this world” The Archbishop of Canterbury gives the commendation, a prayer which entrusts the soul of the deceased to God. “We entrust the soul of Elizabeth, our sister here departed, to thy merciful keeping, in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life,” he says. The Commendation will include the familiar line, “Go forth, O Christian soul, from this world”, which is often heard during funerals. Prayers to give thanks for Queen’s ‘wisdom, diligence and service’…
World leaders have started to arrive at the world famous Westminster Abbey in central London.
Independent – Britain reaches a turning point
Daily Mirror – Happy and Glorious