The Guardian says The John Lewis Partnership slumped to a first half loss of £99m driven by soaring inflation, as the department store group warned a “uniquely uncertain” outlook in the run-up to Christmas would put the staff annual bonus at risk this year.

The Guardian says A fireball was witnessed crossing the night sky over Scotland and Northern Ireland on Wednesday, in what one astronomer described as an “incredible” sight.

The Metro takes a slightly different approach to the royal coverage with a front page story exploring the Queen’s crown on top of her coffin. The purple Imperial State Crown seen on the coffin in the pictures is different to the Crown of Scotland, which was placed on Her Majesty’s coffin while in Edinburgh.

The i looks at the “long goodbye”, with queues to view the Queen lying in state. Members of the public are now able to pay their respects over four days, with the i describing it as the nation’s “long goodbye”. The paper reports that tens of thousands of people lined the Mall and Whitehall to catch a glimpse of the procession.

The Guardian has a picture of the King following his mother’s coffin and also leads on a story about the occupation of Izyum in Ukraine.
The paper splits its front page with a haunting description of the Russian occupation of the town of Izium in Ukraine, which was recaptured by Ukrainian forces last weekend.

The Prince and Princess of Wales appear on the front of the Daily Mirror, alongside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. The paper reports on Prince William and Prince Harry taking part in the procession route – walking side by side on Wednesday.

The Daily Express leads with an image of the Queen lying in state, with mourners filing past. The paper highlights the scale and grandeur of the occasion, with the Queen’s coffin towards the bottom of an image that includes the magnificent hammer-beam roof of Westminster Hall.

“We share your pain”, reads the front page of The Sun, in a heartfelt message to the Royal Family as they join the rest of the nation in saying goodbye to the Queen.

All of Thursday’s newspapers focus on the start of the Queen’s four days lying in state.

The school attended by Liverpool shooting victim Olivia Pratt-Korbel have dedicated the day to her – ahead of her funeral today.

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