Browsing: Politics

Monday’s front pages are dominated by the imminent findings of the infected blood inquiry and Manchester City winning their fourth consecutive Premier League title. 

On the international front, the Cannes Film Festival and the helicopter crash that killed the Iranian president also make several leads. Many of the papers went to print before it was confirmed the president had been killed in the crash. 

On the back pages, Manchester City’s Premier League title win- as well as Pep Guardiola’s hint that he could leave at the end of the next season lead the papers. Many of the newspapers feature special pullouts bidding farewell to Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

Sunday’s front pages have a range of stories as their leads – almost all of them being domestic topics. A couple of the papers feature images from the Cannes Film Festival and other celebrity news. 

Football is also featured on the front and back pages. Several papers report on the WSL final as Emma Hayes’s Chelsea won the title again – on goal difference. Today’s Premier League final is also featured on the papers as it goes to the wire. 

The paper’s coverage of today’s Premier League final notes the season goes to the wire. Man City will be hunting for their latest PL title, whilst Arsenal are hoping to win the title again after two decades. 

Most of Friday’s front pages cover domestic political news, with Sir Keir Starmer and Labour’s priorities if the party wins the next general election. The papers offer up a stark review on Starmer’s announcement about Labour’s plans early on if they are elected to No 10. 

Several front pages feature images of the royal family. 

Premier League action makes most of the back pages, as Man City keeper Edison has been ruled out of the Premier League final match (Sunday) due to a broken eye socket. 

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic news, with political stories the most popular. Several front pages look ahead to the upcoming general election as Labour’s Keir Starmer sets out his plans to govern the country if his party is elected to office.

Elsewhere, many of the front pages leave space to report on the shooting of Slovakia’s prime minister. Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was shot by a 71-year-old man in what has been described as a politically motivated attack. The PM is fighting for his life according to many of the papers – though a recent update suggests he is now in a critical but stable condition and is expected to pull through.

Most of the back pages lead on Man Utd’s 3-2 win over Newcastle in the latest Premier League match. There are also reports on Premier League plans to hold a vote on whether to scrap the controversial VAR.