The main stories on The Sun front page reports:
1. Farewell Liam, 1993-2024
- The Sun’s front page leads on the funeral of former boyband member Liam Payne – who died last month after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina. His former One Direction bandmates Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan and Zayn Malik were in attendance at the Buckinghamshire service.
2. UK missiles hit Russia
- The front page reports Ukraine has used British weapons to strike Russia noting the UK’s green light for Ukraine to use Storm Shadows to attack Russia came just one day after the US did the same.
‘Farewell Liam’ & ‘British weapons fired at Russia’ – Paper Talk UK
UK News
Liam Payne’s funeral and the use of British-made weapons being used by Ukraine to strike Russia lead Thursday’s newspapers.
Several tabloids lead with reports on the funeral of former One Direction bandmate Liam Payne, who died last month after he fell from his balcony in Argentina. Much of the front page coverage features images from outside the Church in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
There is a heightened fear for the tabloids as Ukraine has fired British-made missiles into Russia for the first time. The broadsheets take a more measured tone on their front pages, as they report the British missiles struck deep inside of Russia.
