‘Labour’s school reform plans’ & ‘Strictly bullying row’ – the full perspective 

‘Labour’s school reform plans’ & ‘Strictly bullying row’ – the full perspective 

Sunday’s newspaper front pages have a range of leads – with domestic politics being the most popular. Several papers leave space to report on the ongoing chaos caused by the global IT crash as travellers remain stranded and reports suggest it could take weeks for the chaos to calm. 

Elsewhere, showbiz news features on a handful of tabloid front pages and Premier League gossip leads the back pages. 

‘Working-class kids key to school reform’ 

The Observer leads on Labour’s school reform plans. The paper says “Labour makes working-class children key to schools reform,” as it outlines plans to broaden the curriculum in England to include more sport, drama, art and music alongside core academic subjects. 

The Sunday Times leads on universities facing a “cash catastrophe.” Three leading institutions are said to be in serious peril and the government is drawing up plans to merge two medium-sized universities, the paper says. Ministers are being urged to introduce an emergency rescue package to prevent bankruptcies in the sector, it adds. 

The Sunday Telegraph leads on reports the PM will hand teachers and nurses a “bumper” pay rise.

The right-leaning newspapers lead on other political stories. 

The Mail on Sunday reveals officials have been given panic alarms and other protective measures as MPs are facing unprecedented levels of threats. The paper says the panic alarms have a location tracker in them, so the police can dispatch a rapid response unit if they are activated

The Sunday Express reports Labour is drawing up a new law which will put Britain back in the grip of Brussels. It says the measure will put manufacturers in “lockstep” with the EU on product safety rules. It says “four former cabinet big guns” have accused Keir Starmer of trying to trade away freedoms. Labour sources tell the paper the new bill will “in no way” force the UK to adopt EU rules.

‘IT crash chaos’ 

The Sunday People leads on Friday’s IT failure – which caused a global crash. The paper says CrowdStrike – the firm whose update caused the outage – sponsored a conference for GCHQ and also advised the government cyber monitoring agency.

The Independent leads with a large image of stranded passengers and says thousands have been hit by delays and cancellations stemming from the global crash. 

‘Strictly bullying allegations’ 

Several tabloids report on the allegations made against former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. The Sun on Sunday says Giovanni has denied previous reports about his teaching methods on the show. The Sunday Mirror reports a female professional on the show is also facing allegations of bullying.