Browsing: Today’s news summary

Friday’s headlines continue to be dominated by domestic politics, with much of the coverage lent to the Employment Rights Bill and the chancellor’s tax hike plan.
Princess Kate leads many of the tabloids as she returns to work following her cancer treatment. Pictures of the Princess of Wales are splashed on the front of many publications this morning.
In international coverage, a few front pages feature pictures of the devastation in Florida following the recent hurricane. Elsewhere, the latest from the Middle East conflict also finds space on today’s front pages.

Thursday’s front pages lead on domestic politics, with a number of publications reporting on the shock exit of James Cleverly from the Conservative Party leadership race. Cleverly had been a clear favourite for much of the contest – which is now down to Kemi Badenoch and Robert Jenrick.
Elsewhere, an estimate by the IFS that taxes will need to rise by up to £25bn in the budget if Labour is to meet its pledge to protect public spending.

Domestic politics dominates the UK front pages, as continued speculation over the upcoming October Budget becomes the focus for the media again – after recent heavy coverage of international news.
Tuesday’s speech by the head of MI5, warning threats to Britain by Iran and Russia, also made many of the front pages this morning.

Tuesday’s front pages feature images of Israelis marking the first anniversary of the October 7 attacks. The tributes are heavily covered on today’s front pages, mostly in images – with the latest from UK politics being the lead story for most publications.
There is ongoing coverage of Sue Gray quitting her No10 role as well as reports that UK troops could be sent to the Middle East.
Elsewhere, there’s a bit of showbiz news on the front pages.

Monday’s front pages are dominated by two stories.

Tributes are paid to mark the first anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, in which 1,189 people were killed, including 815 civilians and 251 people taken hostage.

But many of the newspapers are leading on domestic politics, as chief of staff Sue Gray has quit her role – and will take up a new role in Starmer’s government. It comes following sleaze scandals following the new government – and conversations around Sue Gray’s pay.

Sunday’s newspaper headlines reflect a variety of domestic and international stories. Several papers look ahead to the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks in Israel, and the subsequent war in Gaza and invasion of Lebanon. The prime minister has urged calm and says a year of war has spread hatred around the UK. There are expected to be protests and counter-protests tomorrow.

Domestic politics features on the front page and reports covering cancer research and showbiz news.

Friday’s newspaper headlines reflect a wider variety of news than what we’ve seen during the week. The latest in the Middle East makes several front splashes but does not dominate the newspapers this morning. 

A handful of papers report on Joe Biden’s comments on a potential Israeli retaliatory attack on oil – his comments have led to the price of oil rising to its highest in more than a month. 

News that the UK is set to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius has led the right-leaning newspapers into meltdown – despite the plans to hand back the island being drawn up under the Conservative government.

Thursday’s front pages lead with two main stories – polar opposite stories. The ongoing crisis in the Middle East, as Israel has vowed to respond to Iran as fears of an all-out war continue to rise; and Princess Kate’s first public engagement since undergoing cancer treatment.

Most of the broadsheets lead on Israel’s vow to respond to the missile attack, and other stories related to the situation in the Middle East. The tabloids prefer the royal story.

Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by last night’s escalation in the Middle East following Iran’s missile attack on Israel (in response to Israeli attacks on Lebanon and the killing of the Hezbollah leader) and Israel’s vow to respond. It has led to fears that an all-out war is on the horizon.

Many of the newspaper’s editorials and leader columns call on greater diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis.

Tuesday’s front pages are dominated by two polar opposite stories: Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon and the Strictly Come Dancing bullying report.

The Strictly Come Dancing report leads many of the tabloid newspapers after a report was issued – and an apology from the BBC – into bullying allegations on the hit TV show. In 2023 Amanda Abbington put in a formal complaint against her Strictly dance partner Giovanni Pernice.

The report found some of her complaints to be true, but Pernice has been cleared of the most serious allegations. Complaints of verbal bullying and harassment were upheld, but claims of physical aggression were not.

Israel’s ground invasion of Lebanon makes up the rest of the UK front pages this morning, as editors speculate as to whether this is the start of an all-out regional war.

Monday’s UK newspaper front pages cover a wide variety of domestic and international stories. The most notable is the rising escalation in the Middle East as Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen and tanks began to build up on the Lebanon border.

A little closer to home, the Conservative Party leadership contest is in full swing, with many of the hopefuls reacting to the latest extreme comment from Kemi Badenoch.

Ongoing speculation over the upcoming October Budget continues to make the headlines as does previews of Boris Johnson’s book regarding his time in office.

Away from politics, a handful of tabloids lead with the latest showbiz news.

Sunday’s front pages feature a wide variety of international and domestic stories – some feature ongoing topics whilst other papers lead with exclusives. 

Several newspapers lead on UK politics as the Conservative Party leadership candidates offer up their vision of the future of the party – and how to be the most effective opposition to the Labour government. The Conservative Party conference is taking place in Birmingham and who is chosen to lead the party will define the party going into the future. They have candidates stretching from centrist-conservatism to right-wing conspiracy theorists. 

Friday’s front pages have a real mix of international and domestic stories, from Boris Johnson’s memoir to the latest in the Middle East. 

Several papers lead on Chancellor Rachel Reeves and speculation regarding her upcoming October Budget.

“UK attempts to advert Lebanon invasion” – Thursday’s front pages feature reports on the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. The papers look ahead to a planned Israeli ground invasion in Lebanon – a serious escalation that could lead to an all-out war in the region.

“The state will take back control” – Wednesday’s front pages reflect on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s party conference speech. The Labour Party conference, being held in Liverpool, marks the first Labour conference in power in more than 15 years.

Away from the party conference, several front pages report on plans to evacuate Britons stuck in Lebanon amid rising violence in the region.

A handful of newspapers lead with showbiz and royal news.

“Light at the end of this tunnel” – Tuesday’s front pages continue their coverage of the Labour Party conference taking place this week, the first party conference in power in more than 15 years.

Some newspapers cover Rachel Reeves’s speech yesterday, as the chancellor promised no return to austerity and laid out a more optimistic view of the UK economy. Many newspapers look ahead to the speech by PM Sir Keir Starmer, who will speak at the conference in Liverpool today.

Elsewhere, there is coverage of the ongoing crisis in the Middle East with many of the front pages featuring images of Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. Many papers fret the region is on the brink of an all-out war.

Beyond the main stories, there is a light sprinkling of other domestic news, the latest from the Premier League dominates the back pages.

“No More Austerity!” – Monday’s newspaper front pages are heavily dominated by the chancellor’s party conference speech later today. Rachel Reeves will lay out the plans to get Britain’s economy back on track with a speech that is set to offer a positive version of the future after dire warnings about the economy since they came to power.

The Labour Party conference is taking place in Liverpool and marks the first annual conference in government for 15 years.

Beyond politics, there is continued coverage of the allegations about former Harrods owner Mohammed Al-Fayed.

Man City’s thrilling 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday makes several of the front pages – the story dominates the back pages and other sports papers.

Sunday’s newspaper front pages are dominated by domestic politics as the Labour Party prepares to hold its first conference in government for 15 years. The upcoming conference comes amid reports of infighting in Downing Street and a row over political donations. 

For a third day, the latest developments in the Middle East find a prominent place on the UK front pages. Many of the papers report the latest strike is taking the region a step closer to an ‘all-out war.’

A BBC investigation into Mohammed Al Fayed – the former owner of Harrods – makes several of the front pages. The papers report the BBC’s investigation found more than 20 female ex-employees say Mr Al Fayed sexually assaulted or raped them.

Friday’s papers also feature a dash of domestic politics as the Tory leadership race heats up and speculation over the upcoming Budget continues to cause fear and worry.

Thursday’s front pages continue to be dominated by the ongoing crisis in the Middle East. Electronic pagers across Lebanon exploded simultaneously on Sept. 17, 2024, killing 12 and wounding more than 2,700. The following day, another wave of explosions in the country came from detonating walkie-talkies. The attacks appeared to target members of the militant group Hezbollah.

Israel has yet to comment on the attack but on Wednesday Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that the conflict had entered “a new phase.”

The ‘new phase’ comment is picked up by several of the broadsheets, whilst a handful of the tabloids report the Middle East is ‘on the brink’. Many of the papers look ahead at whether the latest developments will lead to a widening of the war – Lebanon is expected to retaliate. 

Several of the papers report on the latest happenings in domestic politics with Sue Gray’s salary one of the more popular.

Wednesday’s front pages are heavily dominated by international news, with the latest from the Middle East featured as many of the leads. At least 9 people have died, and around 3000 people injured after pages belonging to Hezbollah members exploded across the country. Hezbollah blames Israel for the attack and says they will enact revenge.

Several front pages lead on domestic stories, with the backlash to the sentencing of Huw Edwards a popular topic. The former BBC presenter was handed a suspended sentence despite being found guilty of child sex images.

Huw Edwards sentencing dominates Tuesday’s newspapers. The front pages react to the former BBC presenter being handed a suspended sentence, meaning he won’t spend a minute in jail. Edwards was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children.

Unsurprisingly, the papers react with anger as more details of his crimes emerge. Some of the papers ponder whether Edwards was given a lenient sentence due to his fame.

Elsewhere, there’s a dash of US political news on several papers as America continues to deal with the aftermath of a second assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump.

Victoria Starmer, the prime minister’s wife, is splashed on several front pages amid the ongoing backlash over “wardrobe-gate”. The Prime Minister and his wife, Victoria, are embroiled in a row after he allegedly broke rules by failing to declare donations on time.

Many of Monday’s newspaper front pages lead on an apparent assassination of Donald Trump. The attempt on the former president’s life took place near his Florida golf club on Sunday – the second assassination attempt in a few m months. Trump announced that he is “safe and well” and has vowed to “never surrender.”

Away from US politics, domestic stories make up the rest of the UK front pages, with several reports covering the ongoing backlash over the cutting of the winter fuel payments. There are also reports claiming Keir Starmer has his eyes set on an Italy-style migration deal to tackle small boats crisis.

Monday’s papers have a splash of showbiz news – including birthday tributes to Prince Harry, who turned 40 on Sunday, and Monday’s back pages are dominated by the latest from the Premier League.

Sunday’s front pages feature a wide variety of leads with only a handful of papers covering the same stories. Several newspapers carry pictures of the Strictly Come Dancing star Amy Dowden being hoisted on her fellow dancers’ shoulders in celebration of her return to the show after battling cancer.

Friday’s leads report on the war in Ukraine as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer flies to Washington for talks with US President Joe Biden. The meeting is expected to cover whether to give Ukraine permission to fire Western long-range weapons into Russia.

A second, domestic, lead for the papers reports that junk food adverts are going to be banned from TV before 21:00 from October next year.

Many of the newspapers carry images of American billionaire Jared Isaacman after he completed the world’s first commercial spacewalk as part of a SpaceX mission. His words are quoted on several papers: “The world looks perfect from here.”