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The news that a school headteacher has not hired classroom staff because a PFI contract forces him to spend £30,000 a year on mowing the grass on the playing fields is the lead story in the Metro.

David Potter says almost 20% of his whole budget is spent on the deal which helped build the school but ties it to the same maintenance firm for decades as prices rise, the paper says.

Many of Tuesday’s newspaper front pages lead on Labour’s decision to cut ties with its candidate in the Rochdale by-election. Comments made by Azhar Ali during a Labour meeting shortly after the 7 October attacks have forced Labour to “disown” Ali.

Pictures of Taylor Swift at the Super Bowl are also featured on the front pages this morning.

Arm Holdings, a UK-based chip designer, has witnessed a staggering surge in its stock market valuation, nearly doubling in less than a week, driven by investor optimism surrounding the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.