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‘Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election’ – Sunday papers News Briefing
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‘Kemi Badenoch wins Tory leadership election’ – Sunday papers

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Sunday’s newspaper leads report on various stories with only the news of Kemi Badenoch’s appointment as Conservative Party leader on several front pages.
There’s a handful of royal stories on several tabloid front pages this morning and some showbiz news.
The upcoming US election finds some coverage on the UK newspapers – although perhaps not as much as you’d expect considering the election is just days away.
The back pages lead on two stories: Arsenal and Manchester City’s Premier League losses over the weekend, giving Liverpool a major boost in the title race and England’s slim loss to New Zealand in rugby ‘thriller’ at Twickenham.

‘Rise in cost of borrowing’ & ‘Spain’s horror floods’ – Paper Talk News Briefing
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‘Rise in cost of borrowing’ & ‘Spain’s horror floods’ – Paper Talk

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Friday’s front pages continue to cover the reaction and fallout from the Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Wednesday. Several papers lead to a rise in the cost of government borrowing amid investor concern about levels of government debt.

Elsewhere, there’s a dash of international coverage on the UK front pages this morning, with images of the floods in Spain making several splashes. There are also reports on the upcoming US election as Kamala Harris and Donald Trump try to win over the swing states in the final stretch of the campaign.

‘Huge investments in schools and NHS’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing
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‘Huge investments in schools and NHS’ – Paper Talk 

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Thursday’s front pages report on the budget – delivered by the chancellor yesterday. The newspapers analyse and scrutinise the measures announced by Rachel Reeves, the first Labour budget in 14 years.

Online, the newspapers offer up even more analysis and opinion articles.

Elsewhere, there’s a little coverage of the flash flooding in Spain and the back pages are dominated by Manchester United’s attempts to get Amorim.

‘Terror charges for Southport suspect’ – Paper Talk News Briefing
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‘Terror charges for Southport suspect’ – Paper Talk

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Wednesday’s newspaper front pages are heavily dominated by the news that the teenager accused of murdering the three young girls in Southport in July has had more charges brought against him.
The news has somewhat distracted the front pages from the release of the budget – expected today between 12.30 and 1 pm.
But a handful of newspapers do lead on the budget – with more speculation ahead of the release.
There’s coverage of the Conservative leadership race as well as a dash of international politics – namely the upcoming US election and the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.

Budget to fix broken NHS – Paper Talk News Briefing
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Budget to fix broken NHS – Paper Talk

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Tuesday’s front pages continue to speculate on the upcoming Wednesday budget. The papers offer up their analysis of issues in the NHS – and how the budget will address them.
The sacking of Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag makes many of the front pages – mostly images of the embattled United boss during his last game as manager, a game Man Utd lost.

Sunday papers – October Budget will be ‘budget for the strivers’   News Briefing
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Sunday papers – October Budget will be ‘budget for the strivers’  

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Sunday’s front pages are dominated by domestic politics with the Conservative leadership race and the upcoming October budget – due on Wednesday – taking the lead.
Several royal stories are featured on the front pages, including pictures of both King Charles and Prince William.
Elsewhere, there’s a dash of international news – mainly the upcoming US election as pop star Beyonce joined Kamala Harris on stage last night as well as ongoing coverage of the Middle East crisis.

Chancellor tweaks rules to release billions – Paper Talk News Briefing
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Chancellor tweaks rules to release billions – Paper Talk

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Friday’s front pages continue their coverage of the upcoming budget with speculation and analysis offered up on the front pages.
King Charles is featured on many of the front pages during a trip to Somao – as a handful of headlines reflect the international calls for Britain – and the royal family – to pay reparations over its role in slavery.
A few of the papers lead on their own exclusives – independent stories away from the big headlines today – with domestic topics such as the rise in shoplifting finding prominence on the splashes.
To little surprise, Manchester United’s 1-1 draw in the Europa League leads the back pages.

‘Chris Kaba was nightclub shooter’ & ‘Water companies to hike prices’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing
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‘Chris Kaba was nightclub shooter’ & ‘Water companies to hike prices’ – Paper Talk 

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Wednesday’s front pages continue their coverage of the acquittal of Martyn Blake, the Met police officer who shot Chris Kaba in 2022.
Since the end of the court proceedings, the newspapers are able to report on Chris Kaba’s extensive criminal history – including reports that he shot a man just days before his death. Kaba was reportedly part of a notorious London gang, and the police officer now has a bounty put on his head.
Other domestic stories make up the rest of the leading news today with ongoing speculation over the upcoming budget and water companies planning to hike bills. Scrutiny of domestic politics and stories on the NHS also find space on the front splashes.

‘Cop cleared of Chris Kaba murder’ – Paper Talk News Briefing
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‘Cop cleared of Chris Kaba murder’ – Paper Talk

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Tuesday’s front pages report that police officer Martyn Blake has been cleared of the murder of Chris Kaba – an unarmed man who was shot dead during a police stop in south London in 2022.
Several papers feature images of Australian senator Lidia Thorpe heckling King Charles during his tour of the country.
The upcoming October Budget has prominent coverage on today’s front splashes as well as the Conservative leadership race.
The back pages report on tonight’s Champions League fixtures.

‘NHS revolution’ & ‘Israel accuses US of spying’ – Paper Talk  News Briefing
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‘NHS revolution’ & ‘Israel accuses US of spying’ – Paper Talk 

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Monday’s front pages offer up a real variety of domestic and international topics, with ongoing coverage of Wes Streeting’s NHS plans and the upcoming October Budget finding the most prominent space.

Several publications report on the weekend Israeli attack on Gaza as well as reports of a leaked US document regarding Israel’s planned attack on Iran. Other international news making the UK front pages regard Moldova’s EU referendum and some very light coverage of the upcoming US election.

Back on home soil, the front pages cover the news of Sir Chris Hoyle’s terminal cancer diagnosis, tributes paid to former 1D member Liam Payne and coverage of the weekend’s Premier League action.

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