Browsing: UK politics

Many of Tuesday’s front pages cover the ongoing situation in the Middle East. The papers report on the ongoing ceasefire negotiations as Israel moves in on the Rafah crossing.

Talks are to resume in Cairo after Hamas said it would accept a deal drawn up by Egyptian mediators. It was however rejected by Israel as “far from meeting” its “core demands”.

The rest of the front pages cover a variety of domestic news and the back pages cover Manchester United’s 4-0 loss to Crystal Palace.

Editorial 05 May 2024 

The Sunday newspaper front pages mostly focus on the England election results as more trickled out on Saturday – including the shock Labour win in the West Midlands mayor and Sadiq Khan winning a third term as London mayor. 

Many of the right-leaning newspapers suggest the results highlight the dire state the Conservative Party is in right now, and contend with a possible Tory wipeout at the upcoming general election. 

A couple of tabloids lead on royal news, including disgraced Prince Andrew and the results of a popularity poll regarding King Charles. 

Many of the back pages lead on Manchester City’s and Arsenal’s latest Premier League wins. Liverpool are in action on Sunday and must win if they have any hopes of winning the title. 

Most of Thursday’s front pages lead with the first pictures of the 14-year-old boy who was killed in the London sword attack. A stranger stabbed Daniel Anjorin as he was en route to school. The attack is not suspected to be terrorism, and police confirm the schoolboy was not known to the attacker. It is not believed to have been a targeted attack. 

Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, was charged with Daniel’s murder.

Many of the back pages report on Borussia Dortmund’s 1-0 win over PSG in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League. Elsewhere, in the WSL, Chelsea’s title hopes have been dashed after a shock 4-3 Liverpool win. 

Almost all of Wednesday’s front pages are dominated by the news that a 14-year-old boy was killed after an attacker armed with a sword went on the rampage in Hainault, north-east London. The attacker is in hospital, it is not believed to be related to terrorism or a targeted attack. 

Several newspapers feature an image of King Charles – who returned to public life after starting his cancer treatment. 

Elsewhere, the UK back pages feature images of Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham as Bayern Munich and Real Madrid drew 2-2 in the first leg of the semi-finals of the Champions League.