‘Scott Mills sacked by BBC’ and ‘Starmer’s 48-hour ultimatum’
Former BBC radio presenter Scott Mills was in most of the papers on Tuesday after being sacked amid allegations about his personal behaviour. The Guardian said Mills hosted “Britain’s most popular breakfast show” but was “blindsided” by the decision to take him off air last Tuesday. Donald Trump’s latest threats against Iran are also on the front page of the Guardian; The president said he would “destroy” Iran’s power plants and water facilities if Tehran did not accept peace terms “shortly.” The newspaper states that Iran remains “challenging.”
The Mirror newspaper, which first reported Mills’ departure from Radio 2, says: “Mills was dismissed during a police investigation in 2016.” The newspaper says it understands that the impeachment relates to a “historic allegation”. The BBC did not give further details but only said “while we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm that Scott Mills is no longer contracted with the BBC.”
According to the Telegraph newspaper, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer reports that he has given a “48-hour ultimatum” to those who want to join the strike. Sir Keir is urging junior doctors to reconsider, and the newspaper says it will withdraw an offer to provide at least 4,000 new specialist training positions if the six-day strike continues.
Rising fuel costs are the top story from i Paper, which reports that Sir Keir has called on business leaders to “help limit the fallout” of the war with Iran. The Prime Minister said the public wanted action on food prices, oil and energy, according to the newspaper, which said he had met with fuel executives to discuss “contingency plans” for lower supplies of diesel and jet fuel.
