‘Netflix seals $85bn Warner Bros deal’ and ‘One L of a draw’
“Netflix signs $83 billion deal with Warner Bros.,” reads the front page of the Financial Times. The deal “will transform the streaming giant into Hollywood’s dominant player,” the newspaper reports.
The Mirror continues its lead with next summer’s World Cup tournament, which it calls a “One L draw”. England will start their clash against Croatia before facing Ghana and Panama in Group L.
The sun also splashed in the World Cup draw. The first match of “Unlucky Scotland” will be played against Haiti, followed by matches against Morocco and Brazil in Group C.
The health secretary’s allies are urging Angela Rayner to sign up to a “joint ticket” for the Labor leadership, the Telegraph reports. Citing multiple Labor Party sources, the paper says MPs are pressuring Wes Streeting to promise Rayner a cabinet role and a possible return as deputy prime minister if he accepts the offer. A spokesman for Streeting denied the allegations, saying they were “completely unfounded” and a “silly off-season story”.
The Times headline read: “Labour ‘lets women down'”. Baroness Falkner, former chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, is quoted as saying that the “failure” to publish guidance following the Supreme Court decision on single-sex spaces was reflective of a government that left women and transgender people in a “grey zone”.
The Independent comes to the fore with a compensation claim filed by families and former patients against 35 psychiatrists working at Huntercombe Group hospitals, following “dozens” of harassment allegations.
Dementia patients face a “postcode lottery in diagnosis and care”, according to the Mail. Dementia is still the UK’s “biggest killer”, killing 76,000 Britons every year, the paper says.
Another Dulwich College student has made allegations of racist abuse against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, according to the Guardian. Farage has repeatedly denied the allegations and told reporters he was never a racist or “malicious” antisemite.
i Paper reports that the UK is experiencing a “record flu surge” and experts are advising people to wear face masks if they are symptomatic. A “nasty” mutation is said to have caused an early wave of infections in wards and care homes.
The Express quotes experts as saying the UK housing market will “limp” towards the end of the year after the “paralysis caused by Rachel Reeves’ budget”.
Star said US President Donald Trump “finally” received a peace award after he was announced as the first recipient of the FIFA peace award during the World Cup draw.
