Newspaper headlines:’ ‘Tech stocks suffer’ and ‘Delusions of Polish Maddie’
According to the Daily Mail , “an army of online conspiracy theorists” convinced Julia Wandelt that she was the missing girl, Madeleine McCann. The newspaper writes: “Yesterday a jury convicted him [Wandelt] An online campaign accused Wandelt of “tormenting Kate and Gerry McCann” and was forced to claim she was their missing daughter after she was kidnapped during a family holiday in 2007. DNA tests show Wandelt is not Madeleine.
“Madeleine McCann’s parents say the dreamer who pretended to be their lost daughter needs help,” says the Daily Mirror. The newspaper writes that Madeleine’s family showed “compassion” to Wandelt after his conviction.
The Financial Times leads the top “AI-related stocks”, including Nvidia, Meta, Palantir and Oracle, with $1.2 trillion (£0.9 trillion) in “AI sales”. There is also reportedly shifting among tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet, which are “borrowing hundreds of billions of dollars to finance the expansion of artificial intelligence.” The mass sell-off is “heading Wall Street for its worst week ever,” according to the paper. [US President] Donald Trump’s ‘Emancipation Day’ tariffs in April”.
“Disgraced Andrew Windsor is spending his final weeks ‘screaming to himself’ at Royal Lodge” after the former prince lost his title and was ordered to leave the Royal Lodge, according to the Sun’s featured report. Citing insiders, the paper also says ex-wife Sarah Ferguson “poured her heart out to staff at a secret bar called The Doghouse.”
Under the headline “Trump goes to war on the BBC”, the Daily Telegraph quotes White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt commenting on the Panorama report on the January 6 Capitol Hill riots, saying the report showed the BBC was a “left-wing propaganda machine”. Leavitt described the report’s editing of a Trump speech as “their [BBC] It’s all, 100 percent fake news.” The BBC said it was investigating the issues raised about the programme.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce “a secret tax raid on retirement savings” in the upcoming budget, the Times writes. He is expected to “limit tax relief on pension contributions for both employers and employees to up to £2bn a year”, the paper says. It cites “concerns that it would penalize people for ‘trying to do the right thing’ and save for their retirement.”
i Paper’s headline reads “Labour MPs now plot to oust Starmer”, while the group reads: “Despair over ratings in Labor polls and plan to thwart manifesto by increasing income tax in this month’s budget”. “Cabinet ministers urged caution” as Labor MPs met in a private bar in the House of Commons to discuss “the mechanics of a future coup”, according to the newspaper.
“Guinness socialite Lady Mary Charteris has launched a war on luxury street after transforming her ostentatious home into the real-life ‘Barbie House’,” reported the Daily Star, after the DJ and model “decided to paint her pad bright pink.”
The Daily Express is urging readers to “give the gift of freedom to every child” on its weekend front page with “Christmas appeal to help 1,000 children waiting for vital wheelchairs”.
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor’s living arrangements continue to dominate some newspapers. The sun is reporting He spends his final weeks “screaming to himself” at the Royal Lodge in Windsor. His ex-wife Sarah Ferguson is reportedly pouring her heart out to staff at a secret garden bar called the Doghouse. According to Daily MailMr Mountbatten “plays a rough game” before leaving Royal Lodge, Windsor. An insider told the paper he wanted a cook, a maid, a secretary and a butler, and gardeners for his new home on the Sandringham estate.
i Weekend leads Amid allegations that Labor MPs are plotting to overthrow the prime minister. The newspaper says a challenge to Sir Keir Starmer is unlikely to happen anytime soon, but talk about his future has accelerated in recent weeks. The Times echoes similar sentimentsThe mood among some backbenchers is reportedly bordering on “open hostility.” Daily Express says Many Labor MPs are fearful after a poll this week put the party in fourth place behind Reform England, the Greens and the Conservatives.
According to the TimesChancellor Rachel Reeves plans to use the budget to announce a “stealth tax raid” on retirement savings. Reeves will reportedly increase tax relief on pension contributions for both employers and employees by up to £2bn a year.
“Trump goes to war on BBC”, Writing in the Daily Telegraph. Karoline Leavitt, the US president’s press secretary, accused the broadcaster of “deliberate fraud” in editing Donald Trump’s speech. The BBC did not respond to Ms Leavitt’s remarks.
Thursday night’s finale of BBC One’s Celebrity Traitors was met with almost universal acclaim. Letter from the editor at Weekend describes the program as “surprising and hilarious in equal measure.” Daily Star says The “brilliant” series managed to exceed all expectations. The Guardian recommends The most impressive achievement was the show’s ability to get “Gen Z to watch live television” and move away from the “algorithmic correction of digital platforms like YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.”
