“Cheers!” The Daily Express announced “a new ‘too late’ U-turn from the Prime Minister” after the increase in pubs’ business rates was “watered down”. “Sir Keir is starting the year with a tumble again,” he adds. Also as Princess of Wales, “compassionate Catherine” made a surprise visit to Charing Cross Hospital to celebrate “the value of NHS heroes”.
The Daily Mail describes the collapse in tax increases on pubs as “humiliating” for Labor, with the Express saying it is “too little too late for a pubs U-turn”. The move says the move was signaled by ministers and comes six weeks after Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the first rate rises in her Budget.
The Daily Telegraph also headlines how Reeves will “cut pub tax” in a “series of twists and turns” including an inheritance tax “raid” on farmers and changes to winter fuel payments. The internet was shut down in Iran “as the protests increased”. The Princess of Wales once again recalled her chemotherapy experience at Charing Cross Hospital and described the “kindness” of NHS staff.
The Independent also points to “another U-turn” in its lead story. It takes seconds for the Mail to think this is an “insulting comeback”. Also on the front page are “violent clashes in Minneapolis after an ICE agent shot and killed a mother” and a claim that the federal agency “had a gun in his car.”
The Times leads the way with the statement that “senior defense chief warns extra £28 billion needed”. Under pressure to prepare their forces for “a possible war with Russia”, the newspaper says defense commanders are also “preparing to make major cuts in the military”. It has also been reported that Equality Minister Bridget Phillipson has delayed guidance on single-sex spaces due to “cost fears”.
“Send like Beckham” comes to the fore in the Sun when the newspaper reports that the famous family’s eldest son, Brooklyn, told his family they could only contact him through lawyers. An “extraordinary” letter also instructed former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and her footballer husband David Beckham “not to tag” her on social media, according to the newspaper.
The Daily Mirror says there is anger in Clacton, the constituency of Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. The MP was “criticized for ignoring his day job after flying to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix” and the newspaper asked “Where’s Wally?” He was called “Farage the freeloader” when he asked.
The Guardian reported that 34 of Farage’s students at the same school accused the Reform UK leader of “racist behaviour”. The Reform UK leader told Times Radio on Wednesday that he accepted the “aggressive banter” but said he told a fellow student to “go back to Africa” and claims he made gas hissing noises at a Jewish student were “pure fantasy”.
i Paper’s headline includes “Putin’s shadow fleet” and it is stated that at least 50 “zombie” tankers have been sailing in British waters in the last three days. It reports that ministers now see the North Atlantic as part of the front line against the Russian president’s war effort and have vowed to use “hard power”.
A photo of federal agents fighting with protesters in the US was splashed across the Financial Times following a deadly shooting that “prompted clashes” in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Additionally, “the effort to reset EU ties does not extend to financial services.” The City of London is reportedly “avoiding” “closer alignment”.
Metro punishes an Albanian thief who poses with stolen money and watches and writes “like a wall… he will be punished”. The selfies led to “years of prison time” for the group, who “conducted at least 44 raids on mansions in a seven-month spree.”
The Daily Star is “cloak and dagger” as it reports that traitors are “at war”. The paper also points to the death of footballer Terry Yorath, quoting BBC Sport presenter Gabby Logan as saying: “To us, Terry was just a father.”
The government’s slashing of pub business rates is making many front pages, The Daily Mail reports “too little too late”. The newspaper says hotel bosses think this move is “not enough”. The Daily Express has a feature similar feeling“cheers! Another U-turn,” he says. He says the Prime Minister has “flip-flopped again”.
Daily Telegraph He cites the Labor MP’s reaction to the interest rate hike, which he said led to rebellion. Emma Lewell said she was “so sorry” for pub owners who had to close their doors and people who lost their jobs. Sources “close to the Chancellor” told The Times Deny that you were forced into a U-turn. The newspaper says the Treasury wants to “soften the blow” on bars.
Elsewhere in The Times, on its front page, it says: Britain’s top military chief warns Ministry of Defense Even if the government increases core defense spending to 3.5% of GDP by 2035, it faces a £28bn deficit over the next four years. The newspaper quotes a military source as saying that some “important items” need to be cut. The Ministry of Defense says the defense budget has “risen to record levels”.
The Guardian also leads other claims: Reform England leader Nigel Farage used racist language while at school in South East London, including calling other students racial slurs. Nigel Farage has previously said he “did not directly racially abuse anyone” and said the allegations were “made-up fantasies”.
And Catherine, Princess of Wales, features on many front pages; Mirror And To expressAfter making an unannounced visit to Charing Cross hospital in central London. He talked about his chemotherapy experience. Quote from Catherine Sun He said the “kindness” of NHS staff had helped him during treatment.
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