“End this horror now” is the splash for the Daily Mirror, which features Palestinians queuing for aid in Gaza on its front page. The paper is one of several to lead with a letter signed by Foreign Secretary David Lammy – as the UK joined other countries in criticising Israel’s “inhumane’ aid system in Gaza and called for an end to the war.
Israel’s “substantial” ground operation targeting Deir al-Balah in Gaza leads the Guardian, as fears deepen of widespread starvation across the territory. David Lammy’s “sharply critical” letter condemned Israeli action near aid distribution sites, where hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in recent weeks.
Lammy’s letter condemning Israeli action in Gaza also features on the front page of the Times. But the paper leads with a warning from the British Medical Association that patients will “not be safe” in NHS hospitals during a five-day strike by resident doctors starting later this week. BMA leader Dr Tom Dolphin urged the leader of NHS England to cancel all non-urgent care when up to 50,000 doctors walk out.
“Come on England!” resounds the front page of Metro, which gives over the whole front page to a graphic showing the Lionesses who will be playing the Euro 2025 semi-final match against Italy this evening.
The Daily Star will be “roaring on” the Lionesses during the big match, as the paper offers its readers a “cutout England ponytail” to mark the occasion. “Comb on England” is the cry.
Lionesses’ captain Leah Williamson’s “semi-final fitness boost” features on the front page of the Daily Express. But the paper is one of several to lead with comments from Reform UK leader Nigel Farage’s speech on how his party plans to tackle crime. If elected, Farage says he would slap life terms on criminals after “three strikes” of serious offences.
The Daily Mail also leads with Farage’s plans to halve crime in five years if Reform UK win the next general election, with the paper saying the proposal will cost £17.4bn over the next parliament. Farage said that Brits “were scared to go to the shops” because of a spike in muggings and shoplifting, and that without action, Britain faced “societal collapse”.
Farage’s warning that a rise in the state pension age beyond 68 is “inevitable” leads the i Paper, as fears of funding the triple lock guarantee for state pensions grow. The paper reports that Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has avoided committing to the lock beyond this parliament, as she launches a government review into when and how to raise the retirement age.
A Labour pensions “shake-up” also features on the front page of the Daily Telegraph, which reports that more than six millions Britons could be forced into a later retirement. The paper leads with a report on the deputy prime minister and chancellor being “at odds” over plans to tax tourists. Angela Rayner wants to tax foreign visitors’ hotel stays by devolving more tax-setting power to local councils. But the paper says the Treasury fears the plans would harm businesses “already reeling from Labour’s tax raids”.
“Woke’s the story” for The Sun’s morning glory, which leads on a row between Oasis frontmen Noel and Liam Gallagher and Manchester council leaders. The paper reports that city council bosses threatened to axe one of the band’s shows over concerns that ticketless fans are “harming young trees” while gathering in growing numbers to “watch” from a distance and take in the atmosphere of the concerts just outside the fenced-off venue in the city’s Heaton Park. Don’t look back in anger, Oasis tells the band’s devotees, offering 1,000 free T-shirts to those watching from the improvised “Gallagher Hill”.
The UK will have to pay the EU for any weapons bought under the bloc’s Security Action for Europe €150bn (£130bn) project, according to the Financial Times. EU diplomats say that because UK businesses would receive EU money to expand its weapons capacity, “London should recompense Brussels”, according to the paper.
