The Observer reflects on the fallout from the Covid pandemic, as the UK marks five years since the pandemic started with a day of reflection on Sunday. The paper has carried out its own analysis which it says shows Britain performed worse than most other developed nations in its response to the pandemic. The UK spent more money than most other countries on economic help yet saw larger drops in life expectancy and more people too sick to work, the paper says.
For a second day, the Telegraph leads with its investigation into the man who ran a Russian spy ring in Britain, Jan Marsalek. The paper says fugitive Marsalek – who faces no charges in the UK – wanted to create a private army to control migration into Europe. Elsewhere, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage has written in the paper warning against infighting within the party, and defending his decision to suspend one of its five MPs. The Telegraph front page also pictures James Bond star Pierce Brosnan who tells the paper the next 007 should not be an American.
The Sunday Mirror looks ahead to a vote in the Commons this week, on Labour’s plans to ban persistent anti-social behaviour offenders from town centres. The government wants to bring in new “Respect Orders” which Home Secretary Yvette Cooper hopes will restore trust in the police, the paper reports.
The Mail on Sunday reports on the case of a Palestinian asylum seeker who crossed the Channel this week and was picked up by the UK Border Force. The paper says he is is a “militant” who has shared videos on his social media calling for Jewish people to be killed.
The Sunday Express’s front page is also on asylum seekers – but it focuses on the cost of support schemes offered in the UK. It has carried out its own investigation which finds the government and local councils spent a total of £6.6bn over the past five years on schemes for refugees, which sometimes include trips to the zoo, tennis lessons and sandwich deliveries.
The Daily Star reports that Britons are “going goggle-eyed for telescopes”. They’re buying more than ever before because of the soaring interest in space, the paper says.
The Sunday People reports on figures showing 40 women have been fired from prison jobs in the last four years for having sex with inmates. The figures come just days after 26-year-old Katie Evans – who is pictured on the front page next to the headline – was jailed for having a relationship with a male inmate at HMP Doncaster. Also pictured on the front page is actress Blake Lively, who attended a film premiere this weekend.
According to a Sunday Times investigation, defence firms supplying weapons to the British military are being “attacked and sabotaged” by pro-Palestinian activists. It says the group Palestine Action has claimed responsibility for more than 350 “direct actions” since 2020 – including damage to banks, estate agencies, universities and local government buildings. This weekend the group vandalised one of Trump’s Scottish golf courses, the paper says. The group tells the Times that the goal of its direct actions is to “rid Britain of Israeli weapons factories”.
And the Sun reports that Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher is facing a new legal battle with the mother of his child, over child support payments. It says a claim has been lodged in New York, and follows a previous settled legal claim.
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