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| Newspaper headlines: Hacking gang targets VIPs and I'm a Celeb build-up | Newspaper headlines: Hacking gang targets VIPs and I'm a Celeb build-up |
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| An investigation into a global hacking network that targets VIPs is the lead story for the Sunday Times. Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based computer gang to target British businesses, government officials and journalists, the paper reports. | An investigation into a global hacking network that targets VIPs is the lead story for the Sunday Times. Private investigators linked to the City of London are using an India-based computer gang to target British businesses, government officials and journalists, the paper reports. |
| The Sunday Telegraph says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is in talks about halving pension reliefs for millions of higher rate taxpayers. According to the paper, "middle-class workers face paying up to £10bn more in income tax" - a "drastic" reduction on the relief they currently enjoy on their pensions contributions. | The Sunday Telegraph says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is in talks about halving pension reliefs for millions of higher rate taxpayers. According to the paper, "middle-class workers face paying up to £10bn more in income tax" - a "drastic" reduction on the relief they currently enjoy on their pensions contributions. |
| "Rishi's extra Bank Holiday for Charles!" is the splash for the Sunday Express. The paper leads with the news that the UK will enjoy "a holiday fit for a King" to mark the new monarch's coronation next year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak proclaimed the additional holiday day for Monday, 8 May 2022, the paper says, with a picture of another royal - the Princess of Wales at England's Rugby League World Cup quarter-final - also making the front page. | "Rishi's extra Bank Holiday for Charles!" is the splash for the Sunday Express. The paper leads with the news that the UK will enjoy "a holiday fit for a King" to mark the new monarch's coronation next year. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak proclaimed the additional holiday day for Monday, 8 May 2022, the paper says, with a picture of another royal - the Princess of Wales at England's Rugby League World Cup quarter-final - also making the front page. |
| The Observer's main story says nurses in "large swathes" of the UK have voted to strike in the first-ever national action in the history of the Royal College of Nursing. The walkout will be the "biggest nursing strike in NHS history", the paper says, adding that the action is set to take place before Christmas. The formal results of the strike ballot will be announced next week. | The Observer's main story says nurses in "large swathes" of the UK have voted to strike in the first-ever national action in the history of the Royal College of Nursing. The walkout will be the "biggest nursing strike in NHS history", the paper says, adding that the action is set to take place before Christmas. The formal results of the strike ballot will be announced next week. |
| "How can you let monster Boy George in the jungle?" is the headline from the Sunday Mirror. The paper reports that the singer taking part in ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! has been "slammed" by a man he was convicted of attacking in 2007. He brands George, who was jailed over the offence, a "monster", saying he should not be allowed on the show. | "How can you let monster Boy George in the jungle?" is the headline from the Sunday Mirror. The paper reports that the singer taking part in ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! has been "slammed" by a man he was convicted of attacking in 2007. He brands George, who was jailed over the offence, a "monster", saying he should not be allowed on the show. |
| A story on I'm a Celeb also leads the Sunday People, which reports claims MP Matt Hancock chose to enter the jungle in the hope it "will lead to a new career". The paper says the former health secretary turned to showbiz after accepting his resignation from the cabinet over a Covid lockdown guidelines breach "torpedoed his chances in top-level politics". | A story on I'm a Celeb also leads the Sunday People, which reports claims MP Matt Hancock chose to enter the jungle in the hope it "will lead to a new career". The paper says the former health secretary turned to showbiz after accepting his resignation from the cabinet over a Covid lockdown guidelines breach "torpedoed his chances in top-level politics". |
| Matt Hancock is also pictured on the front page of the Daily Star in Sunday. It brands the MP a cockroach and refers to his forthcoming TV reality show appearance in a report suggesting the insects could be fuelling a climate catastrophe. The papers says experts believe cockroaches "may account for one-fifth of all the methane emissions on the planet". | Matt Hancock is also pictured on the front page of the Daily Star in Sunday. It brands the MP a cockroach and refers to his forthcoming TV reality show appearance in a report suggesting the insects could be fuelling a climate catastrophe. The papers says experts believe cockroaches "may account for one-fifth of all the methane emissions on the planet". |
| The Sun on Sunday reports claims that England and Brentford striker Ivan Toney is being investigated by Football Association officials over allegations he placed bets on games. The allegations relate to a period when Toney was at one of his previous clubs and there is no suggestion of any criminal activity by him or that he attempted to fix the outcome of any match, the paper states. Under FA rules, players face a ban on all football betting. | The Sun on Sunday reports claims that England and Brentford striker Ivan Toney is being investigated by Football Association officials over allegations he placed bets on games. The allegations relate to a period when Toney was at one of his previous clubs and there is no suggestion of any criminal activity by him or that he attempted to fix the outcome of any match, the paper states. Under FA rules, players face a ban on all football betting. |
| The possibility of strike action by nurses across the UK is the lead story in the Observer. | |
| Officials from the Royal College of Nursing have told the paper that "large swathes of the country" have voted in favour of industrial action - triggering what could be the largest walkout in the history of the NHS. | |
| The paper says the first strike is likely to take place before Christmas. | |
| The Sunday Mirror says an "exodus" from the NHS is pushing services to breaking point. The paper says 40,000 nurses and midwives - and 20,000 doctors - left their jobs in the year to April. | |
| Growing waiting times for ambulances in England make the front page of the Sunday Telegraph. The paper says an investigation has revealed that some patients have waited as long as two and a half days for paramedics to arrive - with the longest delay of 59 hours recorded in the South West. | |
| The data includes waits of more than 24 hours for some suspected heart attacks and strokes. A similar investigation five years ago found the longest waits were five hours. | |
| The Telegraph also looks ahead to the chancellor's Autumn Statement, due in just over a fortnight. | |
| According to the paper, Jeremy Hunt is considering plans to halve the tax relief on pension contributions for millions of the highest earners. | |
| The paper says the idea - which could raise up to £10bn a year for the Treasury - would be unpopular among many Conservative MPs. The paper also understands that the government's commitment to the triple lock on pensions is another major policy that's "still under discussion." | |
| According to an investigation by the Observer, the Home Office is hiring people who previously worked in customer service or sales at McDonald's and Tesco to process asylum applications. | |
| The paper says the new recruits - hired through high-street agencies - have no prior experience or knowledge of the asylum system, but they're being asked to conduct complex interviews and make decisions on individual cases. | |
| A Home Office spokesperson describes the report as "baseless" and insists all recruits receive "extensive training." | |
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| The Sunday Times leads on its own investigation into a global hacking network - which has targeted the private emails of more than 100 victims in the UK. | |
| It says the gang, which is based in India, has accessed the accounts of leading politicians and outspoken critics of the Football World Cup in Qatar. | |
| The paper claims the gang was working on behalf of private investigators, employed by wealthy clients, and autocratic states. The gang's database of targets include the former chancellor Phillip Hammond, and the BBC's political editor Chris Mason. | |
| The Sun on Sunday reports that the Brentford striker Ivan Toney is being investigated by the Football Association over allegations he bet on matches. | |
| The paper says the claims relate to a period when he was at one of his previous clubs, and there is no suggestion that he attempted to fix the result of any game. Professional players are banned from all gambling on football. Ivan Toney has released a statement, saying he is assisting the FA with its inquiries. | |
| And the Sunday Times reveals that Queen Elizabeth struck up an unlikely new friendship in the final months of her life - with the Hollywood actor Tom Cruise. | |
| According to the paper, the late Queen was disappointed not to meet the Top Gun star in person during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations, so she invited him to Windsor Castle for a private tour - and afternoon tea for two. | |
| The Times says the meeting went so well, Cruise was invited back for lunch and was even given permission to land his helicopter in the Castle's grounds. | |
| The paper carries the headline: "You can be my wingma'am". | |
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