This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . The next check for changes will be
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-the-papers-67965473
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Newspaper headlines: 'Houthis on warpath' and 'Queen's final hours' | Newspaper headlines: 'Houthis on warpath' and 'Queen's final hours' |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| Most of Saturday's papers focus on the escalating conflict in the Middle East following US and UK air strikes against Houthis in Yemen on Friday. The Times says the British military has been bracing itself for a retaliatory attack on British vessels. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has refused to rule out further strikes, the paper adds. The Houthis have been targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea - one of the world's most important trading routes - following the start of the Israel-Gaza war on 7 October. The Iranian-backed group says it is supporting Hamas by targeting ships heading to, or owned by, Israel. The Times says the group is on the "warpath" | Most of Saturday's papers focus on the escalating conflict in the Middle East following US and UK air strikes against Houthis in Yemen on Friday. The Times says the British military has been bracing itself for a retaliatory attack on British vessels. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron has refused to rule out further strikes, the paper adds. The Houthis have been targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea - one of the world's most important trading routes - following the start of the Israel-Gaza war on 7 October. The Iranian-backed group says it is supporting Hamas by targeting ships heading to, or owned by, Israel. The Times says the group is on the "warpath" |
| The i reports that Lord Cameron played a key role in the UK's bombing campaign. On the front page of its weekend edition, the paper says he presented the plan to cabinet and has warned Iran - suspected of supplying the Houthis with weapons - to "stop stoking regional tensions". Iran denies involvement in the Houthis' Red Sea attacks | The i reports that Lord Cameron played a key role in the UK's bombing campaign. On the front page of its weekend edition, the paper says he presented the plan to cabinet and has warned Iran - suspected of supplying the Houthis with weapons - to "stop stoking regional tensions". Iran denies involvement in the Houthis' Red Sea attacks |
| Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has warned Iran the world is "running out of patience", in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. Mr Shapps says the Iranian regime must tell the Houthis and other proxies to "cease and desist", warning that a "limit has been truly crossed" | Meanwhile, Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has warned Iran the world is "running out of patience", in an interview with the Daily Telegraph. Mr Shapps says the Iranian regime must tell the Houthis and other proxies to "cease and desist", warning that a "limit has been truly crossed" |
| The Daily Express on its front page carries comments made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Britain must now declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. The paper says the IRFC has been accused of attempting assassinations on British soil as well as funding, arming and training Hamas, Hezbollah - in Lebanon - and the Houthis | The Daily Express on its front page carries comments made by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that Britain must now declare Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. The paper says the IRFC has been accused of attempting assassinations on British soil as well as funding, arming and training Hamas, Hezbollah - in Lebanon - and the Houthis |
| The Daily Mirror characterises the conflict's latest chapter as a "crisis in the Red Sea". The paper reports that the UK faces a "terror backlash" after joining US air strikes on Yemen, according to an intelligence expert. The paper also says soaring oil and shipping costs as a result of Houthi attacks are threatening household bills. "High price of conflict" is the paper's headline | The Daily Mirror characterises the conflict's latest chapter as a "crisis in the Red Sea". The paper reports that the UK faces a "terror backlash" after joining US air strikes on Yemen, according to an intelligence expert. The paper also says soaring oil and shipping costs as a result of Houthi attacks are threatening household bills. "High price of conflict" is the paper's headline |
| Away from the conflict in the Middle East, The Financial Times in its weekend edition turns its focus once more towards the Horizon scandal at the Post Office. The paper says the Post Office claimed tax relief on the compensation it paid to sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses wrongly convicted of thefts, sparking warnings it risks a £100m bill if authorities rule the move unlawful | Away from the conflict in the Middle East, The Financial Times in its weekend edition turns its focus once more towards the Horizon scandal at the Post Office. The paper says the Post Office claimed tax relief on the compensation it paid to sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses wrongly convicted of thefts, sparking warnings it risks a £100m bill if authorities rule the move unlawful |
| A photo of a smiling Elizabeth II - the last one ever taken of her in September 2022 - features on the front page of the Sun, which reports that the late monarch's final moments have been detailed by her "most trusted staffer" in a new book. A memo by her private secretary Edward Young, who was at Balmoral when she died, says she felt "no pain" as she slipped away, the paper says. | A photo of a smiling Elizabeth II - the last one ever taken of her in September 2022 - features on the front page of the Sun, which reports that the late monarch's final moments have been detailed by her "most trusted staffer" in a new book. A memo by her private secretary Edward Young, who was at Balmoral when she died, says she felt "no pain" as she slipped away, the paper says. |
| The Daily Mail says the memo is now in the Royal Archives and features in a new biography by the paper's royal writer Robert Hardman. The book reveals how, shortly after Sir Edward wrote his note, a footman brought a locked red box of paperwork found at the Queen's deathbed, the paper says | The Daily Mail says the memo is now in the Royal Archives and features in a new biography by the paper's royal writer Robert Hardman. The book reveals how, shortly after Sir Edward wrote his note, a footman brought a locked red box of paperwork found at the Queen's deathbed, the paper says |
| And the Daily Star reports that the "alien babies" said to have been discovered in Mexico are not from Earth, according to an expert. UFO enthusiast and journalist Jaime Maussan produced two artefacts he claimed amounted to evidence of "non-human" life last September | And the Daily Star reports that the "alien babies" said to have been discovered in Mexico are not from Earth, according to an expert. UFO enthusiast and journalist Jaime Maussan produced two artefacts he claimed amounted to evidence of "non-human" life last September |
| The Daily Mirror says Britain faces what it calls a "terror backlash" after joining US-led airstrikes on Yemen. It quotes an intelligence expert saying the threat could increase "because of the twisted anti-western narrative" being put forward by some jihadists. | |
| The Daily Express says Rishi Sunak has been urged to proscribe Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organisation. It has been accused of supporting the Houthis' campaign of piracy in the Red Sea, and attempting assassinations on British soil. | |
| The Daily Telegraph says the Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, has warned Iran it must tell the Houthis to "cease and desist" because the world is "running out of patience". | |
| Supporters of the Houthis rallied against British and American air strikes | |
| The Financial Times leads on the potential £100m tax bill, and risk of insolvency, for the Post Office. The paper says the auditor PwC has warned that the Post Office may not be able to continue as a going concern, after claiming tax relief on compensation it paid to victims of the IT scandal. One tax expert, quoted by the FT, points to a case won by HM Revenue and Customs against Scottish Power last year, in which it was ruled that compensation payments for mis-selling were not tax-deductible. That expert says the tax office may use the case as evidence that the Post Office must foot the bill. | |
| According to the Guardian, Rishi Sunak's Rwanda treaty is unlikely to address the concerns raised by the Supreme Court about the country not being a safe place to send asylum seekers. The paper says legal bodies, academics and human rights groups have all raised concerns in a House of Lords inquiry. Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the former immigration minister, Robert Jenrick, says the bill will be a betrayal of the public unless Mr Sunak accepts amendments backed by more than 50 rebel MPs. | |
| The Times reports that Michael Gove is lobbying the Treasury to impose a "foreign ownership levy" on homes in order to deter international investors from buying up residential property in the UK. The paper says the levelling up secretary is understood to be pushing the chancellor to use the Budget to introduce the charge, which could raise up to £1bn a year. More than 180,000 properties in the UK have foreign domiciled owners - a figure that has more than doubled in the past 12 years. The Times says Mr Gove believes foreign buyers are pushing up prices, and distorting the property market. | |
| The Daily Mail details what it calls "a deeply moving memo" on the late Queen's final moments, written by a senior member of her staff. In the document, which is now in the Royal Archives, the aide describes how she felt "no pain" and "slipped away". The account by Sir Edward Young is contained in a new biography of the King, being serialised by the Mail. It also reveals how, after the Queen's death, royal staff discovered a locked red box containing two letters which she'd written - one to King Charles, the other to Sir Edward himself. The Sun says royal experts believe the existence of the letters shows the late Queen quietly recognised her time on this earth was at an end. | |
| Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. | Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. |