In i Weekend wrote people should expect a £280 rise in household bills with “a new blow to the cost of living”. It reports council tax, energy bills, water, broadband and train journeys will add £278 to the cost of a typical household next year. The paper also warned inflation is expected to rise on Wednesday.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has written in the Daily Mail warning against an onslaught of “thought police” in Britain under Sir Keir Starmer, comparing it to “the Soviet Union at its worst”. It comes among non-criminal hate incidents that came into the spotlight after columnist Allison Pearson said police knocked on her door via a tweet from a year ago. Elsewhere, Davina McCall is described as a newspaper report presenter has come out of surgery after undergoing surgery to remove a brain tumor.
The new Conservative leader is pictured on the front page of the Daily Telegraph, as Kemi Badenoch calls for hate crime laws to be reviewed to protect free speech. He told the paper that it was “very wrong” for the police to visit a journalist’s home because of an opinion he had expressed.
“Say a prayer for me”, the Daily Mirror headlines because of Davina McCall’s plea before going into surgery. The 57-year-old’s brain tumor was not benign, but the cyst was removed for fear it could cause problems if left alone. The star’s partner said after the operation: “Davina came out of the operation and according to the surgeon it was textbook.”
The Sun also headlined McCall’s “emotional plea to fans” to pray for him as he goes into surgery. It writes that the mother of three underwent surgery six hours after being diagnosed purely by chance. Meanwhile, Rebecca Vardy is pictured as she will share her thoughts on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here in a column for the newspaper. This year’s show stars Wagatha Christie’s defamation court case nemesis Coleen Rooney.
The Times reports a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump has called for Britain to align with the US on trade rather than pursue closer ties with the EU. Stephen Moore, who helped the president-elect prepare for the government, said the US would be “less interested” in a free trade deal with the UK if it moved closer to alignment with the EU. The paper also highlighted an interview with Cora Corre, granddaughter of the late Vivienne Westwood, who explained her decision to leave her role at the fashion designer’s label.
The Guardian says junk food addiction costs the UK £268bn a year according to the first research into the problem. The Food and Rural Agriculture Commission report warns that the costs are becoming unaffordable. The paper notes these figures exceed the budget for the entire NHS.
FT Weekend reports two of Elon Musk’s private companies are set to secure a multi-million dollar jump in value as “investors race to back” the business interests of the world’s richest man. The FT reports artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised $5bn and a planned stake sale in the Space X rocket builder could see it valued at more than $250bn. The broadsheet depicts a smiling Musk next to Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, after supporting the president-elect.
At The Guardian leads with the statement that addiction is widespread for unhealthy food costs the UK £268bn a year. The figure, which is more than the NHS budget, has been calculated in a report by the Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Commission. It found that increasing consumption of foods high in fat, salt and sugar is having a “damaging” effect on UK people’s health and finances. University of Surrey economist Tim Jackson, who carried out the research, told the paper the costs were “staggering”. The Food and Drink Federation says companies have made significant progress in creating healthier choices for consumers.
The main story in the The Times is a call from a senior economic adviser to Donald Trump for Britain to align itself with the US in trade and as the title puts it “dump the socialist EU”. Stephen Moore told the newspaper that Trump has a mandate to impose tariffs on imports to protect US industries and jobs, which could harm Britain. He said Britain had to decide whether it wanted to move to what he called the “European Socialist model” or a free trade agreement with the US.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is challenged Sir Keir Starmer on hate laws, according to the Daily Telegraph. He told the newspaper that legislation should be reviewed to protect freedom of speech. The paper highlighted her comments about a columnist, Allison Pearson, who is being investigated by police for social media posts allegedly inciting racial hatred. Badenoch said it was “very wrong” for the police to visit the journalist’s home because he had expressed his opinion.
At The Daily Mail has a similar theme – but this time it’s Boris Johnson weighing on. He has written an article for the newspaper about the police investigating comments on social media which he says “straight out of 1980 Romania” and “the culture of the veil of horror-twitching that people reported in friends”. He refers to the “thought police” as “the worst of the Soviet Union”. The former prime minister also asked the police to abandon their investigation into the Telegraph reporter.
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Elon Musk’s wealth is expected to hit a new high according to FT Weekend. It reports that two private companies -Space X and Artificial Intelligence startup xAI – will see a multimillion-dollar jump in their valuation as investors race to support their business interests. The FT said Mr Musk’s relationship with President-elect Trump had also given a significant boost to shares in electric car company Tesla.
And Sun and Daily Mirror two pictures of Davina McCall on the front page when reporting on the presenter’s surgery to remove a benign brain tumor. At Sun said the 57-year-old had been “overwhelmed with the support of fans and celebrities “after posting a video saying “pray for me”. The Mirror quotes her partner, Michael Douglas, who said according to the surgeon, the six-hour operation was “textbook”.
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