Metro is one of several newspapers to lead on Prince Harry, Meghan and Meghan’s mother being involved in “a near catastrophic” car chase, according to the couple’s spokesperson. Paparazzi were said to have followed the family for nearly two hours in New York on Tuesday.
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The Times also carries a photo of Prince Harry and Meghan, who said they were chased “through red lights” by photographers. The newspaper leads on water firms tabling a £10bn plan to curb sewage spills following the publication’s campaign to stop waste being dumped into UK rivers.
As well as leading on the paparazzi chase, the Guardian turns its attention to Rishi Sunak. The newspaper says the prime minister has been accused of being “out of touch” with ordinary families after saying that people’s household incomes were “hugely outperforming” expectations despite the cost of living crisis.
Sausage rolls have caught the ire of the Daily Star, which reports that one in ten people admit to dunking the pastries in their cup of tea. Another 4% of “wrong ‘uns” reportedly dip their sandwich in their hot beverages, which the publication says an expert has classed as “evil”.
German carmakers are pressing for a delay in Brexit rules that could threaten the UK’s car industry, the Financial Times reports. This is because, as of next year, electric vehicles shipped between the UK and the EU will need to have 45% of their parts sourced from the two regions or face 10% tariffs. This would reportedly make electric vehicles increasingly likely to take the hit because of the number of electric batteries the industry sources from Asia.
The i also carries a story on the Brexit car industry trade rules, reporting that manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has warned that the current post-Brexit deal is idealistic. It also leads on the New York car chase, carrying a picture of Harry and Meghan being ushered into a car on the night of the incident.
Turning its attention to other Brexit news, the Daily Mail leads on a story about Sir Keir Starmer, saying that the Labour leader “wants to reopen talks on our EU deal”. “Now the Starmer mask slips on Brexit”, its headline reads.
The Daily Telegraph also leads on Prince Harry and Meghan’s experience with the paparazzi, reporting that New York authorities “played down the severity of the incident”, saying that although the Sussexes’ journey had been “challenging”, there had been “no reported collisions, summonses, injuries or arrests”. It also reports that the heaviest patients cost the NHS twice the amount of those of a healthy weight, totalling £1375 a year each.
The Daily Express carries the headline “Rishi raises hopes of tax cuts before election”. According to the newspaper, Mr Sunak said he would “ease the burden on working people” once the government “gets a grip on borrowing”.
The Mirror leads on a police probe into a “hospital horror” which saw hundreds of “drug deaths” at Gosport War Memorial Hospital in Hampshire. It also carries an exclusive interview with the son of Lee Rigby, a British soldier that was attacked and killed by terrorists in 2013.
The Guardian says the prime minister has been accused of “being out of touch with ordinary families” after claiming that the economy is looking up and people’s household incomes are “hugely outperforming” expectations despite the high cost of living. The paper reports that – on a flight to the G7 summit in Japan – Rishi Sunak said there were “lots of signs that things are moving in the right direction” with the economy. The story quotes Labour’s Treasury spokesperson, James Murray, as saying: “almost every word that comes out of the prime minister’s mouth shows how utterly out of touch he is and disconnected from the reality of life for working people”.
The front page of the Daily Express also focuses on Rishi Sunak, saying he has raised “the hope of tax cuts before the election”. It reports that the prime minister has said that he will ease the burden on working Britons once inflation comes down and the government gets a grip on borrowing.
“Now the Starmer mask slips on Brexit” is the headline in the Daily Mail. The paper says the Labour leader “sparked outrage” last night by saying he would try to renegotiate the Brexit deal if he wins power. Sir Keir has insisted that doesn’t mean going back into the EU, but getting “a better deal”.
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Sir Keir insists looking at the UK’s Brexit deal doesn’t mean going back into the EU, but getting “a better deal”
The Financial Times reports that German carmakers want a delay in Brexit rules on tariff-free access to UK. It comes after the owner of Vauxhall called for the UK government to renegotiate the Brexit trade deal, because of concerns that rules on electric vehicle batteries could threaten future production here. The FT says German companies are worried that Europe’s battery industry hasn’t developed fast enough and tariffs would be “a significant competitive disadvantage” for the European car industry in the UK market.
“Hospital Horror” reads the front of the Daily Mirror. The paper reports that 19 people are being investigated by police following the deaths of hundreds of patients who’d been given “opioid drugs” at a hospital in Hampshire. It says the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate is reviewing the records of more than 750 patients treated at the Gosport Memorial Hospital in the late 1980s to the early 2000s.
The Telegraph leads with what it calls the “Massive cost of obesity to the NHS”. It says a study – which tracked 2.8 million people for a decade – shows the heaviest patients require £1400 of spending a year – twice the total for people of a “healthy weight”. The Times also carries the story on its front page. It quotes experts as saying the research proves that economic prosperity and the viability of the NHS depends on tackling rising obesity, which is driving record levels of long-term sickness.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrived earlier than planned for the Coronation
Finally, The Telegraph says it has the answer as to why King Charles and Queen Camilla had a short wait outside Westminster Abbey – after arriving earlier than planned for the Coronation. A military source has told the paper it was the fault of the horses pulling the carriage from Buckingham Palace. The source claims the horses were more “wide awake”, and therefore quicker, on the morning of the Coronation than they had been during the dress rehearsal, which took place in the middle of the night.
