'How many OAPs will freeze' and 'don't shoot'

Sunday Express front page, the main headline reads "how many OAPs will freeze this winter" — The Sunday Express asks how many old-age pensioners (OAPs) will freeze this winter. The paper claims that Chancellor Rachel Reeves has buried a report revealing the “devastating” impact of acing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. Around 10 million pensioners in England and Wales will no longer get winter fuel payments as of this coming winter under plans announced by the chancellor earlier this year. [BBC]

The main headline on the front of the Mail on Sunday reads "£14bn bill for Keir's 'shabby' union cave-in" and also features and image of the late Queen dining with Paddington Bear — The Mail on Sunday’s front page writes Britain will be left with a £14bn bill after “caving in” to unions. It says analysis seen by the paper shows how looming increases for GPS, nurses, teachers and other workers could see the bill set aside for public sector pay rises increase from £10bn. The late Queen also is pictured on the front with children’s book character Paddington – from her jubilee skit. The paper teases a new book that will reveal why the late monarch “ticked off” an actor after that famous tea party. [BBC]

The main headline on the front page of the Sunday Telegraph reads "extreme misogyny to be treated as terrorism". The front also features an image of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex smiling during a tour of Colombia is the main image on the front of the Sunday Telegraph. It writes that residents of a town founded by escaped slaves said the prince should apologise for his family’s role in the slave trade. The broadsheet’s main story focuses on the home secretary unveiling a plan to combat radicalisation of young men online, which includes treating extreme misogyny as terrorism for the first time. [BBC]

The front of the Sunday Times, the main headline reads "'don't shoot, we're conscripts,' begged the captured Russians" — Captured Russian soldiers in a Ukrainian prison cell feature on the front of the Sunday Times. The accompanying article includes interviews with some of the prisoners, who told of chaos and panic when Ukraine invaded and how commanders ran away. The Sunday Times says they are among several hundred soldiers Ukraine claims to have captured during its incursion into Russia’s western Kursk region. [BBC]

Front page of the Sunday Mirror, the main headline reads "Kyle Walker ready to hit Lauryn with harassment case" — “Kyle Walker ready to hit Lauryn with harassment case” headlines the Sunday Mirror. It writes that the Manchester City footballer is speaking with lawyers regarding social media posts by Lauryn Goodman, the mother of two of his children. [BBC]

The main headline on the front page of Sunday People reads "Ramsay's £27,000 Grand Prix meals". — TV chef Gordon Ramsay appears on the front of Sunday People. The paper says he is charging £27,000 for a three-day feast at the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November. [BBC]

Daily Star front page. The main tile reads: "My dead Chuckle Brother won't stop haunting me". — The Daily Star reports on Paul Elliot, one of the Chuckle Brothers comedy duo, saying he is being haunted by his late brother Barry, six years after his death. [BBC]

The Sunday Times has spoken to Russian troops captured by Ukraine, during Kyiv’s incursion across the border into the Kursk region. The paper tells of their panic at Ukraine’s surprise invasion. A 22-year-old architecture student reveals that he had never expected to find himself in battle, having been told only that his compulsory military service would be spent training. The paper paints a picture of chaos, desperation and disorder among the Russian ranks. “Don’t shoot we’re conscripts” is the headline.

An interview with the Work and Pensions Secretary provides The Observer‘s lead story. Liz Kendall tells the paper it’s time to end what she calls “a blame culture”, aimed at people out of work . She says a “drastic overhaul” is needed to fix a “broken” back-to-work system. And she describes her task of bringing in major reforms as “one of the biggest challenges the country faces”, with a near record 2.8 million people out of work because of long term sickness.

The Sunday Telegraph highlights comments from the health ombudsman that clapping the NHS during the pandemic may have been dangerous because it put the organisation “beyond criticism”. Rebecca Hilsenrath warns against treating the health service as a “national religion” and calls on its leaders to overhaul the culture and listen to those that it fails. Her office has submitted evidence to an investigation of the NHS, set up by the Health Secretary, Wes Streeting. It is due to be published next month.

The Mail on Sunday says the Labour government’s decision to settle public sector wage disputes – what it calls Sir Keir Starmer’s “capitulation to his union paymasters” – will leave Britain with a £14bn bill. The paper says it has seen what it calls “devastating analysis” that the costs of pay deals for GPs, teachers and other workers will be far more than the £10bn set aside by the chancellor. Critics tell the paper the prime minister is treating taxpayers as “cash machines” to fund the rises.

The Sunday Express claims the Chancellor Rachel Reeves has “buried” a report revealing what it says is the “devastating” impact of axing winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners. The paper says she is believed to have ordered the assessment of how making the payments means-tested would hit vulnerable people, but is refusing to make it public. The headline asks “How many OAPs will freeze this winter?” The chancellor has said the decision was essential because of the state of the public finances left by the previous government.

And the Sun on Sunday reports that King Charles is axing Prince Andrew’s 10-strong private security team from his Royal Lodge in Windsor. The paper says the move puts the “disgraced royal” under new pressure to quit the 30-room mansion he’s lived in for 20 years.

‘How many OAPs will freeze’ and ‘don’t shoot’

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