Several papers lead with the arrest of Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old man suspected of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah. Robinson was arrested after his “anguished dad” helped turn him in, the Daily Mirror reports. Robinson, who a neighbour says came from a “good God-fearing family”, could face the death penalty if found guilty.
Tyler Robinson’s arrest also leads the Daily Mail, which reports on engravings found on a rifle believed to have been used in the shooting, including: “Hey, fascist, catch!” US President Donald Trump says Kirk’s killer “deserves” the death penalty, the paper also reports.
Tyler Robinson was turned in by his “cop dad” after his son “confessed” to him, the Daily Star reports.
The Daily Telegraph also features Tyler Robinson’s arrest on its front page, but the paper leads with Labour sources saying that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is “laying the groundwork” for a leadership bid. It comes as “speculation mounts” about the prime minister’s future, the paper reports.
Time is running out for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to “repair his faltering premiership”, leads the Guardian. The paper reports that a challenge to Sir Keir’s leadership was likely if Labour perform poorly in local elections next May. “The clock is ticking,” said one unnamed MP.
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch describes Sir Keir’s government as one of “scandal and crisis” in the lead for the Daily Express. Badenoch warns that the prime minister is “too distracted” to deal with economic turmoil and threats posed by Russia to the UK.
Downing Street “was told” about Lord Mandelson’s emails with the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein two days before Starmer removed him as ambassador to the US, the Times reports. The revelation “will fuel criticism of Downing Street’s handling of the scandal”, the paper reports, and leaves London without an ambassador in Washington just days before Trump makes a state visit to the UK.
Despite Trump’s state visit to the UK being “overshadowed” by Lord Mandelson’s sacking, the US and UK are still “rushing” to finalise deals on nuclear reactors, AI data centres and whisky, according to the Financial Times. OpenAI is set to announce a British arm to its $500bn Stargate data centre during Trump’s visit, when he will be accompanied by OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang.
Lord Alli, a Labour “super-donor”, evicted a family from a house before hiking the rent by £1,000 a month, according to the i Paper. His actions would be outlawed next year under his own party’s Renters’ Rights Bill, the paper reports. A spokesperson for Lord Alli said “Lord Alli is not a commercial landlord and he doesn’t manage – and has never managed – this property.” They added that it was his former home, and the situation involved one tenant being “replaced with another for less money than the former tenant offered and at an amount lower than the market price”, and that it was “clearly… not about money”.
TV presenter Davina McCall got secretly engaged to her partner this summer, despite previously declaring that she would “never” marry again. “Davina to wed” is the Sun’s headline.
Many of the papers lead on the authorities in the US detaining a suspect in connection with the murder of Charlie Kirk. “Got him” says the front page of the Daily Mirror, quoting the Utah state governor. The Daily Telegraph says Tyler Robinson’s father and a friend were “instrumental” in persuading the 22-year-old to hand himself in, while the Times puts a family snapshot on its front page. “Turned in by Dad” is the headline in the Sun.The Daily Mail leads on President Trump’s call for Charlie Kirk’s killer to face the death penalty.
The front page of the Guardian focuses on a warning from Labour MPs to Sir Keir Starmer that “time is running out” to repair what the paper calls his “faltering premiership”. The Guardian says a leadership challenge is likely if Labour performs poorly in local elections in May. The Telegraph reports that the Mayor of Greater of Manchester Andy Burnham is “laying the groundwork” for a leadership bid.
According to the i Weekend the Labour donor, Lord Alli, evicted a family from a property he owns in north London, before relisting the home and increasing the rent by £1,000 a month. This practice is due to be outlawed by the government next year. The family living there were reportedly told to leave at the end of their tenancy. A spokesperson for Lord Alli tells the paper the property was managed on his behalf and a source close to him says he wasn’t involved in the decision-making process.
Many of the papers feature photographs of Prince Harry during his unexpected visit to Ukraine yesterday. The Guardian shows the prince holding a flag presented to him by a Ukrainian veteran. Most of the papers pick up on Prince Harry saying he’d been given the green light for the trip after checking with the British government, and his wife.
And the Times reports that the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has been using artificial intelligence software to help cut down his speeches. In a statement, the bank says it believes AI will have a “profound impact” on the way it works and it wants to make AI tools and services easily accessible to all staff.
