A mix of stories on the front pages of Saturday’s newspapers. The i Paper leads with US Vice-President JD Vance’s trip to Britain where he met Foreign Secretary David Lammy. It spotlights Vance’s warning to the UK on the plan to recognise a Palestinian state: “I don’t know what that would mean”.
The Times follows with a cheery photo of Vance and Lammy fishing “across the pond” at the foreign secretary’s official country residence, Chevening House, in Kent. Elsewhere, the paper reports British travellers going to Europe will need to prove they have a return ticket and medical insurance under new border rules due to take effect from 12 October.
The Guardian dubs Vance and Lammy’s “o-fish-ial” meeting a “true bromance” alongside an image of the pair’s fishing escapade. Elsewhere, the paper says the future of a million Palestinians “hangs in the balance” after Israel’s security cabinet approved of a new plan to take complete control of Gaza City.
“Scam by me” is the Sun’s Oasis inspired headline. The paper says an investigation has been launched into hundreds of ticketless Oasis fans who are said to have used a security scam to get into one of the band’s reunion concerts. The Sun says as many as 200 fans were asked for £350 each to be snuck in through a disabled entrance.
Police have told a shopkeeper to take down a sign calling shoplifters “scumbags” because it could cause offence, reports the Daily Telegraph. The paper says the incident has sparked a free speech row, with shadow home secretary Chris Philp calling it “madness”. A photograph of Jeffrey Epstein and his butler Valdson Vieira Cotrin is front and centre of front page, with the Telegraph reporting that Mr Cotrin does not believe the sex offender killed himself.
“All kids must be safe in school!” declares the Daily Express as it features a plea from the parents of murdered schoolboy Harvey Willgoose. The paper says Caroline and Mark Willgoose are calling for airport-style knife arches in schools after their son was stabbed to death by another student in February this year.
The Daily Mail says an “eco-mob” is set to join supporters of the banned group Palestine Action in Gaza protests. The paper reports police are gearing up to make mass arrests on Saturday as hundreds are expected to descend upon London in solidarity with the outlawed pro-Gaza group. The Mail also teases Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s “second wedding” without any other members of the Beckham family.
The Daily Mirror focuses on Queen Camilla who is pictured on holiday aboard a yacht off the coast of Greece.
A “McBoatfarce” leads the Daily Star. The paper reports that MP Rupert Lowe mistakenly alerted the coastguard to a dinghy of possible “illegal migrants” who turned out to be a charity rowing crew. Lowe has responded by saying he did not make a definitive identification of the people on the boat and his alert was made in direct response to reports of an unknown vessel approaching the Norfolk coast.
Finally, the Financial Times reports the White House has moved to quell turmoil in the US gold market after tariffs on imports of 1kg and 100-ounce bars sent gold futures to a record high.
A few of Saturday’s papers seize on the revelations made by Nicola Sturgeon in her autobiography.
“Sturgeon: The Truth about my Sexuality” is the headline on the front of the Scottish Daily Mail.
The Daily Telegraph says she speculates in her book that rumours she had a relationship with a woman might have been invented by a “Russian bot factory”.
The Times, which has an extract of Sturgeon’s autobiography, has chosen to lead instead on stricter checks for British travellers going to EU countries.
The paper says in a few weeks’ time Britons will need to prove they have return tickets, sufficient funds and medical insurance.
The Times’ front page also features a picture of the US Vice-President JD Vance fishing alongside the Foreign Secretary David Lammy, at Chevening.
The Guardian has a similar image, and declares with a pun: “It’s o-fish-ial” there’s a “true bromance at Chevening”.
The focus of the paper’s front page is the global reaction to Israel’s decision to expand the war in Gaza.
The i Paper says Vance has sent a warning to the UK against recognising a Palestinian state.
The paper says there is no suggestion she did anything wrong, but it says being on the boat, during a visit to Greece, is “not a good look”.
The article says Mr Said used to donate money to the Conservatives, and the Royal Family is supposed to be apolitical.
The billionaire has responded by saying he hasn’t given money to the Tories since becoming non-resident in the UK, and that the Queen and her family have been close friends for 40 years.
