England’s Mary Earps has won the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year award. The Guardian reports Earps, who won the award wearing the number one jersey, as a “World Cup star”. Furthermore, the paper details the latest in Gaza as the death toll grows and Israel continues its offensive. Similarly, the Times showcases Earps on their front page. Alongside her are reports from a charity for older people, expressing concerns that the elderly will “bear the brunt” of junior doctor strikes in December and January. Additionally, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch comments on new guidelines sent to schools, saying they’re “necessary because activists had hijacked transgender issues”.
The transgender guidelines for schools dominate the front page of the Daily Mail, accompanied by an opinion column by Ms Badenoch on how the new guidance will “protect young people and provide school staff with clarity”. From now on, school staff will need to consider if a pupil asking to identify as the opposite sex has been influenced by social media or peer pressure. Dame Esther Rantzen’s call for an assisted dying vote in the UK, and a report on British man Colin Armstrong’s abduction in Ecuador are also included on the Daily Mail’s cover.
Dame Esther Rantzen’s daughter features on the front of the Daily Mirror, highlighting her concerns that her mother may have to die alone at Dignitas if her cancer treatments fail. Additionally, the paper covers the story of Mr Armstrong’s kidnapping. The Daily Telegraph also uses a photo of Mary Earps celebrating her win on their front page, alongside a report that says the US is “considering military strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen” due to their recent attacks on the Red Sea cargo route.
The i newspaper features a headline about the junior doctor strikes, which commence on Wednesday in England, and an article on MI6’s security alert over a flat owned by Russian neighbors. Meanwhile, the Daily Express focuses on an “upbeat” Rishi Sunak’s plans “to “move on” from the high-tax, high-spend and high-borrowing era of the pandemic”. Plus, Earps is crowned “Mary, Queen of SPOTY” and the story of Peter Bone losing his seat follows.
Tax is among the leading stories for the Wednesday Financial Times edition, reporting on Scotland’s new high-income tax bracket. The new bracket is “widening the gap between what better-off Scots and their counterparts in the rest of the UK pay”. The paper also reports on activist investor Cevian Capital investing more than €1bn in Swiss bank UBS. Jeffrey Epstein is the focus of the Metro’s front page, reporting that documents naming dozens of Epstein’s “associates” will be released on 1 January 2024.
The Sun’s front page covers fresh scrutiny facing Prince Andrew over his Jeffrey Epstein links. The papers explain that 40 documents relating to a woman who had previously accused the royal of groping her breasts at Epstein’s New York mansion will be published in early January. Lastly, the Star reports on Inbetweeners star James Buckley’s phobia of getting mugged by monkeys
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