The British press is dominated by the Royal Family, with members attending the traditional Christmas Day church service at Sandringham. The Sun focuses on Sarah, Duchess of York, being welcomed back publicly into the heart of the royal family. She walked alongside her ex-husband, Prince Andrew, having not attended the walk to the church service for over thirty years.
King Charles also delivers his second Christmas speech, and he praises the United Kingdom as a country of caring and compassionate people, urging them to keep caring for the Earth. The Daily Mail also notes King Charles’s message, hailing Brits who dedicate themselves to “service,” while urging peace in ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
The Times leads with reports of the Labour Party considering plans to process claims from asylum seekers overseas, offering “legally watertight alternatives” to the government’s Rwanda scheme aimed at deterring migrants arriving by boat. The NHS is criticised by the Daily Telegraph for what it calls a “menopause drug lottery,” as analysis suggests up to three times more women are likely to be offered hormone replacement therapy in some areas than others.
The Guardian cites a government-commissioned report warning that children in England are at risk of a “health timebomb” of diabetes and heart disease due to policy inaction on obesity. Lastly, the Daily Express reports on calls by some Conservatives for an urgent cut in the Bank of England’s main interest rate, which the Centre for Economics and Business Research says is stifling investment and could lead to recession
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