The Daily Telegraph’s front page features a picture of Scarlett Johansson attending the London premiere of Transformers One, which she stars in. The main headline focuses on Sir Keir Starmer denying he is struggling to control Downing Street, as civil war outbreaks at the center of the government. The paper reports that tensions within No 10, as well as questions over Chief of Staff Sue Gray’s £170,000 salary, could cause issues at the Labour Party conference.
The i newspaper has a striking picture of a funeral in Lebanon and reports on Israel’s bombing of Southern Lebanon. According to the paper, Hezbollah was targeted with pager and walkie-talkie attacks, moving the Middle East closer to a regional war. The i also notes that there is currently a search for the person who leaked Sue Gray’s salary to the BBC.
The Guardian focuses on Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah, threatening Israel with “tough retribution and just punishment” in a speech on Thursday. The paper also features an interview with Hot To Go! singer, Chappel Roan, who talks about how her life has changed.
The Times leads with the Bank of England providing Chancellor Rachel Reeves with a £10bn budget boost, which puts pressure on her to ease spending cuts and tax rises, with Labour MPs suggesting that the money should be used to delay scrapping some pensioners’ winter fuel payments.
The Metro headlines an investigation by the BBC into the late billionaire and Harrods owner, Mohamed Al Fayed, who was portrayed as the gregarious father of Diana’s lover, Dodi, in Netflix’s The Crown. The BBC’s investigation found that more than 20 female ex-employees say Mr. Al Fayed sexually assaulted or raped them. The Metro writes that the tycoon, who was once considered a father figure, was a monster.
The Mirror picks up the same story reporting that at least 100 women fear they have been sexually abused by the tycoon. It quotes Gemma, his former personal assistant, who accuses Mr. Al Fayed of raping her and saying, “He felt like such a powerful man with so much money.”
The Financial Times writes that consumer confidence in the UK fell sharply in September, despite consumers benefiting from cheaper loans, rising real wages, and a decrease in inflation. The paper observes that this setback comes after some progress this year.
Finally, The Sun reports on Ronnie O’Sullivan, a snooker player, who has split from his fiancée, actress Laila Rouass
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