Newspaper headlines: '£1bn boost for buses' and Italy-style 'migrant deals'


The Sunday Mirror reports that Transport Secretary Louise Haigh is set to unveil funding commitments for various regions of England in the upcoming Buses Bill. The £1 billion injection is intended to ensure bus services run on time and to prevent further reductions to vulnerable routes. The Sunday Times leads with the news that the UK may replicate Italy’s approach of offering millions of pounds of financial support to countries that reduce the amount of illegal small-boat crossings. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is reportedly holding talks with multiple nations, including Iraq’s Kurdistan region, Turkey and Vietnam, as part of these discussions.

The Observer reveals that an investigation backed by the government has raised concerns that children at risk are increasingly being put in illegal accommodation because of the lack of suitable care places. The paper notes a “shocking increase” in the number of vulnerable young people subjected to deprivation of liberty orders as a result of state intervention, leading to “eye-watering costs”. Additionally, the Sunday Telegraph reports on writer Julie Bindel’s recent experience of being visited by police after a social media post was reported by a transgender man in the Netherlands. The piece does not reveal what took place during the visit.

According to the Mail on Sunday, the UK delegation sent to last month’s international climate change gathering in Azerbaijan has been criticised. With 470 delegates sent to the conference, the paper states that the “huge delegation” has left “a massive carbon footprint”. Finally, the Sunday People features an interview with former EastEnders star Cheryl Fergison, better known to viewers as Heather Trott, in which she discusses having to use a food bank due to her financial situation

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