Good news for the Batty family as 19-year-old Alex Batty, who has autism, has been found safe and sound in France after he disappeared with his father in 2015. The Sunday People and Sunday Mirror both report on his return to the UK. Batty was met by a family member and police officers at Toulouse airport before flying home. The tabloids also feature the winners of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing, actress Ellie Leach and her partner Vita Coppola, on their front pages.
The Mail on Sunday leads with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s visit to Italy and his message that international human rights laws should be changed to stop illegal migrants being exploited and avoid them overwhelming the UK. The paper also asks whether Prince George will follow in his mother’s footsteps and attend Marlborough College.
The Sunday Telegraph focuses on the Prime Minister’s warning that hostile states will “drive people to our shores” unless there is a crackdown on illegal migration and a revamp of asylum conventions. Meanwhile, the Luton Town football captain Tom Lockyer is pictured after being confirmed to be in a stable condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a match.
The Sunday Times covers Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron’s call for a “sustainable” ceasefire in the Middle East and his warning that too many civilians have been killed in the Hamas-Israel conflict. Tech billionaire Elon Musk also makes an appearance on the front page giving a piggyback to one of his 11 children as he attended the political festival in Rome alongside Chancellor Rishi Sunak.
The Observer reports that the NHS is facing another winter crisis due to Chancellor Rishi Sunak failing to meet key targets for improving emergency care, leading to more delays for treatment. Official data shows that waits for emergency care, ambulance response times, and bed occupancy levels are all behind where they should be. Luton Town players leaving the pitch after Tom Lockyer’s collapse during a match are also pictured.
The Sunday Express reveals that rugby league player Rob Burrow and campaigner Kevin Sinfield, who have helped raise £9m to fight Motor Neurone Disease (MND), will be honoured in the King’s New Year’s honours list. Burrow has been living with the degenerative condition since 2019.
Finally, the Daily Star Sunday takes a humorous approach with a story about how many of us will be spending our Christmas dodging relatives and seeking some “me time”. One in three people will apparently be escaping to the garden to avoid their loved ones this year
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