Eurostar is warning passengers “not to travel for New Year”, the i Paper reports on the last day of the year. The instruction comes after “chaos” saw all Eurostar trains from London to Paris, Amsterdam and Brussels suspended following a power outage in the Channel Tunnel. Services have resumed but people looking to get away for New Year’s Eve could “suffer 10-hour delays”, the i Paper adds.
The Sun leads on Anthony Joshua, after he was injured in a car crash on Tuesday which killed two members of his team. The paper says the British boxer has said “I feel pain all over my body”, with sources close to Joshua saying he will remain in hospital for the new year.
Family and friends rallying around Anthony Joshua is the focus of the Daily Mirror’s front page. It reports that the boxer’s mother is “by his side in hospital” as the 36-year-old recovers from the devastating crash.
The front page of the Daily Star asks readers to “give a littler respect” to English darts player Luke Littler as his mum, Lisa, “slams” his critics. Littler was booed by crowds during and after his win over Rob Cross at the PDC World Championship.
The top of the Financial Times’ front page has been taken over by cardboard boxes today with a picture and headline reading “Where do all the boxes go?” The paper’s lead story, however, is concerned with private equity firms that are selling companies to themselves at a “record rate amid low exit values”.
The Daily Telegraph leads with a warning from former SAS commanders that “Labour will wreck special forces” if they go ahead with plans to scrap the controversial Troubles legacy act, which gave legal immunity to troops who had served in Northern Ireland. Meanwhile, the main picture on the front page is of the King, Prince of Wales and Princess Anne dressed up for the Trooping of the Colour earlier this year – one of the pictures chosen by William and Catherine as their favourite moments of 2025.
Some police forces are facing ruin, according to the Daily Mail, which has spoken to the head of the National Police Chiefs Council who has predicted crime will surge by up to 6% in just one year. Police chiefs say it is due to Labour’s planned justice reforms, including the plan to “jail fewer offenders by ditching shorter prison sentences and releasing inmates earlier”.
Britain has seen the worst investment levels across the G7, the Times says, which has led Labour MPs to accuse Rachel Reeves of “broken commitments” and impacting business confidence. Meanwhile, the Times’ main picture captures Mona Seif, the sister of Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, campaigning for his release with David Lammy, who is currently deputy PM, in 2022.
Millions of people visiting A&E for coughs or hiccups that health leaders blame on a “primary care crisis”, wins the top slot for the Guardian’s front page today. The paper reports that Health Secretary Wes Streeting “faces pressure to show he is making progress on the NHS”, which it says is “failing to give patients prompt access to primary care”.
In an exclusive, the Daily Express reports on “meddling Euro judges” working on Shamima Begum’s case. The European Court of Human Rights has reportedly formally challenged Britain’s decision to strip her of her citizenship in 2019, which Ms Begum’s lawyers have welcomed, the Daily Express says.
