‘Stop delays’ says Zelensky and ‘a tear for Sven’

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: 'Zelensky: Stop delays and let us fire missiles into Russia' — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s call for the West to “stop delays and let us fire missiles into Russia” leads Saturday’s Daily Mail. His comments come amid “fears of a wider conflict”, the paper says, with tensions “on a knife-edge”.

Zelensky “questioned Britain and America’s commitment to his country”, according to the front page of the Times. His comments came before Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met US President Joe Biden in Washington, where they discussed the conflict. Biden, the paper says, is “understood to be more reluctant than Starmer” about allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons.

The headline on the front page of the Times reads: 'Zelensky: Putin burns our cities as West delays'. — Zelensky “questioned Britain and America’s commitment to his country”, according to the front page of the Times. His comments came before Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer met US President Joe Biden in Washington, where they discussed the conflict. Biden, the paper says, is “understood to be more reluctant than Starmer” about allowing Ukraine to strike deep into Russia with Western weapons.

Back in the UK there is a “surge” in private healthcare, according to the i, as a “record number of people turn away from NHS”. The paper says record numbers of patients have decided to go private, after “losing patience with longer NHS waiting lists”.

The headline on the front page of the i reads: 'Exclusive: Surge in private UK healthcare as record number of people turn away from NHS'. — Back in the UK there is a “surge” in private healthcare, according to the i, as a “record number of people turn away from NHS”. The paper says record numbers of patients have decided to go private, after “losing patience with longer NHS waiting lists”.

Dame Esther Rantzen’s renewed call for MPs to debate and vote on assisted dying leads the Daily Express. Dame Esther, who has stage four cancer, has urged the prime minister to “come true” on his promise, as “for me, and others like me, it has to happen soon”, the paper writes.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: 'Dame Esther's dying legislation plea: PM, please keep promise to change 'cruel' law'. — Dame Esther Rantzen’s renewed call for MPs to debate and vote on assisted dying leads the Daily Express. Dame Esther, who has stage four cancer, has urged the prime minister to “come true” on his promise, as “for me, and others like me, it has to happen soon”, the paper writes.

A picture of TV presenter Jay Blades features on the front page of the Daily Telegraph. The Repair Show host has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour. Elsewhere, the paper promises to tell the “secrets of how five Tory PMs were felled”, with extracts from the autobiography of the former chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: 'Secrets of how five Tory PMs were felled' — A picture of TV presenter Jay Blades features on the front page of the Daily Telegraph. The Repair Show host has been charged with controlling and coercive behaviour. Elsewhere, the paper promises to tell the “secrets of how five Tory PMs were felled”, with extracts from the autobiography of the former chairman of the Conservative Party’s 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.

One political career that looks set to continue, however, is that of Larry the Cat. According to Saturday’s Daily Star, a Labour MP “risks [their] career” after calling “Britain’s most famous cat”, a long-serving Downing Street resident, an expletive. The paper says it is “out of order! Order!”

The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: 'Government MP risks career by calling Downing Street mouser Larry a little [expletive]'. — One political career that looks set to continue, however, is that of Larry the Cat. According to Saturday’s Daily Star, a Labour MP “risks [their] career” after calling “Britain’s most famous cat”, a long-serving Downing Street resident, an expletive. The paper says it is “out of order! Order!”

The Daily Mirror headlines with “a tear for Sven”, after the former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral took place in the Swedish town of Torsby on Friday. Among the mourners was an “emotional” David Beckham, who the paper says paid a “tearful farewell” to his former boss.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: 'A tear for Sven' — The Daily Mirror headlines with “a tear for Sven”, after the former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson’s funeral took place in the Swedish town of Torsby on Friday. Among the mourners was an “emotional” David Beckham, who the paper says paid a “tearful farewell” to his former boss.

Investors are sharply increasing their bets on the US Federal Reserve cutting the interest rate by 0.5%, according to the Financial Times – with signs of a “cooling economy”. The paper also reports on a “balancing act” in China, as the country raises its retirement age, and the price of coffee beans hitting a “record high”, leaving “Italians in a froth”.

The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: 'Bets rise on bumper rate cut by Fed'. — Investors are sharply increasing their bets on the US Federal Reserve cutting the interest rate by 0.5%, according to the Financial Times – with signs of a “cooling economy”. The paper also reports on a “balancing act” in China, as the country raises its retirement age, and the price of coffee beans hitting a “record high”, leaving “Italians in a froth”.

Both the Times and the Mail lead with President Volodymyr Zelensky’s renewed plea to the west to allow Ukraine to fire British missiles into Russian territory. The Times quotes some of a statement he made on X – before President Joe Biden and Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting in Washington – expressing what it describes as his “frustration” at the time it’s taking them to make a decision. The Mail says he is accusing the west of “dithering”, while Russian forces burn down cities and villages in Ukraine.

The Guardian reports that the Ormiston Academies Trust will become the first in England to phase out access to smartphones for pupils at all of its 44 state schools. The paper quotes the Trust’s chief executive Tom Rees as saying that schools have a “responsibility” to make it harder for children to access inappropriate content through the school day and to restrict “the draw of social media.”

The Telegraph‘s lead features detail from the autobiography of Sir Graham Brady, the former chairman of the Conservative 1922 committee, which runs the selection process for new Tory leaders. He oversaw the departure of five prime ministers during his 14 year tenure. The paper says his book, Kingmaker, details his private conversations with them as they were being forced from power. The Telegraph says the book also reveals that Rishi Sunak was not facing a confidence vote when he called the election; that Lord Cameron and George Osborne had contempt for people who did not share their backgrounds; and that Boris Johnson was fed up with backbenchers criticising his adviser Dominic Cummings during the pandemic.

A Tear for Sven is the headline in the Mirror. It carries photos of the funeral of the former England football manager Sven Goran Eriksson, where an emotional David Beckham was among the mourners yesterday in Sweden. The pictures show him wiping his eyes, laying a hand on the coffin of his former boss and comforting Mr Eriksson’s former partner Nancy Dell’Olio. The paper says the celebrations of his life included a New Orleans-style procession with a brass band.

The i paper reports that more of us are using private healthcare than ever before because of the length of NHS waiting lists, with the number of admissions to private hospitals hitting a record high so far this year. But as a result, it claims, insurers are “cashing in” by raising prices. It says that chemotherapy is among the most “in-demand” services that people are paying for, and that cataract surgery, colonoscopies and hip replacements are in the top five.

Drinking water has little or no effect on your ability to cope with a hangover, according to the Mail. It says scientists at Utrecht University in the Netherlands have looked at three different studies, involving hundreds of party-going students, and recorded the hangover symptoms of those who drank water before going to bed, and those who didn’t. The results, published in the journal Alcohol, showed that while those who drank water felt less dehydrated, they still had the same degree of nausea, exhaustion and pain as the students who skipped it.