Saturday’s UK newspaper front pages: 18 May 2024

The Sun

The BBC has launched an investigation into Strictly Come Dancing’s Giovanni Pernice after at least three former dance partners made serious complaints about his behaviour, The Sun reports.

iWeekend

Three whistle-blowers have told i that intense pressure for assessors to hit daily targets on disability benefits cases has damaged the quality of their decisions.

The Guardian

The Guardian says the cost of alcohol abuse has been laid bare in a study showing £27bn a year being spent in England on the health and social harms of drinking.

The Times

Teachers will be given protection from claims of blasphemy by religious groups under proposals set out in a government-commissioned report, according to The Times.

The Daily Telegraph

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has said she is in favour of councils having the power to cap rents, which The Daily Telegraph says would mean local authorities could prevent landlords from raising rents above a set proportion every year.

Daily Mirror

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty’s wealth soared by more than £120m to £651m a year, making them richer than the King, according to the Daily Mirror – and Sir Paul McCartney is now Britain’s first billionaire musician thanks to a £50m boost.

Daily Express

The King will lead tributes in France to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings – his first trip since his cancer diagnosis earlier this year, the Daily Express reports.

Daily Star

Hungry caterpillars are marching across Britain and eating up all our plants, the Daily Star says.

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail splashes on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warning families face a £2,100 tax bomb if Labour wins the next general election.

FT Weekend

BT chair Adam Crozier received letters from several MPs about problems with the Post Office’s Horizon IT system when he ran Royal Mail, undermining his insistence he was “not aware” of the scandal, according to FT Weekend.

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