Thursday’s UK newspaper front pages: 25 January 2024


The Sun

The Sun reports that two stars of the last series of Strictly Come Dancing, winner Ellie Leach and the actor and model Bobby Brazier, are dating.

The Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph leads on Rishi Sunak being forced to rule out conscripting Britons after the head of the army said civilians would have to fight in a future war with Russia.

Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror reports that it has tracked down a doctor in Turkey who performed weight loss surgery on a British woman who died. The paper says the surgeon denies any wrongdoing.

Daily Express

Rishi Sunak has insisted Royal Mail will continue to deliver letters six days a week while he is in Number 10, according to the Daily Express.

The Times

The Times leads on the news that the British military is discussing how to build up a force of up to 500,000 people to defend the UK in the event of a full-scale war against an enemy like Vladimir Putin’s Russia.

Daily Mail

Royal Mail is facing a backlash over plans that could see letters delivered just three days a week, reports the Daily Mail, with the paper saying the move has been criticised as the “death of first-class post”.

Daily Star

The Daily Star splashes on the news that Pope Francis has declared that wine is a gift from God.

The Guardian

A Downing Street plan to give British families higher priority in the queue for social housing has provoked anger, according to The Guardian, with the paper reporting the scheme has sparked “fear and derision”.

i

The i reports that the Post Office allegedly knew a second IT system had faults but prosecuted sub-postmasters anyway. The claims come amid an ongoing inquiry over the wrongful convictions of Post Office staff due to failures in another software programme.

Financial Times

The Financial Times splashes on the news that Paris is pressing Britain to help fund nuclear power projects in the UK being built by the French government-owned energy company EDF.

Metro

The Metro leads on comments from a British Army general hinting that men and women across the UK should be prepared to be called up to fight a potential war against Russia in the future.