Sunday’s UK newspaper front pages: 28 January 2024

The Sun On Sunday

The Sun On Sunday reports on the ex of Strictly Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach, saying he “broke her heart” and is “not proud of it”. 

The Observer

An investigation by The Observer has revealed four Rwandans were granted refugee status in the UK amid claims they were at risk from the country’s regime, raising concerns about the nation’s safety for asylum seekers should they be sent there from Britain. 

The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times has exposed “backdoor” routes offered to wealthy overseas students by top UK universities, which require lower grades than those demanded for British students. The universities are paying a substantial amount of money to recruit these students as they pay a greater annual tuition fee than homegrown applicants, the paper adds. 

The Sunday Telegraph

The UK’s warships are unable to fire at Houthi land targets as they are underequipped, leaving the US to carry out the missile strikes instead, says the Sunday Telegraph. 

Sunday Express

Rishi Sunak’s campaign is targeting the “Saga Generation” – some 26 million people over the age of 50 – to boost his chances in the general election including providing them with new jobs, improving healthcare, and helping with their personal finances, the Sunday Express reports. 

Sunday People

Sunday People leads on baby killer Lucy Letby being given a key to her own cell, to the fury of parents of the child victims. 

Sunday Mirror

The Conservatives have been accused by an independent watchdog of “rigging the rules” to help their cause at the general election, the Sunday Mirror writes.

Daily Star Sunday

Spectators watching a Shakespearian play couldn’t contain themselves as they farted during a performance, distracting the actors on stage, the Daily Star Sunday reports. 

The Mail On Sunday

The Mail On Sunday splashes with a conservation charity, headed by Prince Harry, being accused of operating an armed militia that abuses indigenous people in Africa.