Tuesday’s UK newspaper front pages: 16 April 2024

The Sun

The Sun reports that Netflix will throw a “£1m ring of steel” around Holly Willoughby on her new show Bear Hunt.

The Times

The Times leads with news that the prime minister has rejected calls to proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps amid concerns it would sever diplomatic ties with Tehran at a critical time.

Daily Express

The Daily Express leads with the pressure on Rishi Sunak to call the IRGC a terror group.

The Guardian

The Guardian leads with Israel’s most senior general promising a response to Iran’s missile and drone attack.

The Daily Telegraph

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace tells The Daily Telegraph that Iran is acting like a bully and must be “hit back twice as hard”.

Daily Mirror

The Daily Mirror has the widow of murdered Garry Newlove talking about the terror of living as a target of anti-social behaviour. 

Daily Mail

Transgender athletes should be banned from competing against women – that’s according to culture secretary Lucy Frazer on the front of the Daily Mail.

Financial Times

The US and Europe are in “frantic diplomacy” to deter Israel from striking back at Iran, the Financial Times reports.

Daily Star

The Daily Star has the story of a TV star who was turned away from a flight after her dog chewed her passport.

i

The i has the latest from the Middle East, saying the UK foreign secretary is flying to Israel for urgent peace talks.

Metro

Metro leads with former US president Donald Trump appearing in court accused of making hush money payments to cover up an affair with a porn star.

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