‘I’ll Be There for You’ and ‘Boxing Day sales fall’
The front page also includes reports of King Charles III’s Christmas message. The Times features Princess Catherine of Wales waving to the crowd on the front page.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ “mansion tax”, which she claims thousands of homeowners will have to pay due to inaccurate assessments, dominates the main story.
According to the paper, properties could be worth as much as £30,000 more, taking homeowners over the £2m threshold.
Experts have criticised this as a “lost decade” of parental rights progress. The foreground depicts the King and Queen Camilla attending church at Sandringham.
The Daily Telegraph covers the story. According to the newspaper, the teacher says he launched a complaints process against Henley College and received £2,000 compensation in a negotiated settlement after being effectively forced to resign.
The school was quoted as saying, “Henley College does not comment on individual allegations or ongoing investigations.” Meanwhile, the newspaper decided to feature Princess Charlotte on its front page as she joined her family for a church service.
The newspaper says that his words have come at a time when tension has increased both in the country and abroad.
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The newspaper reports that stretched household budgets will hinder sales on Friday, “shattering consumers’ confidence amid Rachel Reeves’ tax bombshells.”
The Sandringham service was also highlighted on the front page, with the newspaper noting that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, joined the royal family in Norfolk while their father remained in Windsor.
While their father remained in Windsor, Windsor’s daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, joined the royal family in Norfolk.
The former prince was stripped of his titles following intense pressure over his links to paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Andrew has always denied any wrongdoing.
The newspaper says their “show of support” for the king comes about a week after the US Justice Department released hundreds of thousands of documents related to the Epstein case.
The files include references to Andrews. Mentioning Andrews in the Epstein files does not necessarily imply any wrongdoing.
The newspaper says 19% of Labour supporters backed Andy Burnham when asked who should replace him as prime minister.
Who says Britain is entering “uncharted territory” as Labour faces threats from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK and the Green Party under Jack Polanski?
The vote for both main parties is at “record lows”, meaning Britain’s political landscape has never looked “more fractured”, a leading polling expert told the newspaper.
Whizz Kidz will use the raised money to buy 20 personalised wheelchairs or other life-changing devices, thereby enhancing children’s independence.
The front page also features the Prince of Wales and Princess Charlotte as they attend a Christmas Day church service.
“Someone is in the sun.” This is how the Guardian captioned a photo of King Charles III and Queen Camilla arriving for a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham.
The Times says Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s daughters “strongly march on a united front” in Sandringham. The newspaper describes her appearance as a public show of support for the royal family, as her parents have grown “cool” over her friendship with late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The sisters were showing their support for the king and queen. The Daily Mail says Andrew’s girls chose “the firm” over “Mom and Dad.”
The Times warns that thousands more households than expected could become eligible for payments from the “Mansion Tax” due to changes in how property values will be calculated, as announced in the November Budget. It says a computer-based system – which would be quicker to implement – could increase the value of properties by £30,000.
The Daily Mail says Barclays is predicting Boxing Day sales will fall by £1 billion compared to last year. The newspaper reports that analysts believe fewer people will choose to sell their homes because the Chancellor’s recent tax announcements have “stretched household budgets” and resulted in a “fall in consumer confidence.”
The Daily Mirror has warned that bargaining is not the solution to low wages, rising bills, and the challenges faced by common, hard-working people.
The Daily Telegraph says a teacher showed videos to his US Politics A-level class—including a video about Donald Trump’s inauguration. Oxfordshire’s Child Protection Authority was informed. The body concluded that he should be referred to Prevent, the government’s anti-terrorism program. The newspaper says Henley College paid him £2,000 to leave his job. In an official email, the college told the teacher that some of the videos were unrelated to the course – and one had made a student feel “quite uncomfortable”. The school was quoted as saying: “Henley College does not comment on individual allegations or ongoing investigations.”
The Sun reports that some gangs earn £50,000 at once by sending drones filled with contraband, such as phones or drugs, into prisons. The Times has warned, according to the head of the Prison Governors Association, “any day now.” A new generation of large drones, operable by an average person, can help prisoners escape.
