‘NHS repairs cost triple’ and Badenoch ‘fury’ on Farage’s TV hour

“Patients at risk as costs of urgent NHS repairs triple in decade,” headlines the Observer, reporting on “decades-long failure” to resolve urgent repairs in hospitals across the country ‘England. He writes that the cost of dealing with the backlog has almost tripled since 2015 to £2.7 billion. Elsewhere, fog with a glimpse of sunlight in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, is the main image on the front page. The paper’s second article focuses on Labor facing a backlash over proposals to build a new generation of 41 waste incinerators to burn household and commercial waste.

The middle classes support the introduction of VAT on tuition fees at private schools, according to the Department for Education, the Sunday Times reports just days before the 20% surcharge is implemented for the first time. Bridget Phillipson said she would be the “voice of pushy middle-class parents” who had already been barred from sending their children to private schools. Separately, Baroness Charlotte Owen, who was the youngest life peer when appointed and a former aide to Boris Johnson, is campaigning against deepfake pornography by introducing a private member’s bill to the Lords.

The Sunday Telegraph also looks at the financial situation of middle-class families, with its lead article claiming they will face an £8,000 increase in their overall tax bill in 2025, according to the newspaper’s analysis. The Institute for Fiscal Studies also warned that the tax burden would increase to levels “we have never seen before in this country”. The paper’s main image is of historian and television presenter Lucy Worsley, who tells the paper she is angry that the killing of women is being glorified for entertainment purposes. The second article in the journal reports that the first pill to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease is being studied for use by the NHS.

The Mail on Sunday begins with Kemi Badenoch’s ‘feud’ with Nigel Farage escalating following claims by GB News that it is giving too much airtime to the British Reform leader. It comes after Tory leader Badenoch accused Farage of “rigging” over Reform membership numbers, after his party said it had overtaken the Conservatives in terms of registered members. Farage demanded an apology from Badenoch. The newspaper adds that Cruz Beckham, David and Victoria’s third son, was mocked for saying that “Jesus is also a Nepo baby.”

The Sunday Express leads with the UK announcing £4.5m to help prosecutors track down soldiers responsible for Russian war crimes in Ukraine. The money will help kyiv document, investigate and prosecute.

The Sunday People reports on former Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson’s autobiography, in which the man who played Jim McDonald for three decades admits to taking drugs and having “wild nights” with Katie Price.

The Sunday Mirror tells the heartwarming story of a grieving mother meeting the little girl who received her daughter’s heart. “It was so special,” Amy Anderson said of her late daughter Mia’s heart, which continues to beat in five-year-old Grace Westwood.

The Sun reported on Sunday that a new Apprentice contestant was found with a half-naked rival in her hotel room during filming. A source told the newspaper that she broke a no-touching rule set by the show’s producers.

Menacing refrigerators appear in apocalyptic scene on the front page of the Daily Star Sunday. The tabloid writes that smart refrigerators could lead to robots taking over the world if the devices start “talking” to each other. He cites a data company saying “everyday objects” are at risk of going rogue.

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Private schools across the country, like Eton College pictured, will have to add VAT to tuition fees from Wednesday.

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Personal items belonging to actor Eric Morecambe are sold at auction