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Extremism is the focus of many of Sunday’s front pages.

Extremism is the focus of many of Sunday’s front pages. Tory MP Lee Anderson has been suspended by his party following his comments about Mayor of London Sadiq Khan which have been labelled as “Islamophobic, anti-Muslim and racist”, whilst some of the papers lead on private security being used by some MPs due to rising tensions.

The Premier League returns this weekend with seven fixtures taking place. A Manchester City win will take them within a point of league leaders Liverpool, and a win for Arsenal will keep them within two points of the top – keeping the title race tight. 

No one single story dominates Friday’s front pages, instead, a mix of domestic and international topics find space on the front splashes. However, most papers continue their coverage of Wednesday’s Commons chaos, as it emerged the Speaker of the House bent the rules due in part to fears over the safely of MPs. 

A private US company – Intuitive Machines – has made history by becoming the first commercial outfit to put a spacecraft on the Moon. “What we can confirm, without a doubt, is our equipment is on the surface of the Moon and we are transmitting,” flight director Tim Crain announced.

Five students have been wounded in an apparent knife attack at a school in the western German city of Wuppertal. According to a teacher, the pupils were attacked with a knife and a pair of scissors, German media reported. 

The mother of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has said she has been shown her son’s body but the Russian authorities are pressuring her to allow a “secret” burial. 

Social media company X has confirmed that it has taken down accounts and posts related to the ongoing farmers’ protests in India. The site, formerly known as Twitter, says it took down the pages after the Indian government sent them “executive orders”.

Beau Lamarre, a 28-year-old police officer, has been charged with murdering missing Australian TV personality Jesse Baird and his boyfriend Luke Davies.

Emergency services in Valencia say that a devastating fire has killed at least four individuals in a towering residential complex. The inferno consumed a 14-story building in the Campanar neighbourhood and extended its reach to an adjacent structure.

The bank said that approach was in line with guidance from the Royal Household and aimed at minimising the environmental and financial impact of the change.

Thursday’s front pages lead on the chaos in the House of Commons on Wednesday following a debate and vote on calls for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. 

House Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is facing calls to resign following the drama.

The United Kingdom has conducted its first airdrop of aid into Gaza since the outbreak of war, following an agreement with Jordan. On Wednesday, a Jordanian Air Force plane delivered four tonnes of supplies, including medicines, food, and fuel, into the strip.

After more than a decade of control, armed groups in Tripoli have agreed to vacate Libya’s capital. Interior Minister Imad Trabelsi, representing the internationally recognised government, announced the culmination of extensive negotiations with a deal for regular forces to assume policing duties in Tripoli.

The Speaker of the House of Commons is facing mounting pressure following a tumultuous debate on a ceasefire in Gaza. Sir Lindsay Hoyle sparked fury from SNP and Conservative MPs when he broke with convention to allow a vote on a Labour motion for an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”.

The Biden administration has revealed plans to forgive $1.2 billion (£949 million) in student debt for 153,000 American borrowers. Previously, President Joe Biden’s initiative to erase student debt for over 40 million Americans was halted by the Supreme Court.

Australian bishop Christopher Saunders has been accused of rape and a series of historical sexual offences, some involving children. The 74-year-old was arrested in Broome on Wednesday following parallel investigations conducted by Western Australian police and the Vatican. 

A recent decision by the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos hold the legal status of children and that individuals could face liability for accidentally destroying them has ignited a fresh controversy in the ongoing debate over reproductive medicine in the United States.

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Prince William’s call for a ceasefire makes the front pages of many of the papers, as the prince asks for an “end to the fighting as soon as possible.” The papers react to his words differently. 

The farmers are demanding assured prices for their crops. They say the government has not kept its promises – made during the 2020-21 protests, and also have demands including pensions and a debt waiver. 

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The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) will receive support from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the formation of a new government, following an election mired in controversy. 

Lammy said Labour was  “mirroring the language” of the UN and the remaining members of the Five Eyes alliance – made up of the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada’s intelligence services.