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Many of Monday’s early editions lead on the first official image of the Princess of Wales following her surgery – these versions of the front pages were published before a storm blew up over the image. 
Four international photo agencies have retracted a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children over concerns it has been “manipulated”.

Friday’s front pages continue their coverage of the fallout from the Spring Budget, which Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced earlier in the week. Several papers highlight fears over how the tax cuts will be paid for with one publication suggesting it could blow a £40bn hole in finances. Another paper questions why neither of the main two parties are willing to explain spending cuts before the upcoming 2024 election. 

Many of Monday’s newspapers continue to share their expectations for the Wednesday Budget. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is hoping to introduce tax cuts in the upcoming Budget – a key policy for Conservatives – but several front pages warn that a squeeze on public spending to fund the tax cuts could leave the country facing even worse living standards.

Not all of the morning newspapers cover the massacre in Gaza last night, by the Israeli IDF who killed over 100 Palestinians and injured hundreds in Gaza who were queuing at aid trucks, igniting international condemnation and accusations of war crimes.

Meanwhile, political manoeuvring takes centre stage as The Express attempts to redirect the focus from George Galloway’s Rochdale by-election victory by highlighting Suella Braveman’s dire warnings on immigration.