Browsing: UK Papers

The Guardian returns to the cost of living crisis while events following the Queen’s death dominate headlines elsewhere. It reports that new Prime Minister Liz Truss is under pressure to reveal details about her energy plan before the Commons breaks up for party conferences towards the end of September.

A close up of King Charles bowing his head as he stands in front of the Queen’s coffin at Monday’s vigil is the front page of the i paper. The headline reads simply: “Vigil for a mother.”

“The King’s Vigil”. Three words with the same powerful image of King Charles, that features on so many of the papers, is the cover of the Metro. The newspaper adds how the Queen’s only daughter Princess Anne became the first woman to be part of the historic Vigil for the Princes ceremony. It has only previously been carried out by male members of the Royal Family, it reports.

“We will watch over you” is the Daily Mirror’s headline. The paper’s correspondent describes being one of those who attended the vigil for the Queen, as the public paid their respects. “Being so close felt strangely personal,” their correspondent writes, and brought home the “magnitude of her passing”.

“Lost in Grief” adorns the front page of the Daily Express, which has chosen a picture of King Charles in quiet reflection. The paper explains how King Charles previously stood in vigil when the Queen Mother died, when her four grandsons carried out the duty.

The Sun leads with “The King’s Vigil” and adds “Prayer for Her Majesty” on its front page, which also features an image of King Charles standing in front of his mother’s coffin.

The front page of the Independent features a full image of Queen Elizabeth’s coffin along with the headline: “Queen begins her final journey.” The paper says thousands are expected to line the streets as the journey to her final resting place begins.

Russia has launched “revenge attacks” on Ukraine, reports the Guardian. Infrastructure facilities, including power and water plants, are among those being targeted, after a concerted Ukrainian offensive made important gains, the paper says.

The moving photo of the Queen’s coffin, draped in the Scottish flag, dominates the Metro’s front.

The paper says foreign heads of state will all have to take an escorted coach together to the Queen’s funeral, a new report claims.

The Queen’s final journey begins – her “saddest”, says the Express.

THE Queen’s coffin has arrived in Edinburgh following a six-hour journey from Balmoral, with thousands of mourners lining the streets in the Scottish capital.

It is a sombre front page for The Mirror, which focuses on a photo of the Queen’s ‘final journey home’. A commemorative pull-out celebrates ‘a life of joy and duty’.

Princess Anne and Prince Andrew are shown in The Daily Star paying their respects to the Queen. It writes about the ‘thousands’ lining the streets of Edinburgh to say their goodbyes.

A picture of the Queen holding the royal orb and sceptre appears on the front page of The Independent.

The Guardian – Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

“Our beloved Queen is dead,” states the Daily Express.

The front page of The Sun includes a touching tribute to the Queen.

The Daily Mirror thanks the Queen for her service on its front page.

Metro – Queen Elizabeth II 1926-2022

The i newspaper says questions are growing over how Ms Truss’s plan will be funded, with former chancellor Philip Hammond telling the paper a future tax rise is inevitable.

The Guardian leads on energy bills, saying Liz Truss is “expected to announce to MPs that bills will be frozen at about £2,500 a year until 2024 as part of a package of support costing up to £130bn”.

Metro leads with a 23-year-old man from Essex, Jack Sepple, who has admitted murdering his teenage Canadian girlfriend.

The new prime minister, Liz Truss, has “given in to demands for an energy bills freeze”, according to the Daily Mirror.

Liz Truss will “set the course of her premiership by tackling Britain’s cost of living crisis head on”, according to the Daily Express.

The Sun leads on the Cambridge children, including a sometimes cheeky Prince Louis, who were all on their best behaviour as they were welcomed to the new school they’ll all attend together.

Liz Truss insisted the UK would “ride out the storm” of the worst cost of living crisis in a generation as she launched her premiership with a brutal cabinet clear-out, The Guardian reports.