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Sunday Times The newspaper spoke to Russian soldiers captured by Ukrainian troops as Kyiv crossed the border into the Kursk region. It describes their panic at the sudden Ukrainian invasion. A 22-year-old architecture student reveals that he never expected to find himself in combat, having only been told that his compulsory military service would be spent in training. The newspaper paints a picture of chaos, desperation and confusion among the Russian forces. “Don’t shoot, we are recruits,” reads the headline.
Interview with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions observerLiz Kendall tells the paper it is time to end what she calls a “culture of blame” targeting the unemployed. She says “radical reform” is needed to fix a “broken” return-to-work system. She describes her task of introducing major reforms as “one of the biggest challenges facing the country”, as the number of people out of work due to long-term illness has reached a record 2.8 million.
the Sunday Telegraph The health ombudsman’s comments that applauding the NHS during the pandemic may have been dangerous because they put the organisation “off limits to criticism” are highlighted. Rebecca Hilsenrath warns against treating the health service as a “national debt” and calls on its leaders to reform the culture and listen to those who are failing. Her office has given evidence to the NHS inquiry, set up by the health secretary, Wes Streeting. It is due to be published next month.
the Mail on Sunday The paper says the Labour government’s decision to settle public sector pay disputes – what it calls “Sir Keir Starmer’s capitulation to union taxpayers” – will leave Britain with a £14bn bill. The paper says it has seen what it calls “devastating analysis” that the cost of pay deals for GPs, teachers and other workers will be far greater than the £10bn the chancellor has set aside. Critics of the paper say the prime minister is treating taxpayers as “cash machines” to fund the increases.
the Sunday Express The Sunday Times claims Chancellor Rachel Reeves “buried” a report revealing the “devastating” impact of the winter fuel payments being scrapped for millions of pensioners. The paper says she is believed to have ordered an assessment of how the payments would affect vulnerable people, but is refusing to publish it. The headline asks “How many elderly people will freeze this winter?” The Chancellor said the decision was necessary because of the state of the public finances left by the previous government.
And the sun on sunday King Charles has reportedly decided to remove Prince Andrew's 10-strong security detail from his royal residence in Windsor, putting the “deposed prince” under fresh pressure to leave the 30-room mansion where he has lived for 20 years, the newspaper says.
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