Jenas sacking shock and 'Fury as dementia drug rejected'
The majority of Friday's top pages feature the story that BBC presenter Jermaine Jenas was fired after acting on complaints, while the Daily Telegraph's cover feature features a portrait of the former football player.The story that the article opens with is that a new medication for Alzheimer's has been "blocked for use on NHS" due to associated expenses.
The newspaper's Matt cartoon, which mirrored most of the other major headlines from the previous day, depicted a jubilant father jumping into the air to celebrate his kid, who attended private school, failing his GCSEs.
He states that since his son is graduating, there won't be any VAT to pay on the expenses under Labor.
The Daily Mirror shouts, "Sacked" as "Jermaine Jenas shock" is the headline. In other news, Martine McCutcheon, an actress, has stated that her husband Jack "has decided it's best" that they divorce.
As it leads on the NHS decision, the Daily Express demands to know, "Why is it only rich get Alzheimer's wonder drug?" It states that up to 70,000 individuals in England might otherwise qualify.
The Times's front page features a picture of Jonathan and Judy Bloomer, who died in the superyacht accident off the coast of Sicily. Our lone consolation is that they are still Till together," their relatives are reported to have said. A top judge's order to courts to "lock up criminals till next month" due to a shortage of jail capacity made headlines as well.
Aside from that, "top academics" are criticizing Labour for "failing to protect freedom of speech" following the suspension of "legislation that would have forced universities to defend free speech on campus" by Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson.
The Metro lead is "Jab hope in the fight against lung cancer". According to the publication, "world-first trials" have started in Britain. It features a picture of scientist Janusz Racz, who was the first person to receive the BMT116 injection at a University College London Hospitals clinic after being diagnosed with the illness in May.
An alternative health narrative tops the Financial Times main page with the headline, "AstraZeneca threatens to shift vaccine plant to US after Reeves weighs aid cut." The sources cited in the paper claim that Rachel Reeves, the incoming chancellor, intends to reduce public funding for the company's flagship Merseyside vaccine manufacturing facility from approximately £90 million to $40 million. Coincidentally, the estimated worth of Gaborone's "second-largest diamond" is that of the latter sun. On the top page of the paper, a picture of the jewel glitters.
According to the top page of the newspaper, trade unions are hoping that Rachel Reeves would give their members extra money. According to the paper's headline, union leaders are "split over how to get best pay deals out of Chancellor". Fruit and vegetable costs in the UK are expected to rise unless the Prime minister According to the report, Minister Sir Keir Starmer "delays EU checks".
Oh, to have your GCSE results making you as happy as the two students from the Southwark-based City of London Academy who make the front page of the Guardian glow.
However, the paper's headline expresses alarm over a "attainment gap" as exam results "return to pre-Covid levels".
"Wide regional variations in results across England" exist despite the return of consistency, the article notes. Regarding pay expectations for public sector unions, Rachel Reeves said that providing them with a "blank cheque" is not acceptable.
James Cleverly, a Tory candidate for leadership, is also quoted in the article as stating that Labour has been "played by its union paymasters".
Storm Lilian, which is predicted to batter portions of the UK on Friday with strong gusts and rain, has
caused a "chaos alert" in the Daily Star, but when a "28C heatwave" hits later this month, the newspaper is already anticipating a positive outcome.
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