'Another tax bombshell?' and 'Terror plot targets'
Andy Burnham's latest plans feature in several of today's papers. The Sunday Express asks readers whether "Another tax bombshell?" will fund Burnham's social care revolution. Experts warn that workers could face another tax rise since the PM's "controversial sacrifice of the pension triple lock" will not fully cover the cost of his social care plan, the paper reports.
The Observer splashes on Andy Burnham's "road back from Brexit" alongside an image of the prime minister with the stars from the EU flag apparently reflected in his glasses. The Observer's view is that the potential opening back to Europe "has the potential to be historic" for the leader and for Britain.
In a move described as "yet another reversal of one of Sir Keir Starmer's flagship policies", Andy Burnham has scrapped controversial plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales, according to the Independent.
The court appearance of two Iranian men harged with "plotting terror attacks at key Jewish sites" in Manchester makes the front page of the Sunday Mirror. The paper shows a synagogue and museum as two of the alleged targets.
The Sunday Telegraph has more revelations about the co-pilot accused of attacking his fellow pilot on a Flydubai plane travelling to Israel earlier this week. Under the headline "Hijacker's hate rants while at UK university", the paper outlines claims about his time on a distance-learning course at Buckinghamshire New University. It said the pilot "advocated violence against women" and "called for severe religious punishments" in posts on Twitter, during the time he was completing the course as a remote student between 2020 and 2023.
Former heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has said he wants US President Donald Trump to lead him to the ring "for his epic showdown with Anthony Joshua", according to the Daily Star. Fury and AJ are set to meet in an all-British bout at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on 11 December.
Sir Kevin Sinfield is in a "league of his own", the Sunday People reports, after he completed his latest endurance challenge to raise money for motor neurone disease causes in memory of his friend and team-mate Rob Burrow, who died in 2024. Meanwhile, the paper headlines on parents of a murdered teen who want to "silence cruel web 'sleuths'."
A Mail on Sunday exclusive reveals small boat migrants have received more than 1,000 free hijabs this year. According to internal government figures the UK has handed out 162 hijabs a month to migrants arriving by boat, the paper says.
The Sun on Sunday leads with former England striker Andy Carroll confirming he was sexually assaulted "by a star of BBC show Fame Academy". Carroll first revealed he was sexually assaulted by a man in 2021 in an autobiography titled 'Owning it', which came out in September. Dance coach Kevin Adams was convicted in 2023 and jailed, the paper reports.
And the Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) was given "preferential access" to property developments in Manchester under a "sweetheart deal" with the city council, according to the Sunday Times. ADUG owns Manchester City Football Club, the paper says.
