Guardianexternal leads to a government crackdown on major political donations as Nigel Farage faces new charges of breaking parliamentary rules over gifts he received from a convicted fraudster. Daily Mirror The headline reads: “Farage and the Crook’s Money.” Daily Expressexternal quoted the UK reform leader on the front page as calling the allegations a “hit job”, saying he had done nothing wrong.
Patients with dementia are ‘discarded’ and treated as ‘second class citizens’, according to Daily Mailexternal. The report quotes the head of the Alzheimer’s Society as saying the NHS is sending patients home with only an information leaflet. The Department of Health told the newspaper it wants everyone affected by what it called a “devastating condition” to have access to high-quality, personalized support.
Daily Telegraphexternal says President Trump has warned NATO allies to “immediately” increase defense spending or face consequences. According to the newspaper, on the eve of the Ankara summit, the United States complained that many countries were “lagging behind.” Timesexternal says Sir Keir Starmer is preparing to face a rebuke from the President over his defense spending plans.
Financial regulators are warning of an “arms race” to keep up with the use of artificial intelligence in the sector. Financial Timesexternal. It says the Financial Conduct Authority is calling for increased powers to stay on top of the rapid growth of artificial intelligence.
Sales of the weight loss drug Vegovium in pharmacies are leading from today. I’m paperexternal, but the paper says it is unlikely to be available for free on the NHS for another two years. It said pharmacies warned there was already “huge demand” for the drug, with one online pharmacy pre-approving it to 10,000 customers.
The late start to the World Cup in England proved difficult for some newspapers. Sun externalThe front page admitted that the game had started so late that it had failed to tell readers the score, instead asking: “How’s the hangover?”, with a number of pubs remaining open until hours earlier. Daily Star externaluses a similar approach. The headline reads: “God’s Hangover” – a reference to Diego Maradona’s famous “hand of God” goal against England 40 years ago.