The Times
Sir Keir Starmer “made matters worse” when he held a meeting with MPs and peers to try to heal a rift over his stance on the Israel-Hamas war, The Times says.
The paper says four shadow ministers are on “resignation watch” and about 150 Muslim councillors have written to Sir Keir to ask him to back an immediate ceasefire.
The Sun
Ed Sheeran was “caught in a terrifying air rage incident” when a drunk passenger racially abused crew, says The Sun.
It says the passenger was restrained and armed police boarded when the jet landed at Heathrow.
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The i says UK diplomats are working with the UN to convince Israel to pause its airstrikes to allow desperately-needed aid into Gaza.
The Daily Telegraph
Israel’s leader has cast the Gaza ground invasion his troops are preparing for “in biblical terms”, according to the Telegraph.
It says Benjamin Netanyahu used a TV address to say every single Hamas member was “doomed”, adding: “We will realise the prophecy of Isaiah 60:18 – ‘Violence shall no more be heard in your land’.”
Daily Mirror
James Bulger killer Jon Venables will have a secret parole hearing next month amid claims a public one could damage his mental health, says the Mirror.
Daily Express
Images of the suffering on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war dominate the Daily Express – as the paper says the only thing they have in common is “wretched grief”.
Daily Mail
The Mail says Labour is in crisis over Keir Starmer’s backing of Israel, with the party’s leader said to have met more than a dozen MPs and peers to try to defuse anger from pro-Palestinian backbenchers.
The Guardian
A UN agency says its relief operation in Gaza may have to stop unless fuel is allowed into the territory, reports The Guardian.
The paper says fuel is needed to pump and desalinate water – so people have clean supplies, as well as to power hospital generators.
Financial Times
US firms are delaying borrowing plans due to turmoil in government bond markets, reports the FT.
Daily Star
The Star says the Sky At Night’s Maggie Aderin-Pocock has “dissed” astrology.
Metro
A police officer who blackmailed young girls into sending him sexual images has been jailed for life, says Metro.
