The Papers: ‘Jets to carry nuclear bombs’ and ‘Look Who’s back’

The Papers: ‘Jets to carry nuclear bombs’ and ‘Look Who’s back’

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A mixture of stories leads the front pages of Sunday’s newspapers, with a number of outlets teasing various defence-related threads ahead of Monday’s strategic defence review – which will set out the future of the Army, Navy and Air Force. The Sunday Telegraph reports that Defence Secretary John Healey will announce that the UK is to “be made ‘war-ready’ with £1.5bn for bomb factories”, and it will also commit to buying 7,000 long-range weapons after warnings that the UK “no longer has a fighting force”. Elsewhere, the paper spotlights the Tories accusing Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of having “lost control” of the borders after an estimated 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in a single day on small boats.

“British fighter jets to carry nuclear bombs” reads the front page of the Sunday Times, which reports that these airborne weapons will be the “biggest defence expansion since the Cold War”. Elsewhere the paper reports on the looming threat of junior doctors organising co-ordinated strikes this winter which they say could bring the NHS to a “standstill”. It comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting refused to negotiate with the resident doctors, the paper says.

Elon Musk is “Ex” after his last day in office at the White House on Friday, the Observer reports, channelling the name of his social media platform X. The paper reports that a glum-looking Musk is leaving Washington with a “black eye” – which can be seen hidden just below his Doge cap.

“David Cameron behaved like a big man-baby” Sarah Vine, the former wife of Conservative MP Michael Gove, teases on the front page of the Mail. The excerpt, from her forthcoming political memoir, has reportedly left Westminster “quaking in its boots”. And an exclusive from the Mail splashes below, which details how a British businessman has been accused of spying for China. The 63-year-old was arrested at the request of the FBI in Serbia and is now awaiting extradition to the US, the paper reports.

“Dye do!” splashes the front page of the Sun on Sunday, showing a dashing Dani Dyer marrying English footballer Jarrod Bowen yesterday. TV star Dyer just recently landed a starring role in the new Strictly Come Dancing series, the paper report
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