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Newspaper headlines: Reeves needs ‘Christmas miracle’ and King’s ‘message of unity’ – Subrang Safar: Your Journey Through Colors, Fashion, and Lifestyle
The Financial Times is on track with Chancellor Rachel Reeves admitting she has a “massive” job to turn the economy around after seeing zero growth between July and September, with a tough start to business by 2025. There is a warning. The Shadow Chancellor, Mel Stride, is calling. Reeves to revise his “disastrous budget”, which included an increase in National Insurance contributions. The central image of the broadsheet shows young choristers rehearsing for the Christmas services at St Paul’s Cathedral, in which girls have been included for the first time in 900 years.
According to one economist, also focusing on the economy, i headlines that Reeves “needs a Christmas miracle” to boost the economy. It may have to raise taxes if current trends continue, the paper reports. Reeves said the budget and the government’s plan for change would deliver sustainable long-term growth.
The Daily Express splashes out on a picture of the king as it reports that his annual Christmas Day speech message will include a “call for unity and hope”. This year the King will deliver his pre-recorded speech from a former hospital chapel “in the midst of his ongoing cancer battle”. Also pictured is British tennis number one Katie Boulter, who has announced her engagement to world number nine Alex de Manor.
“King’s message of national healing” is the Daily Mail headline as it also leads the King’s Christmas message. It notes that the content of his speech was inspired by the way Britain pulled together after the Southport riots. The paper added that it would reflect a difficult year for his family following the cancer diagnosis and for the Princess of Wales, as well as those who have suffered in the UK and abroad. Elsewhere in the photo are ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and his London-born wife Asma, who fled to Russia. The newspaper asked: “Does Assad’s wife want to divorce him and return to Britain?”
The sun also shines on a picture of the king giving a speech in the chapel of the former hospital. The report said he recorded the speech amid heavy security at the Fitzroy Chapel in central London a fortnight ago. The newspaper notes that this is the first Christmas broadcast in 14 years to be filmed away from the royal estate.
More than 10,000 serving sailors, soldiers and airmen cannot go to war because they are medically unfit, the Times reports. It says about 15,000 can be deployed only if the mission meets certain criteria, such as the weather not being too hot or too cold. Shadow Armed Forces Minister Mark Francois said the figures were “extremely worrying” and called for urgent action. The Times says research shows that among drivers aged 17-25, 21% of men and 15% of women are committing insurance fraud by falsely claiming they are not the primary driver on their policy. .
“Honor the brave” is the headline in the Daily Mirror as it calls for an extra bank holiday next year to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. A newspaper poll found that 73% were backing a day off to honor remaining veterans of the conflict. Also on the front page are the Christmas special and the show’s final episode featuring Gavin and Stacey’s characters Nessa and Stacey.
A fictitious scene of a boy meeting Santa and asking for an internet connection in front of the Daily Star. Citing “boffins”, the newspaper writes that there are fears there could be a “techno meltdown” this Christmas as people turn on the TVs. Also on the front page is a reptile that was featured in the movie Crocodile Dundee. Burt the Crocodile died at the age of 90 over the weekend.
