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| Stories around next month's coronation of King Charles III dominate many of Saturday's front pages, with the Daily Express leading on the monarch's attendance at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on Friday, where he spoke of his pride in his sons. The paper says the King remains proud of Prince Harry "despite it all" - a reference to the fallout surrounding Harry's recent book, Spare - but acknowledges the sovereign "faces a fight" to reunite his family. The paper also says that the planned nurses' strike over the first May bank holiday will "lose public sympathy". | Stories around next month's coronation of King Charles III dominate many of Saturday's front pages, with the Daily Express leading on the monarch's attendance at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on Friday, where he spoke of his pride in his sons. The paper says the King remains proud of Prince Harry "despite it all" - a reference to the fallout surrounding Harry's recent book, Spare - but acknowledges the sovereign "faces a fight" to reunite his family. The paper also says that the planned nurses' strike over the first May bank holiday will "lose public sympathy". |
| An image of King Charles visiting Sandhurst is also the lead image on the Daily Telegraph, while its main story focuses on the nurses' strike, saying that despite "hundreds of thousands of health workers" backing the government's pay offer, next month's walkout will be the "most extreme yet". In another story on its front page, the paper also reports on comments made to the paper by a Chinese official who says the true origins of Covid "may never be revealed", citing both political and scientific obstacles. | An image of King Charles visiting Sandhurst is also the lead image on the Daily Telegraph, while its main story focuses on the nurses' strike, saying that despite "hundreds of thousands of health workers" backing the government's pay offer, next month's walkout will be the "most extreme yet". In another story on its front page, the paper also reports on comments made to the paper by a Chinese official who says the true origins of Covid "may never be revealed", citing both political and scientific obstacles. |
| The nurses' strike and Friday's parade at Sandhurst are also the main stories on the front page of the Times, with the lead image showing soldiers celebrating their graduation at the ceremony, which was the 200th Sovereign's Parade. Regarding the walkouts, the paper goes for a straightforward headline - "Nurses set for more strikes" - but says NHS chiefs have expressed concern "about the long-term harm" to patients. The paper also teases an interview inside its pages with comedian Lenny Henry, who says the Windrush scandal could have happened to his family. | The nurses' strike and Friday's parade at Sandhurst are also the main stories on the front page of the Times, with the lead image showing soldiers celebrating their graduation at the ceremony, which was the 200th Sovereign's Parade. Regarding the walkouts, the paper goes for a straightforward headline - "Nurses set for more strikes" - but says NHS chiefs have expressed concern "about the long-term harm" to patients. The paper also teases an interview inside its pages with comedian Lenny Henry, who says the Windrush scandal could have happened to his family. |
| The Daily Mirror runs an exclusive story about King Charles's coronation on its front page, saying "the biggest security operation in a generation" will be mounted at the event amid fears of attacks from "terrorists, eco-warriors and anarchists". | The Daily Mirror runs an exclusive story about King Charles's coronation on its front page, saying "the biggest security operation in a generation" will be mounted at the event amid fears of attacks from "terrorists, eco-warriors and anarchists". |
| The i weekend says next month's nurses' strike will hit intensive care, cancer wards and A&E units for the first time, after members of the Royal College of Nursing voted to reject the government's 5% pay rise offer. The paper says the walkout is a "major blow" for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of local elections in May. | The i weekend says next month's nurses' strike will hit intensive care, cancer wards and A&E units for the first time, after members of the Royal College of Nursing voted to reject the government's 5% pay rise offer. The paper says the walkout is a "major blow" for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ahead of local elections in May. |
| Nurses are set to embark on a "new wave" of strikes across England, suggests the Guardian, which claims the walkouts could last until Christmas, with coordinated action between nurses and junior doctors possible. The paper's main image is of a smiling Beatriz Flamini, the Spanish extreme athlete who has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days underground. | Nurses are set to embark on a "new wave" of strikes across England, suggests the Guardian, which claims the walkouts could last until Christmas, with coordinated action between nurses and junior doctors possible. The paper's main image is of a smiling Beatriz Flamini, the Spanish extreme athlete who has emerged from a cave after spending 500 days underground. |
| Controversial billionaire Elon Musk is planning on joining the AI race, according to the lead story in the Financial Times. The business paper reports that the Twitter and Tesla chief is planning to launch a start-up to rival ChatGPT, and is already building a team of AI researchers and engineers, while also seeking investment in the venture. The paper's main image shows the Juice satellite successfully taking off from French Guiana on Friday. | Controversial billionaire Elon Musk is planning on joining the AI race, according to the lead story in the Financial Times. The business paper reports that the Twitter and Tesla chief is planning to launch a start-up to rival ChatGPT, and is already building a team of AI researchers and engineers, while also seeking investment in the venture. The paper's main image shows the Juice satellite successfully taking off from French Guiana on Friday. |
| The Daily Star claims French forecasters are stealing weather names from the UK, having officially named the latest storm alert Noa "before our lot could call it something good like Fred or Liz". "Le Storm Warning" reads its headline. | The Daily Star claims French forecasters are stealing weather names from the UK, having officially named the latest storm alert Noa "before our lot could call it something good like Fred or Liz". "Le Storm Warning" reads its headline. |
| The Daily Telegraph warns that nurses will embark on what it calls "the most extreme strikes yet", including "targeting" A&E departments. The paper believes there are "bitter divisions" between the unions, after health workers in Unison accepted the offer - and it says it's likely they will be asked to cover the shifts of striking colleagues in an effort to "mitigate dangers". | |
| The Guardian says that in a major blow to ministers, union leaders and health service bosses, nurses are set to launch a "new wave" of strikes across England later this month. The paper suggests that walkouts could go on until Christmas. Likewise, the Times reports that Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members are preparing a campaign of strikes through the winter. The paper also says that - with no end in sight to the junior doctors' dispute - the RCN vote raises the prospect of nurses and doctors walking out at the same time. | |
| The Daily Mail warns of "fears of chaos, if doctors and nurses strike together". It says the NHS is braced for "a summer of mayhem" after nurses in the RCN rejected the latest 5% offer and one-off bonus payment. The "i" says the planned May bank holiday walkout is a major blow for Rishi Sunak in the run-up to local elections. It quotes sources saying there is "little chance" of a new deal. Online, the Independent reports that the escalation in the nurses' pay dispute amounts to the first all-out strike in NHS history, with "no exemptions for emergency care". "Just how much more can NHS patients take?" it asks. | |
| The Daily Mirror leads on what it calls the "Coronation crackdown". It reports that the biggest security operation in a generation will be mounted at the event next month. It says there are concerns of attacks by "terrorists, eco-warriors and anarchists". | |
| The Daily Express highlights what it describes as the King's "conciliatory note", during a visit to Sandhurst yesterday, where he attended his first passing-out parade since becoming monarch. The King spoke of his "immense pride" in both his sons, recalling having watched Prince William and Prince Harry graduating from the military academy. "Despite it all! The King is proud of Harry," reads the paper's headline. | |
| The FT Weekend carries the first public comments of CBI president Brian McBride since the sacking of the organisation's director general, Tony Danker. Mr McBride apologises after allegations of misconduct that have rocked the CBI. He rejects suggestions that the business group's "time has passed", but acknowledges change is required. Mr McBride tells the FT the CBI "has to be sharper" and "more focused" to reclaim the confidence of members and the government. | |
| "Hurrah", says the Daily Star in its editorial - "the great Grand National is finally upon us". The Daily Mirror wishes readers having a flutter "good luck". According to the Sun, there's another reason to make the heart beat a little faster. Rachael Blackmore - the first female National winner - is up against her boyfriend, Brian Hayes. The paper reckons Rachael - who is the bookies' favourite - will "rein supreme" in what it calls "the odds couple" stakes. |