'White House anger over UK spy case' and 'Pensions tax raid'

The headline on the front page of the Sunday Times reads: "White House anger over UK spy case fiasco."

The White House has warned that the collapse of a case against two people accused of spying for China "risks undermining the special relationship" between the UK and US, according to the Sunday Times. A senior Trump official tells the paper that the US exercises "extreme caution in sharing information with foreign government subject to adversarial coercion and influence."

The headline on the front page of the Sunday Express reads: "Reeves eyes £7 billion pensions tax raid."

The Daily Express reports that the chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering a £7bn "tax raid" on pensioners to "plug a black hole in her Budget". Reeves could hike taxes on pension contributions and on withdrawals by retirees, according to experts cited by the paper.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Reeves will tax rich to fill black hole."

Whereas the Sunday Telegraph writes that wealthier people will be forced to "contribute more" in the chancellor's Budget. A Treasury source tells the paper that Reeves is prepared to make "tough decisions", but insists there will be no "return to austerity". The front page also features a photo of the relatives of Israeli hostages - due to be released by Hamas on Monday.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "Andrew to Epstein: We are in this together."

The Duke of York told the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that "We are in this together" in 2011, the Mail on Sunday reports. The emails appear to contradict Prince Andrew's claim in a BBC Newsnight interview in 2019 that he "never had any contact" with Epstein after they were photographed together in New York in 2010.

The headline on the front page the Daily Mirror reads: "Rocker fiend stabbed to death in prison."

Several papers lead with the death of disgraced paedophile Ian Watkins, who was attacked while serving a 29-year sentence for child sex offences at HMS Wakefield. The Sunday Mirror reports the former Lostprophets frontman was "ambushed" while in jail.

The headline on the front page the Daily Star reads: "Monster murdered."

"Monster murdered" is the headline for the Daily Star, which reports that Watkins "had his throat slashed" in an attack by a fellow prisoner.

The headline on the front page the Sunday people reads: "For sake of kids & OAPs... fight Farage."

A photo of Watkins also features on the front page of the Sunday People, but the paper leads with remarks from former prime minister Gordon Brown urging voters to "fight Farage". In an interview with the paper, Brown said the Reform UK leader's funding cuts would bring "more suffering" to children and pensioners.

The headline on the front page the Observer reads: "The burden of hope."

The Observer's front page is dedicated in full to a photo of a Palestinian family walking through rubble on their return to Gaza City.

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