'More pressure on Andrew' and 'Two arrested over stabbing spree'
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Multiple papers lead with the ongoing fallout from King Charles III's decision to strip his brother Andrew of his royal titles and evict him from the Royal Lodge. The Sunday Mirror leads with calls from some US congressmen for Andrew Mountbatten Windsor to face a US committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein case. The former prince has consistently denied wrongdoing.

The Duke of Sussex has backed the King's move, the Sun reports. The newspaper says it understands that California-based Prince Harry "supports Charles ending Andrew's allowance".

The train stabbing in Cambridgeshire leads the Sunday Times, with two people arrested. "Multiple passengers are rushed to hospital after terrifying ordeal", the paper reports, adding "armed police were deployed" to Huntingdon train station.

"Hundreds of foreign killers slip into UK," reads the headline on the Sunday Express. The paper writes its analysis showed hundreds of "murderers and rapists" were identified after a police check on foreign nationals carried out by the Criminal Records Office between 2022 and 2024.

Meanwhile, the Sunday Telegraph reports Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering doubling council tax rates on the highest tax bands, set to impact "more than a million homes", in the November Budget. The paper says it is part of Reeves's efforts to "find £30bn to fill a black hole in the public finances". Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch "warned the proposal would 'hamper' pensioners in more valuable properties who live on fixed incomes," according to the paper.

"Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves will face an angry revolt if the chancellor breaks Labour's manifesto pledge and raises income tax at the Budget," the Independent writes, citing unnamed senior ministers who have spoken to the paper. It follows reports the Treasury is considering raising income tax by 2p, the paper says.

Two estate agents reportedly told the chancellor she would need a licence to rent out her home, the Mail on Sunday reports. Reeves told prime minister Sir Keir Starmer "she didn't know she needed permit to let house", the paper says. It quotes a source who says Reeves and her husband allegedly "approached a blue-chip estate agency Knight Frank about managing the property – and were warned about the need for the licence".

The Observer's front page is dominated by climate features and analysis, making references to the Conference of the Parties (COP) climate summit that's due to take place in Brazil in November. The lead stories are "why climate action is the real growth story" and "the failure of the UN talking shop".

"Kids in Yorkshire have the worst teeth in the country", writes the Daily Star. Its headline piece focuses on a national study showing six out of the top 10 towns and cities for most teeth extractions involving children aged five to nine are based in Yorkshire.
Some of the early editions have witness reports about the stabbing attack on a train in Cambridgeshire. The Sun, external quotes a passenger as saying there was "blood everywhere" and that it was "like something from a film". The Times, external says witnesses described some passengers being "stamped [on]" as they tried to flee.
"2 p, or not 2p," wonders the Observer, external, as its columnist, Andrew Rawnsley, considers whether Chancellor Rachel Reeves may increase income tax in the Budget later this month. He suggests "there'll be a steep penalty for breaking Labour's tax pledge - but the price may have to be paid." The Times, external says prominent tax campaigners are urging her to offer people earning a £100,000 a tax break, because of what it calls a "tax trap" deterring the ambition of people who could otherwise help drive the economy.
The Telegraph, external says the chancellor is thinking about doubling the council tax on the most expensive properties in the Budget - which could lead to some homeowners paying more than £10,000 a year. The paper says the Conservatives believe this will leave many pensioners - particularly in London - unable to afford their bills. Its cartoonist Matt depicts Guy Fawkes, carrying a barrel of gunpowder, saying "I'm planning to blow up my own house. I'm worried about a mansion tax."
The Mail on Sunday, external revisits a different story about the chancellor. It says two estate agents told her she would need a licence to rent out her home - and reminds readers that she originally told the prime minister that she didn't know she needed a permit. The paper says a spokesperson for Reeves pointed to the fact that the prime minister's adviser on ministerial standards advised that no further investigation was necessary.
"Come clean, Mr Windsor," is the Sunday Mirror's, external headline, as it reports that the ex-Duke of York is facing mounting pressure to speak to a powerful Congressional committee in the US, set up to investigate the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Express, external quotes a top US civil rights lawyer as saying the King should urge his brother to testify. The Sun, external looks closer to home, saying pressure is also mounting for a Scotland Yard inquiry into the former Duke of York - who denies any wrong-doing. Writing in the Mail, external, Sharon Churcher - who first published the photo of Andrew with Virginia Giuffre - says "the story doesn't end with him; there are other powerful men who must be held accountable."
"The gloves are off," says the Observer, external as it considers the autobiography of the former England women's football goal-keeper Mary Earps. It says that in the book, Earps criticises manager Sarina Wiegman and reveals her fury at being replaced as goalkeeper by Hannah Hampton. The paper says "the comments are a marked change from the usual tone around the women's game, which has more commonly been celebrated for its positive atmosphere."

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