Former BBC radio presenter Scott Mills appears on most of Tuesday’s papers, after he was sacked following allegations about his personal conduct. The Guardian says Mills hosted “Britain’s most popular breakfast show”, but was “blindsided” by the decision to take him off air last Tuesday. Donald Trump’s latest threats against Iran also feature on the Guardian’s front page; the president has said he will “obliterate” Iran’s power stations and water plants if Tehran does not agree to peace terms “shortly”. Iran remains “defiant”, the paper notes.
“Sacked Mills in 2016 cop probe” declares the Mirror, which first reported Mills’ departure from Radio 2. The paper says it understands the sacking was related to a “historical allegation”. The BBC has not given any further details, but says only “while we do not comment on matters relating to individuals, we can confirm Scott Mills is no longer contracted to work with the BBC”.
A photo of Mills smiling is on the front page of the Sun, which calls the sacking a “crisis” for the BBC.
The Daily Mail takes a similar approach, reporting Radio 2 colleagues are “in shock” over Mills’ departure.
“Mills in sex probe”, writes the Star.
Several papers feature the planned strike for resident doctors next week, with the Telegraph reporting Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a “48-hour ultimatum” to those intending to be part of the industrial action. Sir Keir is urging resident doctors to reconsider, and the paper says he will withdraw an offer to provide at least 4,000 new specialty training posts if the six-day strike goes ahead.
“War brings in £20m a day extra in energy taxes” reads a Times analysis, which says the government is making approximately £20m a day in additional revenue through levies and taxes linked to the price of oil and gas. Calling it a “windfall” for Chancellor Rachel Reeves, the paper says the additional income has prompted calls for ministers to use the cash to shield motorists and homeowners from the spiralling cost of energy.
Rising fuel costs are the top story for the i Paper, which reports that Sir Keir is urging business leaders to “help limit fallout” from the war with Iran. The prime minister has said that the public wants action on food prices, petrol and energy, according to the paper, which says he has met with fuel executives to discuss “contingency plans” for lower supplies of diesel and jet fuel.
The Express leads with a similar report, noting that the AA’s Edmund King has warned Sir Keir that the industry “needs help now”. The cost of diesel reached its highest level since December 2022 on Monday, the paper says.
An AI start-up in France has raised $830m (£630m) in its “debut debt financing” to support the building of Nvidia-powered data centres across Europe, according to the Financial Times. The paper says that tech companies are turning to debt to fund the construction of data centres at an “unprecedented” rate.
“Tenant blew up home after £80 rent rise” says the Metro, which writes that a man was killed after sparking a huge explosion after his rent was increased. The man told his friend that “I’m going to blow the house up”, the paper reports.
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