The Papers: ‘I don’t make bad deals’ and ‘Now you’re Gunner believe us’
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The status of negotiations on the Iran war is a major story in multiple papers. The Times quotes US President Donald Trump as saying “I don’t make bad deals” as he has instructed negotiators “not to rush into a deal”. The Times also highlights “money for parents to spur young into work”, reporting that ministers are considering grants to families to stop them discouraging their teens from taking apprenticeships.
While the US is getting “close to peace deal with Iran,” the Guardian says Trump “faces fury” from his own party. Meanwhile, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is facing pressure to prove his claim a Russian hack was behind the disclosure of a £5m gift he received. In a separate story, the paper writes that the mood “turns against Putin” in Russia.
Trump’s warning that the “US will not rush into peace deal with Iran” leads the Financial Times, “as talks drag on”. Closer to home, Kyiv has been “hit hard” in a “blitz” that the paper says pounded the capital.
A photo of Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, holding the Premier League trophy covered in red and white ribbons, is captioned “now you’re Gunner believe us”. In further news on a peace deal between the US and Iran, the Telegraph reports the words of a US official who says “Iran to give up uranium for peace”.
A tranche of “embarrassing” texts will “expose ministers’ cosy relationships” with former UK ambassador to the US Lord Peter Mandelson, writes the i paper in what it calls the “second wave of ‘Mandelson files’.” Meanwhile, Britain is “braced for hottest bank holiday on record”.
“Soft justice makes police ‘caretakers for criminals’,” writes the Daily Mail. A lack of deterrents will emboden offenders, the chairman of the Police Federation Brian Booth has said.
The Mirror leads on Nigel Farage’s “astonishing leak claim” that Russian spies hacked his phone to expose a £5m gift from Christopher Harborne. “Russian spies… for real, Nige?” it asks.
In an echo of the Mail, the Daily Express says criminals are “taking over our high streets”. A tearful Pep Guardiola blows a kiss to Manchester City fans in a picture at his “final whistle”.
For the Sun, an exclusive on the “Wagatha row” is in the lead. Rebekah Vardy has said “hell will freeze over” before she apologises to Coleen Rooney.
The Daily Star runs a campaign to “rescue empty homes” on its front page. “The loneliest house” is splashed across the front, which it says hasn’t been lived in for more than six decades. The Star says there are 250,000 uninhabited properties across the UK.
The Daily Telegraph says the former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has urged Sir Keir Starmer to ban social media for children under 16. The paper says there are signs Labour is divided over the proposal, following evidence that a similar ban in Australia is not working.
“Agony and ecstasy” is the headline on the back page of the Daily Express as it considers the heartbreak for West Ham and the relief for Tottenham as the Hammers were relegated from the Premier League on the last day of the season. The Daily Mirror refers to “cheers” and “tears”. A “cauldron of loathing” and discord will follow West Ham down into the Championship, says the Daily Mail.