“Netflix closes a deal with Warner Bros for $83 billion,” reads the front page of the Financial Times. The newspaper reports that the deal will “transform the streaming giant into the dominant player in Hollywood.”
The Mirror leads next summer’s World Cup, which it calls “A Tie.” England will begin their campaign against Croatia, before facing Ghana and Panama in Group L.
The World Cup draw also splashes the Sun. The first match of the “unlucky Scotland” will be against Haiti, followed by the matches against Morocco and Brazil in Group C.
The Health Secretary’s allies are urging Angela Rayner to sign a “joint ticket” to the Labor leadership, the Telegraph reports. Citing multiple Labor sources, the newspaper says MPs have urged Wes Streeting to promise Rayner a cabinet position and a possible return as deputy prime minister if she accepts the proposal. A spokesperson for Streeting denies the claims, calling them “completely false” and the “silly story of the season.”
The Times headline reads: “Labour ‘let women down’.” It quotes the former head of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Baroness Falkner, as saying the “failure” to publish guidance following a Supreme Court ruling on single-sex spaces reflects a government that has left women and transgender people in a “grey zone”.
The Independent presents a compensation claim against 35 psychiatrists who worked at Huntercombe Group hospitals, brought by relatives and former patients following “dozens” of abuse allegations.
Dementia patients face a “postcode lottery in diagnosis and care”, according to the Mail. The document notes that dementia remains the “biggest cause of death” in the UK, killing 76,000 Britons each year.
Another Dulwich College student has made accusations of racial abuse against UK reform leader Nigel Farage, according to The Guardian. Farage has repeatedly denied the allegations and told reporters he had never been racist or anti-Semitic with “malice.”
The i article reports a “record flu surge” in the UK, with experts advising people to wear face masks if they have symptoms. A “nasty” mutation has caused a wave of early infection in wards and nursing homes, he claims.
The Express quotes experts who say the British property market will “limp” towards the end of the year following “the paralysis caused by Rachel Reeves’ budget”.
The Star says US President Donald Trump has “finally” received a peace prize, after he was announced as the inaugural winner of a FIFA peace prize during the World Cup draw.
