A range of stories feature on Sunday’s front pages. Under the headline “Labour makes working-class children key to schools reform”, the Observer outlines plans to broaden the curriculum in England to include more sport, drama, art and music alongside core academic subjects. The paper also carries a story on Joe Biden – currently suffering from Covid-19 – resisting calls to step down from the US presidential race over health fears.
Education and President Biden also feature on the front page of the Sunday Times, which reports universities are facing a “cash catastrophe”. A second story says President Biden feels “betrayed” by calls to have power over to Vice-President Kamala Harris.
The Sunday Telegraph’s lead story reports that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will be handing teachers and nurses a “bumper” pay rise. A photo of Team GB athlete Keely Hodginson is also featured after she became the sixth-fastest woman in history by setting a new national 800m record at Diamond League London.
The Mail on Sunday carries an exclusive, leading on a story that panic alarms are being given to all new MPs over safety fears, following what it claims is a rise in threats and the assassination attempt on Donald Trump last weekend.
The Sunday Express says Labour has been accused of a “Brexit betrayal” with a new law being drawn up which could put manufacturers in lockstep with the EU on product safety rules. The front page also trails its feature on Nigel Farage’s thoughts on Donald Trump.
The only paper to lead on a story related to Friday’s IT failure which caused a global impact is the Sunday People, which says CrowdStrike – the firm whose update caused the outage – sponsored a conference for GCHQ and also advised the government cyber monitoring agency.
The Sun on Sunday’s front page is dominated by the allegations made against former Strictly professional dancer Giovanni Pernice. He has denied previous reports about his teaching methods on the show. The paper also carries a story on Britain’s Got Talent presenter Amanda Holden’s daughter suffering from E. coli disease.
The Sunday Mirror also leads on Strictly, claiming a female professional on the BBC One show has had allegations of bullying made against her. Another story on the the front page says Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold thinks his old boss Juergen Klopp should manage England.
And there is an attack on avocados on the front page of the Daily Star Sunday, which claims Red Dwarf actor Craig Charles wants people to eat more “70s classics”, like the dessert Angel Delight. The front page also mentions snooker champions Ray Reardon, who has died aged 91.
