What the papers say – March 27
Images of the collapsed bridge in Baltimore bridge feature across Wednesday’s front pages with headlines spanning asylum and migration issues as well as the BBC licence fee.
The Metro leads with the dramatic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge after it was hit by a container ship heading out of Baltimore.
METRO: Heartbreak Bridge #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/goMlYzqAJ1
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Daily Mail and Daily Express focus on the Clapham chemical attacker being granted asylum, despite doubts over previous convictions and honesty during migration testing.
MAIL: Clapham Chemical Attacker Asylum Fiasco #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/u16snyl3PT
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
EXPRESS: Chemical Attacked given asylum despite FAILING Christianity Test #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/EnXeb5qQLi
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Daily Telegraph also turns its attention to migration, saying churches that are “undermining” asylum regulations in the UK.
DAILY TELEGRAPH: Churches ‘undermining asylum system’ #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AkMgD6BLpW
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Independent reports that the rich face paying a higher licence fee after the BBC announced a public consultation on its funding.
INDEPENDENT: BBC set to make wealthy pay more for the licence fee #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9TXCf2QBnb
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Daily Mirror shifts its focus abroad to Brits fighting on behalf of Russian in Ukraine invasion who it labels “Traitors”.
MIRROR: Traitors #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/b3wOo9hOpj
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Sun leads with the latest developments in music mogul Sean Combs’ ongoing legal headaches.
THE SUN: Harry named in P.Diddy sex traffic case #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GlVKQ2y6Oa
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Times leads on the state of the NHS, saying confidence among staff is at the lowest level on record.
THE TIMES: Just 1 in 4 say NHS is working #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/REXIsWRoY5
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Guardian shines a light on gagging clauses handed down to those involved with sexual misconduct and bullying complaints at lobbying group CBI.
GUARDIAN: CBI stops staff discussing sexual misconduct and bullying claims #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/j9T1LX9Ann
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024
The Financial Times concentrates in Donald Trump’s Truth Social debuting on the stock market.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 27 March https://t.co/DysMEMmDCw pic.twitter.com/AjjDVvdxVR
— Financial Times (@FT) March 26, 2024
The Daily Star splashes with a story on Korean Central Television, which aired a 2010 episode of Alan Titchmarsh’s Garden Secrets in which presenter was obscured.
STAR: Kim Jong Un’s war on Alan Titchmarsh’s imperialist TROUSERS #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vU8JrIsXry
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) March 26, 2024