Image description, An apology from the BBC’s director-general over allegations of lewd behavior on Strictly Come Dancing has drawn a number of papers, including Metro. Tim Davie apologized to the contestants who made the allegations but confirmed that the show will return in the autumn for series 20.
Image description, The Daily Express described Mr Davie’s apology as “heartfelt”. It says the BBC director-general was “forced to personally intervene” in the scandal.Image description, The Daily Mirror is also leading the way in apologizing to the Strictly stars. But the paper reports that some professional players are “angry” and feel they have been “cooked to death”.Image description, The BBC is also focusing on the front page of the Daily Star but for a different reason, after the organization published a list of the highest paid stars. At the top of the list was footballer Gary Lineker, whose working salary is £3,698 a day, the Star highlights. “Nice job if you got it, Gary,” the paper added.Image description, Comments from the new head of the British Army make the headlines in the i newspaper, after he gave his first major speech on Tuesday. General Sir Roly Walker said the UK must prepare to fight an international war within the next three years – and predicted that Russia would retaliate against the West.Image description, The Times’ main story is on the government’s health adviser Alan Milburn, who says people on long-term leave should be required to look for work to deal with the UK’s welfare burden. Mr Milburn – a former health secretary under Tony Blair – says the current system is “crazy” and needs reform. His comments come as a new report is released on the government’s plans to reduce the number of economically disadvantaged people.Image description, The Daily Telegraph’s top story also reports on the government’s plan to do nothing about the economy. But it is focused on GPs, who are choosing to hold protests over a payment that could help them reduce the number of appointments they provide each day by a third.Image description, The main image on several front pages – including the Guardian – is British dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin, who pulled out of the Paris Olympics after a video sparked concerns about the welfare of the horses. But the Guardian’s main story continues US politics for another day, as Kamala Harris appears at her first campaign rally. He told the Wisconsin crowd: “We’re going to win this election.”Image description, The Daily Mail focuses on radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, who was found guilty on Tuesday of running a group banned under UK terrorism laws and supporting it online. The paper spoke to defense experts who said Choudary was too dangerous to be released from prison after his first prison term in 2016.Image description, And the big story in the Financial Times is on a report from the National Audit Office. An expert says the government may need to deliberately stop people from taking the train between Birmingham and Manchester because the decision to cut that section of HS2 will mean there will be fewer seats available. In another story, the FT reports that more than a quarter of a million tickets are still up for resale for the Paris Olympics, which start on Friday.
Many front pages on Wednesday carried pictures of three-time Olympic dressage champion Charlotte Dujardin, who pulled out of the Paris Games after a video emerged that she said showed her “making an error of judgement”. “.
The Daily Mail describes her as “Team GB’s golden girl”. The Daily Telegraph says he is accused of whipping a horse 24 times “like an elephant in a circus” and is “ashamed” of his actions.
The Telegraph leads with a report that GPs are at risk of seeing fewer patients in a row than they are paid. It says family doctors in England are choosing to take part in national “joint action” – with actionable measures and legislation to be introduced from next week. The paper says that could cause GPs to reduce the number of people they employ on a daily basis by a third.
The front page of The Times has the headline: “Long-term patient to be forced to find work,” quoting the government’s health adviser, Alan Milburn. The paper says the former health secretary is urging fundamental change to tackle the UK’s welfare burden. Mr Milburn is reported to have called the current system “crazy” and found that “seven out of ten unemployed people wanted to work but few had the means or the need to do so”. .
The front page of the Sun has a picture of radical Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary, who has been convicted on terrorism charges. The paper says: “Now drop the key”.
The Mail asks “Why was the preacher of jihad freed to spew hate?” The newspaper said the 57-year-old “launched a global campaign to recruit the next generation of terrorists” from Brazil, Canada and the US after he was released from prison in 2018. It said a police investigation revealed that he was also “selling sermons” to 14-year-old British schoolchildren.
The Financial Times has the headline: “Windfall profit – Crown Estate hits 1 billion pounds”. It said offshore wind farms around the coasts of England, Wales and Northern Ireland posted profits due to rising royalties. The Crown Estate, which plays a major role in royal finances, said revenues had more than doubled – largely due to fees paid to offshore wind developers.
Several papers, including the Daily Mirror, the Daily Express, and the Metro are leading the BBC director-general’s apology for the allegations surrounding Strictly Come Dancing.
The Mirror claims that Strictly viewers fear they are being “hung out to dry” by former celebrity partners and do not believe they are being “protected” from abuse allegations. The paper says dance experts are calling on BBC bosses to vet new contestants before they start “intensive training” for the dance show.
The Guardian pays tribute in an obituary to actress Roberta Taylor, who has died aged 76. She was best known on television for her roles as matriarch Irene Raymond in “EastEnders” and hard-drinking inspector Gina Gold in “The Guardian”. Bill”. He also had an outstanding stage career. The paper says that Taylor “successfully demonstrated how a good actor can combine great tragedy, high comedy and good soap opera without pressure. “.
