A Krakow shooting kills Briton and leaves five other people wounded, according to Polish authorities, in an attack in the city centre that broke late on Saturday and led several Sunday newspapers. The Sunday Times reported the death alongside the other casualties, making the incident the most serious of the weekend’s breaking stories.
Royals join Remembrance commemorations
The Prince and Princess of Wales appeared on multiple front pages after attending the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance with King Charles III and Queen Camilla. The Sunday Telegraph reported that the royals paid their respects to serving and former military personnel and heard veterans’ accounts, including letters they had sent home to relatives.
Veterans face long waits for compensation
The Sunday Express led on a campaigners’ warning that injured veterans wait an average of more than nine months for compensation covering physical and mental injuries. The paper said campaigners want Prime Minister Andy Burnham to act urgently on what they described as a struggle with official processes. A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said the department was working at pace to deliver payments to eligible people as quickly as possible, using overtime and weekend shifts to clear outstanding claims while giving priority to those who are terminally ill.
Prime minister courts closer EU ties
The Sunday Mirror carried an interview in which Burnham said agreements with the EU would benefit families across the UK. According to the paper, he will use a summit in Brussels on 20 November to prepare the ground for closer relations. The Sunday Mirror’s front page framed the push as the start of a new phase in the UK’s European relationship.
Brand case and its aftermath
Russell Brand’s conviction on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault drew coverage across several titles. The Sunday Times reported that his barrister, Ian Winter KC, had tried to have the trial thrown out by arguing that journalists who first reported claims against the comedian had acted criminally, and that a 2023 documentary by The Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches would have prejudiced the jury. The judge rejected the argument, and Brand was found guilty. The Daily Star splashed on an interview with Georgina Baillie, whom Brand had discussed using lewd language during a BBC radio broadcast in 2008; she told the paper that justice had been served. The Mail on Sunday trailed a story about Brand’s wife, Laura Brand, ahead of his sentencing on Monday.
Political polls and Palestine Action
The Mail on Sunday reported that a survey by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft put the Conservatives eight points ahead of Reform UK. The poll placed Labour on 31%, the Conservatives on 26% and Reform on 18%, and the paper said Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch was building momentum. The Observer featured Palestine Action co-founder Huda Ammori, who is challenging the group’s proscription at the Supreme Court and told the paper that its banning under anti-terror laws last year had been beyond her comprehension.
Other front-page stories
- The Sun on Sunday reported that former Strictly Come Dancing star Ola Jordan had accused her husband James of an affair; he denies anything happened before they separated in August.
- The Telegraph covered a Conservative accusation that Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy had insulted veterans by using Remembrance Sunday to make a case for EU membership. The paper said Nandy’s statement noted government work to secure a 30% discount to rejoin the EU’s education programme, Erasmus, and that a former head of British forces in Afghanistan called the timing tone deaf.
- The Observer reported warnings from security experts that the people behind recent cyber-attacks on supermarket fridges and freezers across Europe were seeking disruption rather than financial gain, and that such technology had for years been shadow IT, often managed remotely by contractors.
- The Sun reported that King Charles III would consider visiting China if the government requested it, after a year of politically charged trips to the US and the Caribbean, and that it has been 40 years since the last state visit to Beijing. The Mail said the King is also expected to invite Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the UK for his first official state visit.
