The Times described the electoral success of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebration as the primary “major victory” for the right-wing within the nation since World War II. It reported that the AfD had gained the regional state elections, “breaking a political taboo that has lasted since the fall of the Nazis”. Like different newspapers, it carried pictures of six Hamas hostages whose our bodies had been recovered by Israeli troops in Gaza on Saturday.
The AfD's win in Thuringia can be the main focus of the Financial Times, which experiences that voters have “abandoned” the center floor in Germany. The paper described the vote within the jap state as “catastrophic.” [Chancellor Olaf] Scholz's coalition”, saying that the hard left had also benefited.
The Daily Mirror focuses on domestic issues, with an exclusive story titled “Racist hate incidents surge in faculties”. The paper reports “Almost 60 youngsters had been faraway from college day by day due to racism final 12 months”. It adds that this means the number of racist hate incidents amongst pupils has risen by a quarter in 12 months.
Protests in Israel were led by the Guardian, with pictures of the six hostages also appearing on the front pages of the Times and the Financial Times. It reported that thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday and a general strike was called “amid widespread anger towards the federal government”.
The Daily Express described as “ludicrous” the UK government's claim that it had cut the winter fuel allowance to prevent pressure on the pound. It reported that the Labour Party was “ridiculed” for its “determined try and defend cuts to the winter gasoline cost”. Lucy Powell, leader of the House of Commons, told BBC Breakfast on Sunday that there could have been “strain on the pound” if the government had not taken action on the public finances.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s party has also been criticised on the Daily Mail’s front page, with the headline “Labour is scaring big business”. The paper warned of a “sudden drop” in economic confidence among bosses, amid “fears of a tax-raising Budget… and concerns about Labour’s plans for a union-friendly package of cuts to workers’ rights”.
Ofsted's one-word statement should be removed immediately, reports Metro. Its headline reads: “Major U-turn on grade faculties”. The report is accompanied by a photo of headteacher Ruth Perry, who committed suicide last year while waiting for Ofsted's report to be published.
The Daily Telegraph also carried the same story, reporting that parents would no longer be “advised by inspectors whether or not the college is excellent, good, requires enchancment or insufficient”. Instead, the Telegraph explained that school “report playing cards” would be available from September next year – “though the change has been made so rapidly that their precise format has not been determined”.
Meanwhile, the Daily Star took aim at Oasis, labelling tickets for the band's reunion tour “theft at £488”. The paper said frontmen and brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher had gone “from working class heroes to nothing”, as prices had soared as fans queued up for tickets online.
