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The Papers: UK becoming 'military pygmy' and 'Love Island wildfire crisis'

UK becoming 'military pygmy' and 'Love Island wildfire crisis'The ongoing anti-government protests in Iran continue to lead the papers into Sunday, with the Mail covering the events through the lens of defence spending. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage accuses Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of a "spineless" approach to defence spending, which he says has left the UK looking like a "pygmy" in the midst of ongoing conflict around the world. "We could soon be embroiled in operations in Iran," he tells the paper, calling out a "failure to properly fund" the armed forces.

The headline on the front page of the Mail reads: "Spineless PM is turning UK into military pygmy". The headline on the front page of the Sunday People reads: "Love Island wildfire crisis"

The headline on the front page of the Mail reads: "Spineless PM is turning UK into military pygmy". The headline on the front page of the Sunday People reads: "Love Island wildfire crisis"

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Key Highlights

  • The Ministry of Defence's budget is due to rise by 3.6% in real terms by 2029, under departmental spending plans fixed last year. The Sunday Times says that hundreds of people are believed to have been killed during the protests in a "fierce crackdown" by security forces loyal to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
  • Citing an unnamed doctor, the paper reports that six hospitals across the capital city of Tehran collectively recorded at least 217 deaths on Thursday night alone.
  • This death toll could not be independently verified by the paper."Trump vows to help Iran protesters" reads the front page of the Sunday Telegraph, following speculation that the US president plans to conduct military strikes in Iran.
  • Former Pentagon officials told the paper that Trump could authorise "covert CIA operations to destabilise Tehran" or "give the green light to Israel" to conduct an attack of its own.
  • The Sunday People reports that filming for Love Island: All Stars has been postponed, after the villa was evacuated due to wildfires.
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  1. The Papers: UK becoming 'military pygmy' and 'Love Island wildfire crisis'

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