'Businesses blame budget' and 'UK economy hit'

grey placeholder — The Times reports on a new survey of businesses that has hit several front pages with private sector activity falling to a 13-month low, affecting the UK economy. Businesses “thumbed down” on the Government’s choice to increase Employer National Insurance contributions in the Budget, the newspaper reported.

Times front page with headline: "The UK economy has been hit by the rise in labor taxes." — The Times reports on a new survey of businesses that has hit several front pages with private sector activity falling to a 13-month low, affecting the UK economy. Businesses “thumbed down” on the Government’s choice to increase Employer National Insurance contributions in the Budget, the newspaper reported.

FT Weekend front page with headline: "Business blamed the budget for the gloom" — The FT Weekend also went ahead with the survey results, reporting that the private sector “warned that confidence in the Labor government has been severely damaged”. The newspaper added that the pound fell to its weakest level against the dollar since May after the release of the new data.

The front page of the Daily Mail with the headline: "Private sector shrinks after Labor Budget" — According to the front page of the Daily Mail, Labor has been accused by the Conservatives of “destroying Britain’s growth”. The paper says the poor outlook comes after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ decision to launch “damaging tax raids” on business, which the Tory shadow minister described as part of a “Labour budget of broken promises”.

The front page of Daily Express with the headline: "A devastating raid on social care" — The Daily Express leads the way with warnings from social care campaigners that the Budget could be the “last straw” for millions. An expert has told the newspaper that rising tax collections and wages could be “potentially devastating” for private businesses providing care.

The front page of the Daily Telegraph with the headline: "Trump threatened sanctions on the ICC." — Outside of economic news, The Daily Telegraph leads on threats to sanction the ICC over US President-elect Donald Trump’s recent decision to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu. The newspaper reports that the Hague-based court is “facing a major international backlash” over plans to indict the Israeli prime minister for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

i Weekend front page with the headline: "Weight loss hospital cases rise - after rush to buy slimming drugs online" — The number of people hospitalized after adverse reactions linked to weight-loss injections is “four times higher than previously reported” — with hundreds of hospitalizations, I reports, the newspaper says. At least 274 people need treatment after purchasing deficiency injections. social media.

The Sun front page with the headline: "Kate's gift of love". — According to Sunsplash, Princess Kate has invited child survivors of the Southport attack to her Christmas carol concert. The Princess of Wales met the survivors privately last month and will meet with them again at Westminster Abbey on December 6, the newspaper said.

The front page of the Daily Mirror with the headline: "King will visit India." — As reported by the Daily Mirror, King is planning a major tour of Bangladesh, India and Pakistan. The newspaper said the move was a sign he was returning to full duty after cancer treatment, adding that the original tour of the subcontinent had been canceled following the Queen’s death in 2022.

The front page of the Daily Star with the headline: "£72 million to put a man in a chair?" — The Daily Star criticizes the “astronomical” cost to taxpayers of the king’s coronation, which it says is the same amount that could have been spent on an extra 2,057 nurses.

The leadership of the Daily Telegraph says that Donald Trump is considering sanctions against the International Criminal Court.In response to an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

of paper The editorial column is worried about the ICC’s decision.taken on the grounds that Israel has committed war crimes in its conflict with Hamas. The Telegraph argues that this “raises troubling questions” for other democracies, including the UK, which could find themselves embroiled in a war.

But the Guardian has no such reservations. Under the Title: “War Crimes Accountability is Essential for Meaningful Global Justice”suggesting the move would end what the paper describes as “decades of impunity” for Israel’s leadership. And it described the issuance of warrants by Netanyahu and his former defense minister Yves Gallant as a signal that “even the most powerful countries must respond to violations of humanitarian law”.

“Private sector shrinks after Labor budget” headlines the Daily Mail.. The paper said more than 80 retail bosses had written to Chancellor Rachel Reeves, warning that her decision to increase employers’ National Insurance contributions would “cost jobs and lower wages”. “.

gave i Weekend warned there had been a “surge” in hospital admissions. Including those who have had an adverse reaction to weight loss medications. He reported that the number bought online has increased, adding that there have been about 15,000 “adverse reactions” linked to the injection, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. The paper says experts are particularly concerned about black market jobs, which are sometimes sold on social media.

“King to tour India” is the lead of the Daily Mirror.reporting that such a trip is a sign that his recovery from cancer is “going well”. The newspaper quoted an unnamed royal source as saying the visit to the Indian subcontinent “will be of great political and cultural significance for Britain globally”.

The Princess of Wales is on the front page of The Sun. It says Kate has invited survivors of the Southport mass stabbing and families of those who died to her Christmas carol concert at Westminster Abbey.. Headline: “Kate’s Gift of Love”.

Finally, The Times popped the cork on the return of a wine craze that “readers of a certain vintage” would remember.. In the 1970s and 1980s, fans of Beaujolais Nouveau, considered the fastest bottled and drunkest wine in the world, would rush to bring the latest vintage from France to Britain.

But over the years “Beaujolais Nouveau” fell out of favor. The paper reports that it’s making a comeback, as connoisseurs learn to appreciate the wine’s “light and fruity” qualities.