‘Israel steps up attacks’ and Badenoch ‘leads row over maternity benefits’
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The Israeli military says it has hit rocket launchers, a seaport and an arms supply route in Yemen, the i reported, as it sought to expand its attacks. The newspaper adds that Israel continues preparations for a possible ground invasion of Lebanon. (BBC)
Hundreds of Israeli tanks gathered at Israel’s border with Lebanon last night, the Times reported. The US called for restraint from both sides, the newspaper reported, and warned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the war would not return 60,000 displaced Israelis to their homes in the north. (BBC)
The Lebanese Health Ministry says the Israeli offensive has killed more than 1,000 people across Lebanon over the past two weeks, the Financial Times reports. Elsewhere on the front page, the paper says Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to attend a meeting of EU finance ministers before the end of the year as Labor looks to broaden cooperation with the bloc. (BBC)
Comments from Tory leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch, who suggested maternity benefits had “gone too far”, are on many of today’s front pages. Ms Badenoch’s comments, which she said were taken out of context, have drawn condemnation from her leadership rivals, the Daily Telegraph reports. (BBC)
The Mirror says Chancellor Rachel Reeves will funnel ‘spare money’ into the NHS to repair what she calls damage caused by years of cuts under the last Tory government. A Treasury insider tells the paper that Labor knows cutting NHS waiting lists is a “people’s priority”. (BBC)
Meanwhile, the Daily Express says winter fuel cuts will leave 262,000 pensioners needing medical treatment, costing taxpayers £169 million a year. (BBC)
The Metro reports that 25,000 drivers have been banned from driving, according to new data, which the newspaper says has prompted renewed calls for in-car breath tests. (BBC)
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail quotes Boris Johnson as saying French President Emmanuel Macron wanted to “punish” Britain over Brexit. The former prime minister’s comments come from an excerpt from his memoirs, in which he shares that he thought Macron was “weaponizing” small boat crossings. (BBC)
The Sun’s lead story claims that the wife of Manchester City player Kyle Walker has asked for £15 million to “save their marriage”. The newspaper says Annie Kilner is looking for half his fortune after fathering two children with Lauryn Goodman. (BBC)
