“Long road of law” and France “in turmoil”

The The Daily Telegraph leads with a warning from Commander-in-Chief Admiral Sir Tony Radakin that China poses “a major nuclear threat” to the West. It highlights comments from a speech on Wednesday in which he said the global nuclear stability achieved during the Cold War was now over. Sir Tony said Beijing is expanding its arsenal faster than any other country and will be on a par with the US and Russia by 2030.

The The front page of the Daily Mail features a defense minister’s warning that the British army would be “destroyed in six months to a year of war.”. The paper said Veterans Affairs Minister Alistair Carns had spoken of waging a conflict on the scale of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and suffering similar casualties. The email said the comments, including calls to increase British army reserves, would put pressure on the prime minister to increase defense spending.

The Sun has more allegations against TV presenter Gregg Wallace on its front page. It is said that complaints were made to the BBC about his “indecent behavior” on Strictly Come Dancing ten years ago. According to The Sun, BBC executives had held a meeting to discuss the claims and allowed him to remain on the show. The newspaper has obtained a recording in which the MasterChef presenter tells his dance partner Aliona Vilani that he never wears underwear. Gregg Wallace’s lawyers have denied that he engages in sexually harassing behavior. A BBC spokeswoman told the Sun it was taking the issues seriously and had robust processes in place to deal with them.

Millions of overweight people are being refused weight loss vaccinations on the NHS, according to the Timeswhile a more generous interpretation in the i explains: “Millions will get the vaccine to lose weight.” The apparent discrepancy lies in the length of time – up to 12 years – that patients may have to wait. Experts tell the Times that unless Mounjaro is rolled out more quickly, hospital waiting lists will skyrocket. The drug has been called the “King Kong” of weight loss drugs.

A strike by journalists did not prevent the Guardian from publishing, although none of the front-page articles contain a byline. The main story is Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to crack down on crime as he seeks, as the paper puts it, to “reboot” his premiership with a range of new goals. The Guardian highlights the promise of 13,000 extra neighborhood police officers with a “named Bobby at every beat”. The The Daily Mirror has the same details on its front page under the heading “The Long Star of the Law”.