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'Meghan warned over father' and 'Don't risk Truss-style budget' Published 3 hours ago Image caption, Nearly all the front pages feature the Duchess of Sussex's response to the allegations made about her estranged father, Thomas Markle, after it was reported that images of child sexual abuse allegedly belonging to him were found at his former home in the Philippines. "Meghan warned over father 8 years ago," says the Daily Telegraph, with Markle sharing on Friday that she received a letter containing "troubling and disturbing allegations" about her father in 2018. Thomas Markle, who is 82 and based in the US, denies possessing any such images. Image caption, "Met hunt for Markle letter" is the Daily Mail's headline, saying that Scotland Yard was "scrambling" to find the correspondence sent to the Duchess of Sussex in 2018. Sources stressed the Metropolitan Police "never investigated Mr Markle", the paper adds. Image caption, The Daily Star says the "Duchess heard 'disturbing' claims soon after wedding", when she married the Duke of Sussex. Image caption, The Daily Express writes that Meghan Markle's "half-brother Thomas Markle Jr reportedly alerted police" about the allegations. Image caption, "Meghan's anguish" is the Daily Mirror's headline. Image caption, The Independent's headline is "Meghan 'distressed' over abuse images claim against father". Elsewhere, it reports that Scotland is braced for Storm Boleo after Storm Austen caused disruption in south-west England on Friday. Its photo shows part of Brighton's historic West Pier that has collapsed after 100mph winds hit. Image caption, As the Autumn Budget looms, the papers are in full swing speculating what Chancellor John Healey will hand down on Wednesday. The Times carries a warning from former chief economist at the Bank of England Andy Haldane, telling the Prime Minister Andy Burnham not to "risk a Truss-style budget crisis", referencing the mini-budget of former Prime Minister Liz Truss which contained unfunded spending pledges, including major tax cuts, precipitating the sacking of ex-chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, the collapse of the bond markets, and resignation of Truss. Speaking to the paper, Haldane qualifies by saying unfunded spending measures could "crater" the economy, urging Burnham to "take the knife" to public spending. Image caption, The FT Weekend says Healey is planning a "£20bn lending boost" for the "state's business leaders and infrastructure bank" in the budget. The move requires the chancellor to "flex fiscal rules", according to the paper, with Treasury arguing "it would create and support 100,000 jobs in sectors including AI, defence and green energy by 2035". Image caption, The Guardian says "online safety laws have failed to protect children", quoting the UK's online safety regulator. It reports that Ofcom's verdict from the first nine months "after the children's safety duties came into force in July 2025" is that "children have been fed an almost unchanged diet of unsafe content that has often left them frightened, confused and upset". Image caption, "UK Cabinet spilt on whether to rejoin EU" and whether to hold a new "Brexit referendum" is the i Weekend's splash, reporting there is a 15-13 divide between ministers in favour and those opposed or undecided. "They are also torn on whether to call a new referendum on rejoining" the European bloc, writes the paper. Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox. Related Internet Links Daily Express Daily Mail Daily Mirror Daily Star Daily Telegraph Financial Times Guardian Independent Metro Sun The i Times
'Meghan warned over father' and 'Don't risk Truss-style budget' - Published The Duchess of Sussex appears on many of the front pages. The Daily Mail, external leads with the Met searching for the letter it received containing allegations about Meghan's father, Thomas Markle. The Daily Telegraph, external says it understands she was advised against speaking about it publicly in 2018, in case it jeopardised any subsequent investigation. The Sun, external makes further allegations about Thomas Markle and says Meghan's statement on Friday was "brave and impactful". Thomas Markle denies possessing child sex images. The Financial Times, external says £20bn of extra funding will be announced for the National Wealth Fund and British Business Bank in next week's Budget. The intention is for the money to create 100,000 jobs in sectors like AI, defence, and green energy by 2035. The additional borrowing to support the lending is expected to begin in 2028. Andy Haldane, the former chief economist at the Bank of England has told the Times, external that he fears a "mañana budget" that defers difficult decisions, even though he says the country is "close to being taxed out and maxed out, in terms of borrowing". Haldane, who acted as an informal advisor to Andy Burnham during his time as Greater Manchester mayor, called the economy the prime minister's "blind spot". The cabinet is split on the issue of whether or not the UK should seek to rejoin the EU, the i Weekend, external says. A narrow majority of ministers favours rejoining, but the paper says there is no consensus on whether or not a referendum would be held, or whether or not the ambition risks re-opening the wounds of Brexit. An archaeologist for Historic England says he's resolved the long-running debate about which pub is the oldest in the country. Around two dozen establishments have claimed the status for themselves, but now the Guardian, external and the Daily Mail , externalsay Dr James Wright has settled the matter. Having checked building purposes, tree-ring dating on wooden beams, and researching existing surviving fabrics, the title goes to te George Inn, in Norton St Philip, in Somerset. Dr Wright says it has been in continuous service for more than 600 years. Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox.
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