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Reform donors 'could face enhanced checks' and 'Sydney Sweeney blasted'Published2 hours agoImage caption, The row over Reform UK's mega donations continue to make headlines. The government is considering tightening laws on political donations, the Times reports, which could see Reform UK's billionaire cryptocurrency donors facing "enhanced checks" after their £72m donation to the party. Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, said the donations were 100% "compliant with the law today", the paper says.Image caption, The Guardian also leads with UK ministers seeking a law change "to make donations to Reform illegal" and to thwart more cryptocurrency donors. Image caption, The UK prime minister has cancelled all engagements to be with family following the death of his father, the Daily Mirror reports. Andy Burnham's dad Roy, 86, died after a battle with Alzheimer's, and is said to have encouraged Burnham's interest in politics, according to the paper.Image caption, Female athletes from around the world have criticised American actress Sydney Sweeney for posing nude in an advert campaign for a sports betting company, the Daily Star reports. Sweeney, 29, is known for her role in the television series Euphoria and the films Anyone But You and The Housemaid. She posed naked while covering parts of her body with various pieces of sporting equipment.Image caption, The Metro also reports on the backlash to Sydney Sweeney, saying English athlete Amy Hunt "takes aim" at her. Sweeney's move sparked a strong reaction from female athletes. Meanwhile, a "fraud blitz" involving 500 new officers will be part of a crackdown on gangs who are accused of using Post Offices and High Street shops to "launder illicit billions", the Metro reports. Image caption, Mothers in the village of Piddington, in Oxfordshire, are calling on women MPs to back their fight against a planned migrant camp near their homes, the Daily Express reports. Image caption, Similarly, the Daily Telegraph headlines on villages joining the "revolt over migrant camps", as Piddington creates a "blueprint" for other parishes being "forced into housing thousands of asylum seekers". Piddington locals are protesting plans to move 1,250 men into a former army barracks near the tiny town of 350 people, the paper reports. Image caption, The Sun splashes on millions of fans scrambling to register for Oasis tickets after the band announced another huge tour for 2027 following the success of their comeback last year. The duo are set to play 38 gigs across 11 venues in Britain, Europe and the US, according to the paper. Image caption, The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have pulled their children from their new school in the UK over security concerns, the Daily Mail reports. Prince Archie, seven, and Princess Lilibet, five, started at their prep school last week, the paper says. Image caption, A landmark report, set to be published within weeks, will find that ADHD is not being widely overdiagnosed in the UK, according to the i Paper. The Department of Health will look for a new national approach following the report, the paper says. Image caption, The 10-year US Treasury yield has hit 5% for the first time since 2023, the Financial Times says, after surging oil prices from the Iran War and inflation batter global government bonds. "The 10-year yield acts as a benchmark for trillions of dollars in assets worldwide", the paper explains, and its jump to 5% is "viewed as a worrisome threshold". Image caption, And the Independent splashes on "Westminster's time is over" after leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland declared "constitutional change is coming" during a summit on independence. Sign up for our morning newsletter and get BBC News in your inbox.Related topicsOasisAndy BurnhamRelated Internet LinksDaily ExpressDaily MailDaily MirrorDaily StarDaily TelegraphFinancial TimesGuardianIndependentMetroSunThe iTimes
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