'Iran's missiles can now reach London' and 'Tell us what you know, Fergie'
Several papers are leading on a claim from Israel that Iran has developed ballistic missiles that could be capable of striking London. The Sunday edition of the Telegraph quoted the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), which said that the "Iranian terrorist regime poses a global threat" and pointed to Iran's attempted attack on a US-UK military base in Diego Garcia earlier this week as evidence that it could now hit London, Paris and Berlin. The paper notes that the British public were not immediately informed of the attempted strike "despite the significance", and says the government has still not confirmed the timing of the foiled attack.
The Sunday Times makes a similar observation, and it has been told by military and intelligence sources that the two missiles launched at Diego Garcia from some 4,000 kms away were a "warning message to Europe". The paper notes that it is not known whether Iran possesses a missile capable to travelling the full distance to Diego Garcia.
"Dithering UK shunned over defence deals" reads the Sunday Express, after sources from British and European drone manufacturers told the paper that they have diverted resources to other markers due to a "lack of demand and urgency" at the UK's Ministry of Defence.
Pressure is mounting on Sarah Ferguson to give sworn evidence about Jeffrey Epstein, according to the Mirror. It reports that US lawmakers are urging the former duchess to testify, following the arrest of her ex-husband Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor in February over his association with the late financier. There is no legal mechanism to compel Ferguson to testify in the US.
Sarah Ferguson also leads the Mail on Sunday, which declares that she was "involved in talks" to clone Queen Elizabeth II's corgis for a reality television programme.
A pixellated photograph of television personalities Olivia Attwood and Pete Wicks sharing a kiss is splashed across the front page of the Sun.
The Star claims British nightlife could be saved by an unlikely candidate: OAPs. Research has found that over-65s are more likely to go out to pubs and venues than Gen Z, the paper says.
