Newspaper headlines: Bafta power-dressing and 'hidden' calories

19 February 2018

BBC NewsStaff

News image — The Telegraph says the average person is eating 50% more calories than they realise, according to official estimates. It says men are worst at "kidding themselves" into believing they are eating fewer calories than they actually are.

BBC Daily Telegraph front page — The Telegraph says the average person is eating 50% more calories than they realise, according to official estimates. It says men are worst at "kidding themselves" into believing they are eating fewer calories than they actually are.

BBC Financial Times front page — Allegations that Oxfam aid workers used prostitutes in Haiti could deter wealthy donors from giving money to bigger charities, the FT reports. It says private bankers and analysts think recent revelations will lead to "greater pressure for due diligence".

BBC Guardian front page — Theresa May is "pressing ahead" with plans to force universities to cut fees depending on their costs and potential graduate earnings despite criticism, the Guardian reports. It says the proposals have been branded "incoherent and unworkable" by others in the Conservative Party.

BBC i front page — The i says the idea to charge different amounts for some university courses has come "under fire", but it adds that Mrs May insists the tuition fee funding system is "broken".

BBC The Times front page — The Times says savers are being "tricked" out of £500,000 a day due to a surge in criminals targeting pensions. It says those with nest eggs to invest are being preyed on by overseas fraudsters impersonating legitimate companies.

BBC Daily Star front page — The Daily Star is one of many papers to show a pregnant Duchess of Cambridge on the red carpet outside Sunday's Baftas. It also covers an alleged "love split" between Cheryl Cole and Liam Payne.

BBC The Sun front page — The Sun says some at the Baftas were "fuming" that the Duchess of Cambridge did not wear black to support a campaign against sexual harassment. The paper leads on an apparent troop shortage that it says has "crippled" the Armed Forces.

BBC Daily Mail front page — The Daily Mail leads on fresh claims by the former Soviet spy Jan Sarkocy, who says Labour MPs were paid up to £10,000 to meet agents during the Cold War - which Labour figures reportedly branded as "absurd".

BBC Daily Express front page — Surging stock markets have helped boost many company pension schemes, the Express reports. It says the combined deficit of Britain's near-6,000 schemes has fallen dramatically.

BBC Daily Mirror front page — The Mirror highlights its campaign for opt-out organ donation, leading on the story of nine-year-old Keira Ball, whose heart was donated to save the life of a 10-year-old boy, Max Johnson.

Black gowns against a red carpet is the key image of Sunday night's Baftas, as film stars answered the call to show solidarity with Hollywood's Time's Up campaign against sexual harassment.

The Daily Mail dedicates five pages to the ceremony - which it calls the "most political night in Bafta history".

Many of those attending "emphasised their campaigning credentials further still by arriving with an activist on their arm".

The Guardian says that while the red carpet was a less colourful place than it used to be, it was "more vibrant and interesting" - as the blackout redirected the spotlight from clothes towards the fight for equality.

The Times notes that the only thing missing was an "explicit royal seal of approval", as the Duchess of Cambridge wore a dark green dress.

"Bafta luvvies fumed", says The Sun, quoting one guest as saying: "How is supporting equality political?"

The Daily Telegraph reports that the movement did not go completely unnoticed by the royal guests, Bafta power-dressing and 'hidden' caloriesas the Duke of Cambridge - Bafta's president - wrote in the ceremony's programme that a "safe, professional working environment" was "vital to ensure film remains exciting and accessible for all".

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Tensions in the Middle East are reflected in the international pages, with the Guardian reporting on Benjamin Netanyahu's speech at the Munich Security Conference, where he held aloft a "battered and charred fragment" of what he claimed was an Iranian drone.

The paper says Mr Netanyahu warned his audience of the need to counter Iran and its growing presence in the region.

The war of words is reported by The Times, which says Tehran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, accused the Israeli prime minister of engaging in a "clownish circus".

The Times of Israel says Mr Netanyahu's dramatic speech seemed intended for the ears of Donald Trump, as the president will decide in two months whether to renew sanctions against Iran.

Expectant employees

The Daily Mail is among several papers to carry details of a report which claims employers still think it's acceptable to ask a woman "personal family-planning questions" at a job interview.

The story comes from a survey by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which, the paper says, found "antiquated beliefs" prevail - including that women who have more than one child while in the same job are a "burden" on their team.

The Times reports that six in 10 employers believe women should disclose at the start of the interview whether they're expecting a baby.

Nearly half of bosses, the paper adds, believe pregnancy in the workplace is an "unnecessary cost burden".

The Daily Telegraph leads with a different set of statistics, as it reports that Britons underestimate their daily calorific intake by 50%.

The paper says that this is fuelling the obesity crisis, with men - according to the Office for National Statistics - routinely believing they have eaten 1,000 fewer calories than they have.

The paper quotes Tam Fry of the National Obesity Forum, who gives his assessment that "people lie" when it comes to food.

"They wish not to be taken for slobs, even though they may be just that", is his blunt analysis.