'Huw Edwards' shame' and 'reputation in tatters'

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The Metro headline reads "lucky Huw"

The custody shot of Huw Edwards is on the front of Tuesday's Metro. The ex-BBC presenter was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years after he admitted charges of making indecent images of children. The paper writes Edwards "breathed a sigh of relief" after being "spared jail".

"Huw Edwards avoids jail over images of child abuse" reads the i headline

The i says the disgraced presenter, 63, will be on the sex offenders' register for seven years. It quotes chief magistrate Paul Goldspring as saying Edward's "long-earned reputation is in tatters" during sentencing. Also on the i's front is Ryan Wesley Routh, who is accused of an alleged assassination attempt on presidential candidate Donald Trump. "Safety of Trump and Harris cannot be guaranteed US intelligence sources admit", it writes.

"'Reputation in tatters' over child abuse images" reads the Daily Express.

Edward's custody shot also features on the front of the Daily Express. It writes ex-newsreader issued a grovelling apology to his family and victims of child abuse as part of his court case. Presenter Vanessa Feltz also offers her support to Dame Esther Rantzen who is terminally ill with lung cancer and is spearheading a campaign for an assisted dying law.

"Starmer defiant over peer's freebies" headlines the Daily Telegraph

The Daily Telegraph leads on Sir Keir Starmer defence of having accepting gifts, including clothes and alterations for Sir Keir’s wife Victoria, from a millionaire Labour donor who was later given a pass to access No 10. On Monday, Downing Street said the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner would not be investigating the matter. The paper also has the Huw Edwards story on its front.

"Disgraced, reviled... but not a day in jail" headlines the Daily Mail

"Disgraced, reviled... but not a day in jail" headlines the Daily Mail. The paper's topline on focuses on Edwards telling a paedophile that a folder of child abuse images was "amazing". A picture of Lady Starmer also makes the paper's front page. It says she is in "another outfit she hasn't paid for" while attending London Fashion Week. Parliament's standards watchdog has said it will not investigate whether Sir Keir broke rules by not declaring clothes gifted to his wife by donor Lord Waheed Alli.

"Appalling" headlines the Mirror

The Daily Mirror splashes on Edward's custody shot with the headline "appalling". It quotes the BBC who said he betrayed audiences who put trust in him.

The Guardian headline reads "suspect charged after apparent assassination attempt on Trump"

The Guardian leads with the second apparent assassination attempt of Mr Trump. It writes phone records showed Mr Routh camped out near a golf course in Florida for about 12 hours before being confronted by a Secret Service agent. Elsewhere, the paper says traffic will be banned from London's Oxford Street under plans announced by the capital's mayor Sadiq Khan.

"Working at home boosts productivity, says Labour" headlines The Times

"Working at home boosts productivity, says Labour" headlines the Times. It says the government is pledging to end the "culture of presenteeism" in Britain's workplaces, saying that a default right to flexible working will make staff more productive and loyal. The paper also reports junior doctors have voted to accept the government's offer of a 22.3% pay rise bringing an end to what it calls the "most devastating dispute in NHS history".

The Financial Times headline reads "Brussels lines up €40bn loans package for Ukraine despite faltering G7 effort"

The prime minister and his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni are pictured laughing in Rome on the front of the Financial Times. The broadsheet quotes her saying Sir Keir was taking "great interest" in Italy's plan to process to asylum claims in Albania. The paper leads with the EU preparing to provide up to €40bn in new loans for Ukraine after previous G7 plans to use frozen Russian assets to aid Kyiv failed.

Daily Star headline reads "they're not eating the dawgs"

Cats and a red-capped dog with former President Donald Trump on its back take over the front page of the Daily Star. "They're not eating the dawgs" the paper says. It follow's Trump's running mate JD Vance defending false claims migrants are eating household pets in an Ohio town.

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