What the papers say - August 27
A revolutionary weight-loss pill, tourist burglars and a papal plea for forgiveness make bank holiday Monday headlines.
The Daily Telegraph leads with the flab-fighting medical breakthrough that could help tackle middle-age spread.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Holy grail' pill beats middle-age spread #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/GleQ3ZruYR
-- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 26, 2018
The drug, called lorcaserin, is three times more effective at weight management than dieting alone, the Daily Mail reports.
Monday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/ML4IhbMOOf
-- Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) August 26, 2018
The Times says a network of Latin American thieves has been carrying out multimillion-pound raids in London's commuter belt.
Tomorrow's front page: Burglary tourists loot homes #tomorrowspapertodaypic.twitter.com/kj1HHEGV9I
-- The Times of London (@thetimes) August 26, 2018
The Guardian leads with Pope Francis' plea for forgiveness over abuse in the Catholic church during an open-air mass in Dublin on Sunday.
Guardian front page, Monday 27 August 2018: Pope begs for forgiveness after decades of abuse and cover-ups pic.twitter.com/1c8YJm7pai
-- The Guardian (@guardian) August 26, 2018
The Pope's appeal before hundreds of thousands of people in the city's Phoenix Park also tops the i.
Monday's front page of i#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/cAZ9u2gHVF
-- Oly Duff (@olyduff) August 26, 2018
The Daily Mirror runs with claims over the future of payday loans firm Wonga.
Tomorrow's front page: Wonga need a loan#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/OoLeDiWlrDpic.twitter.com/0qG6jWbQWO
-- Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) August 26, 2018
The daughter of a British couple who died in Egypt fears they were killed by something in their room, the Daily Express reports.
Monday's Daily EXPRESS: "Something In Their Room DID Kill My Parents" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/0zowNDbJB9
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 26, 2018
Uber customers could be jumping on an electric bicycle rather than into a cab for shorter journeys in years to come, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Monday 27 August https://t.co/QEegTqF93qpic.twitter.com/gCtHh8691p
-- Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) August 26, 2018
A fall in the number of people granted asylum in the UK is the focus for The Independent.
Monday's INDEPENDENT Digital: "Slump in asylum seekers given refuge in Britain" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/UB7s1sXkfm
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 26, 2018
And the Daily Star reports on predictions that there could be miles-long lines of Portaloos along motorways in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
Monday's Daily STAR: "Brexit Mess To Dump UK Right In It" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/kwKLcqc6FC
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) August 26, 2018