What the papers say - June 16
The cost of a charity's scandal, the plight of an epileptic boy and the death of a former EastEnders star all feature on Saturday's papers.
The Times leads on 12-year-old Billy Caldwell, who has severe epilepsy, being admitted to hospital in a "life-threatening condition" after his cannabis oil medication was confiscated when his mother tried to bring it through customs.
Tomorrow's Times front page: Boy fights for life as ministers deny drugs pic.twitter.com/YHeOyl8p7K
-- The Times of London (@thetimes) June 15, 2018
The Daily Telegraph reports that top employers are asking staff if they were privately educated in a move to improve workplace diversity.
The front page of Saturday's Daily @Telegraph: '"Purge of the middle class" fears at top firms' #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/tH9dFAJfr6
-- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) June 15, 2018
The Guardian reveals that Oxfam must find £16 million savings and cut its number of poverty-reducing schemes because of the Haiti sex scandal.
Guardian front page, Saturday 16 June 2018: Scandal-hit Oxfam to make £16m cuts pic.twitter.com/VDh2ab9gks
-- The Guardian (@guardian) June 15, 2018
The Financial Times leads on China's plans to retaliate on new US tariffs on 50 billion dollars (£38 million) in Chinese imports, edging the two largest economies towards a trade war.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition for June 16https://t.co/qw0hFYuUD8pic.twitter.com/kWt8wl45Hc
-- Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) June 15, 2018
The i carries claims the England football team are complaining they are being kept awake by short nights at the Russia World Cup.
Tomorrow's front page: The England World Cup team is going sleepless due to short nights at their Russian base (exclusive) #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/mtsLF4iIaj
-- i newspaper (@theipaper) June 15, 2018
The Independent reports that Brexit Secretary David Davis blocked proposals to hand MPs more power over Brussels negotiations.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/VGY3uPKhSd
-- The Independent (@Independent) June 15, 2018
The Daily Mirror leads on the death of ex-EastEnders actor Leslie Grantham and Anita Dobson's grief at the loss of her former co-star.
Tomorrow's front page: Angie: I didn't get to say goodbye#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/bbZPLnYH6qpic.twitter.com/hpdF8DVRcX
-- Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) June 15, 2018
The Daily Star claims Grantham made a joke on his deathbed to a friend.
Saturday's Daily STAR: "DIRTY DEN'S LAST WORDS" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/jlx0BA3ht7
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 15, 2018
The Sun also leads on Grantham's death at the age of 71.
Tomorrow's front page: EastEnders legend Leslie Grantham has died pic.twitter.com/VtZgAbXD7W
-- The Sun (@TheSun) June 15, 2018
The Daily Mail reports that families face paying banks thousands of pounds after deceased relatives were sold "rip-off" wills.
Saturday's Daily MAIL: "NOW THE BANKS CASH IN ON WILLS" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/uCBnejfKAm
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 15, 2018
And the Daily Express carries a plan to end the "bed-blocking crisis" in the NHS.
Saturday's Daily EXPRESS: "BED BLOCKING COSTS NHS £3BN A YEAR" #bbcpapers#tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/S5s75tr5yY
-- Allie Hodgkins-Brown (@AllieHBNews) June 15, 2018