What the papers say – January 4
Brexit, official screen time limits for children and concerns over Apple’s share price slump are on Friday’s front pages.
The Daily Telegraph says Theresa May’s hopes of getting her Brexit deal through Parliament have been rocked by a poll that showed more than half of Tory Party members would prefer no deal.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph 'Most Tory members would back no deal' #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/KrTfDTjB95
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 3, 2019
The Guardian reports on police planning for a no-deal Brexit.
Guardian front page, Friday 4 January 2019: Police put 1,000 officers on standby for Brexit chaos in Northern Ireland pic.twitter.com/sJ9L85ppvm
— The Guardian (@guardian) January 3, 2019
A funding “crisis” facing universities amid pressures from falling student numbers and Brexit leads The Independent and the i.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Universities face going bust after no-Deal Brexit #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/d7XYlOFJkw
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 3, 2019
Friday’s i: Unis face cash crisis after fall in students #tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers (via @hendopolis)pic.twitter.com/8e6eNdsPWL
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) January 3, 2019
The hunt for fugitive speedboat date “killer” Jack Shepherd leads the Daily Mail.
Friday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/1gsKG823T9
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 3, 2019
The Times leads with the first official guidance on how much screen time children should have.
Doctors tell parents to cut children's screen time#tomorrowspaperstoday@hendopolis@AllieHBNews@BBCHelenaLeepic.twitter.com/5HmBXIZNgT
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) January 3, 2019
Apple’s shock warning over its share price leads the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Friday January 4 https://t.co/ief6ZtLSX1pic.twitter.com/eVNcXZoET2
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 3, 2019
A type of blood pressure tablet is being recalled over fears they could cause cancer, the Daily Express says.
EXPRESS: Blood pressure pills in cancer alert #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/pfxCTveALR
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) January 3, 2019
The Sun leads with claims that an England footballer was seen snorting cocaine in a nightclub toilet.
Tomorrow's front page: An England footballer was booted out of a nightclub after snorting cocaine in the toilet https://t.co/yuYDd56bQzpic.twitter.com/jm3I01PwU7
— The Sun (@TheSun) January 3, 2019
The Daily Mirror and the Metro lead with the charging of a son of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza with firearms offences by police investigating the murder of a security guard at a New Year’s Eve party in London.
Friday's front page:MURDER COPS ARREST ABU HAMZA'S SON#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/OvMlQtCBl0
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) January 3, 2019
Tomorrow's front page: Hamza son quizzed on sex party murder #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/CrvNnJSTkDpic.twitter.com/Htyoux1H5r
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 3, 2019