The ban on cigarettes and the result of a High Court challenge on prayer rituals feature among a range of stories on the front pages of Britain’s newspapers.
The Daily Mirror and the Independent lead with the new bill that will create a “cig-free generation” after MPS voted in favour of a lifetime ban on cigarette sales to anyone born after 2009.
Wednesday's front page: The cig-free generation #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/gqmnK4Jqfs pic.twitter.com/XzUJ7vF50b
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) April 16, 2024
Wednesday's (17/4/24) front-page from The Independent: pic.twitter.com/GaMcTECYAl
— The Independent (@Independent) April 16, 2024
The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian say nearly half of all Tory MPs did not support Mr Sunak’s smoking ban.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Leadership hopefuls defy Sunak over smoking ban'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) April 16, 2024
Wednesday's GUARDIAN: Tory divisions exposed as Sunak smoking ban moves a step closer#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/pXAJhw2HTP
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 16, 2024
The Daily Express and the Daily Mail run with a story on a student who lost a High Court challenge on prayer rituals which was labelled a “victory for all schools”.
Wednesday's front page: 'VICTORY FOR ALL SCHOOLS' AS PRAYER RITUAL BAN IS BACKED #TomorrowsPapersToday https://t.co/waLUia1bAD pic.twitter.com/I4XqJTVCIn
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) April 16, 2024
Wednesday's DAILY MAIL: Victory for the bravest headteacher in Britain#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9mpaCpeh1c
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 16, 2024
The i relays words from the Prime Minister who urged Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu avoid further escalation with Iran.
Wednesday's front page: Sunak gives Netanyahu a warning from world leaders
Latest by: @janemerrick23 and @HugoGye https://t.co/yx15xbX0Hc#Tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/zTkroFSute
— i newspaper (@theipaper) April 16, 2024
The US federal reserve chair Jay Powell warned it would take “longer than expected” for inflation to return to the nation’s 2% target, according to the Financial Times.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Wednesday 17 April https://t.co/OTrVpoafDt pic.twitter.com/QHwL9Oe2JA
— Financial Times (@FT) April 16, 2024
The Times features a story on a police investigation into several allegations against Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner.
Wednesday's TIMES: Police look at multiple allegations over Rayner#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/0hqEm1WvLa
— Jack Surfleet (@jacksurfleet) April 16, 2024
The Sun reports Manchester City football player Kyle Walker has had a sixth child.
On tomorrow's front page: Kyle Walker reveals gender of fourth baby with Annie Kilner and hints at name as pals say he was by her side during birthhttps://t.co/svUIlOUHXD pic.twitter.com/jfd0qkRP9J
— The Sun (@TheSun) April 16, 2024
And the Daily Star says they have been accused by former prime minister Liz Truss that their lettuce was a “part of a cabal of London elitists”.
Wednesday's front page: Totally sane former PM hits out at our leafy veg 🥬#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/kPMy5pcsrg pic.twitter.com/OKr4MW00Kd
— Daily Star (@dailystar) April 16, 2024