'Bin strike blues' and 'China handed NHS records'

A range of stories appear on Wednesday’s front pages – the Daily Telegraph opts to lead with a report that the prime minister is nearing a new trade partnership with the European Union which could “put a trade deal with the White House at risk”. Catching the eye on the front is a grey-haired Johnny Depp as he appears “drastically different” for a role in his Hollywood comeback film Day Drinker.

For the i Paper it leads on new data it says shows the ongoing freeze on income tax thresholds will pull millions more into the tax system over the next three years. The i says Chancellor Rachel Reeves is turning to British pensioners “for budget help”. The i also features some despondent Aston Villa players after their Champions League adventure came to an end following a narrow aggregate defeat to French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Prince William and his son Prince George are pictured at the top of the Sun as the pair attended Aston Villa’s 3-2 win at Villa Park. “Windsors and losers”, is the tabloid’s sub-headline. The main story focuses on Wynne Evans who says he has submitted a “dossier of evidence to BBC bosses” which friends says clears him of “lewd behaviour claims” on Strictly Come Dancing.

In other Birmingham news – the Daily Mirror’s front page headline urges “sort out this mess”. The paper refers to the city’s ongoing “bin strike blues” adding that a “proud city in the world’s sixth biggest economy is being failed on every level”.

Dressed in a mustard-yellow suit, actor Tom Hardy is pictured on the front of the Times as he attended the World Premiere of Havoc in London ahead of its launch on Netflix later this month. The lead story for the Times centres on UK government officials and pharmaceutical bosses scrambling to stop Donald Trump imposing a tariff on medicines “that would harm a multi-billion pound British industry”. The paper reports Trump has warned that a tariff on foreign drugs will come into effect in the “not too distant future”.

The largest education union in the country, the National Education Union, claims Reform UK is as a “racist and far-right” party, the Guardian reports as its front page lead. The motion was backed by delegates at its annual conference. Reform UK leader Nigel Farage reacted angrily to the claims and vowed that his party would “go to war” with the teaching unions if it won the next general election.

Researchers from China are to be allowed access to half a million UK GP records, according to Wednesday’s Daily Mail. Elsewhere, the paper examines why White Lotus star Aimee Lou White and her co-star have fallen out.

The Financial Times is keeping a close eye on the global markets following last week’s turbulence. In an interview with the paper, J.P. Morgan chief Jamie Dimon says the retaliatory trade war could put US credibility at risk. He tells the FT that Washington and Beijing should engage as tariffs escalate.

“It’s a betrayal!” is the Daily Express’s main headline as it leads a “crusade” of a campaign to “respect our war heroes”. Pictured on the front cover is Royal Navy hero Peter Smoothy decorated with his medals as he claims veterans have been let down by the government after it “refused to fund their final D-Day salute”.

Although Monday’s all-female crew that took a brief trip into space was celebrated as a “historical moment” on Tuesday’s papers – Metro reports in Wednesday’s edition that not everyone was enthusiastic about Blue Origin’s mission. Celebrities including Olivia Wilde, Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski are just some famous names who have criticised the launch. The paper’s headline says the “stars’ trek is a waste of Space”. The crew has defended their journey to space.

Finally, the Daily Star says the “body of Jesus Christ” is in a hidden chamber under the Great Pyramid of Egypt, citing an expert. “Jesus Mummy and Joseph”, is the tabloid’s headline.

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