Net zero 'doomed' and royals 'on love island'

Image caption, "Wills & Kate on love island" reports The Sun as the royal pair make a "romantic getaway" to the Isle of Mull in western Scotland. The trip marks the 14th wedding anniversary of the Prince of Wales and Catherine, Princess of Wales, who are known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland. The visit includes trying "whisky and haggis in Tobermory", the tabloid writes. Meeting a young girl who also survived cancer, Kate is said to have told her "well done, girl".

30 April 2025, 02:10 BST

Updated 3 hours ago

Image caption, Kate is dubbed "lady of the smiles" by the Daily Mail, sharing a photo of her laughing. In parallel, the paper highlights the "notorious hackers" behind the "M&S cyber raid". It reports that "a shadowy group operating under the name Scattered Spider" were to blame for the attack, "which has crippled the retailer for more than a week". The group is "made up of 1,000 mainly British and American youths and young men", according to the Mail.

Image caption, Former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair has told Sir Keir Starmer "net zero is doomed", The Daily Telegraph reports. In its top story, the paper says Sir Tony called the current environmental policy solutions "inadequate" and said that they were "increasingly viewed as unaffordable, ineffective or politically toxic".

Image caption, The Times echoes the Telegraph with Sir Tony's warning. Unlike the Telegraph though, the paper reports on the end to the Canadian election: "Trump will not break us, vows Carney" after his "triumph". Elsewhere on the front page, "pupils say toodle-oo to playing the recorder" as the instrument "risks going the way of the lute and the harpsichord" and falling out of favour.

Image caption, "Blair blows hole in Labour's net-zero plan" writes The i Paper, highlighting the former PM's comments that plans to stop using fossil fuels will "fail". Sir Tony's alternate solution of "tech such as AI and small nuclear reactors" is something "government insiders insist" Sir Kier agrees on. A small picture of opposition leader Kemi Badenoch features below larger portraits of the two Labour leaders with the caption "Badenoch the blunderer walks into another fine mess". The i also marks 100 days of US President Donald Trump's second presidency saying "Musk is biggest loser of inner circle".

Image caption, Clapping and grinning amid supporters, Canadian election victor and now Prime Minister Mark Carney makes the front page photo of the Financial Times. The Liberal party leader "capitalised on a patriotic surge in the face of US President Donald Trump's tariffs", it writes. Below, "US trade gap breaks record" as Trump's tariffs trigger a "surge in imports". The deficit between American imports and exports has widened from $92.8bn this time last year to $162bn, the FT reports. It also writes of how the "golden passport" scheme in Malta has been "ruled illegal" by the European Court of Justice.

Image caption, A large picture of newly elected Carney also features on the front page of The Guardian with the headline "America will never own us". Several stories from the US also make top billing: Trump's trade deal with the UK has been made a "second-order priority" according to officials and the White House has accused Amazon of a "hostile and political act". The tech giant had planned to inform shoppers of the amount Trump's tariffs would cost them "as they shopped", the Guardian writes. The paper also reports on a story of a Ukrainian journalist who reportedly died by torture in a Russian jail.

Image caption, "Our children are starving" writes the Daily Mirror in block capitals. It draws attention to "mums' desperate plea" as the Israeli blockade on Gaza which cut off aid supplies on 2 March "leaves 65,000 kids suffering from malnutrition". A photo of a young girl in the crush of a crowd with bowls outstretched around her fills the page.

Image caption, The duo accused of chopping down the 150-year old sycamore on Hadrian's Wall were "on a moronic mission" says Metro. Friends Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers drove 40 minutes to fell the tree, sending each other videos of its downfall afterwards, it writes.

Image caption, "Women's battle for safe spaces goes on" headlines the Daily Express in reference to the recent Supreme Court judgment that confirmed the term "woman" refers to a biological woman in the 2010 Equality Act. Transgender former judge Victoria McCloud has written to the European Court of Human Rights saying the judgment "violated her civil liberties". Academic Kathleen Stock, who is a "gender critical campaigner", called her a "moron", according to the paper. Also on the front page of the Express, former MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace "did make sex act remark to my male friend".

Image caption, "Give us sun days off boss" asks the Daily Star as the UK faces "siesta sizzler". Without a day off, the Star writes "we'll call in sick, or, ahem, work from home."

According to The i Paper, Sir Tony Blair has blown a hole in Labour's net-zero plans with his criticism of current approaches to tackling climate change. The Daily Telegraph calls it a "significant intervention". A Labour source quoted by The Times has a different interpretation, describing the comments as "a public tantrum". The paper itself says the former prime minister's remarks are the latest sign that the mainstream consensus on green policies is collapsing.

The Guardian, citing an unnamed source, says US President Donald Trump has made a trade deal with the UK a "second order priority", which will hamper British attempts to reach an agreement by the middle of next month. There is no comment from the White House. The Financial Times reports that a surge in imports by American firms in March, ahead of the new tariff regime, has led economists to "slash" their growth forecasts for the US.

The Mirror leads with a call to action from a mother-of-four in Gaza with its headline "our children are starving". Its front page shows a picture of destroyed buildings and Palestinians queueing for aid. The story is based on testimony from within Gaza secured by Save the Childen.

In its main story, the Daily Mail says it can reveal that Scotland Yard's cyber crime unit has been called in to investigate what the paper calls the "devastating IT meltdown" at Marks and Spencer. The paper says a group suspected of carrying out the hack is believed to be made up of thousands of teenagers from the UK and US.

The Daily Express focuses on the legal challenge by a transgender former judge to the Supreme Court's ruling on the definition of a woman. "Women's battle for safe spaces goes on" reads its headline. The report says Victoria McCloud is preparing to fight the ruling at the European Court of Human Rights, while noting she has the backing of the British Medical Association. It quotes the gender critical academic, Kathleen Stock, who calls Dr McCloud a "moron".

The Sun devotes its front page to a photo of the Prince and Catherine, Princess of Wales, known as the Duke and Duchess of Rothesay when in Scotland, beaming during a trip to Mull for their 14th wedding anniversary. "Wills and Kate on Love Island" says the headline.