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"Parliament recalled in bid to save British Steel" reads the headline across the Guardian, ahead of a rare Saturday sitting in Westminster. The front page gives a flavour of some of the main stories dominating Saturday's papers, from "economic turbulence" as Donald Trump's tariffs continue to spark reaction, to the news that cricketer Jimmy Anderson is set to be given a knighthood in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.
The i Paper Weekend also splashes on the prime minister's action on steel and touts a "battle to protect UK jobs". The paper stays with UK politics, reporting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves is "likely to raise taxes in the autumn" according to leading economists.
The Financial Times focuses squarely on Donald Trump's tariffs, with its Saturday edition leading on the Federal Reserve's "absolute" readiness to intervene to stabilise the markets, according to an official from the US's central bank. It also reports that tourism to the US from Europe as "fallen sharply" since Trump's return to office.
The Times turns to another key issue for President Trump. The paper reports that his envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, says the country could be partitioned "almost like Berlin after World War Two" as part of a peace deal. But Kellogg says on social media that the article "misrepresents what I said". The Times also covers Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list with the headline: "Arise, Sir Jimmy."
But "rewards for cronies" is how the Daily Mirror brand the former prime minister's honours list. It highlights several ex-Conservative ministers set to be given a seat in the House of Lords, which the paper describes as "rewards for failure".
Meanwhile, the Duke of Sussex enjoys another day on the front pages after a busy week. The Daily Telegraph reports he has told them that his security in the UK was downgraded after he stopped being a working royal in order to "trap" him in the country. Prince Harry was in London this week to challenge a High Court ruling that upheld the change to his security level.
The Sun also leads on Prince Harry's claims - branding them a "shock new attack on his own family". The prince says his security was downgraded to stop him moving his family to the US, and that evidence presented during the hearing in London saw his "worst fears" confirmed.
Adding to the variety of Saturday's front pages, the Daily Express reports on a woman in Surrey who was arrested after confiscating her children's iPads. She was accused of stealing the devices by "'absurd' police," according to the paper.
The Daily Mail leads on a story about the chief executive of NHS England, under the headline "sleeping on the job". A spokesperson for the health body said Sir Jim Mackey was "laser focused on improving services for patients and making major savings for taxpayers".
"The budgies smuggler" reads the eye-catching headline across the Daily Star's front page. The paper reports on footage of a man stealing birds and hiding them in his trousers, shared by a "stunned pet-shop owner".
