The Telegraph reminds readers that Rishi Sunak has pledged a regular "drum beat" of multiple flights every month through the "summer and beyond" once the scheme is operational.
The Guardian's lead is an interview with Sir Mark Rowley - the Metropolitan Police commissioner - in which he praises what he calls the "professional conduct" of the officer at the centre of an antisemitism row with the activist Gideon Falter at a pro-Palestinian march last weekend. Sir Mark also tells the paper that police at other protests had been "set up" by activists using "fakery" to undermine the force.
The Times reports evidence presented to its own Crime and Justice Commission that organised crime gangs are infiltrating jails by getting associates recruited as prison officers. It has spoken to the former chief inspector of prisons - Nick Hardwick - who says governors have told him that criminals are "placing" people in jail to distribute drugs and oversee other illegal activities.
"Face of a Killer" is the headline in the Mirror. It carries a photo of Milorad Ulemek - a Serbian assassin who is serving 40 years in jail - and who bears what the paper says is a "striking resemblance" to a man wanted for questioning in relation to the murder of the TV presenter Jill Dando, in 1999.
It reports that a facial comparison expert found that the image of "Man X" - taken from a CCTV clip from near Ms Dando's home - had a similar mouth, chin and hairline to Ulemek - which has led to calls for police to investigate a possible link.
Many of the front pages picture the BBC presenter Huw Edwards whose resignation from the corporation was announced on Monday - after allegations of inappropriate behaviour were made against him last summer.
The Sun - which published the initial story - has spoken again to the family of the young person involved. They have told the paper they are worried that because Mr Edwards has resigned they might not get the answers they "so desperately" need.
The Star claims to have found Britain's "hardest" seagull. The paper says it's nicknamed The Boss - and has been on the rampage in Liverpool stealing people's chippy teas.
MLB and Nike are making changes to the player uniforms for the 2025 season. The uniforms have faced heavy criticism for a variety of issues including small lettering and discoloration with sweat.
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn't give much away about the company's AI plans on Thursday's Q2 earnings call with investors, but he did confirm a few tidbits about how the tech giant plans to move forward with artificial intelligence. Notably, his comments suggested that despite spending more than $100 billion on R&D over the last five years, Apple isn't planning to spin up too many new data centers to run or train AI models. While we've known this for some time — after all, Apple has been calling its M3 MacBook Airs the "best consumer laptop for AI" — the company shouted out how AI is being used across its products on its earnings call.
Jake Mintz & Jordan Shusterman talk about the bee-delay game in Arizona, the Twins winning 10 games in a row, the incredible city connect uniforms released by the Rays, conduct a standings draft and give their good, bad and Uggla for this week.
Boeing's Starliner crew capsule is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Launch Complex-41 in Florida on Monday, May 6. The launch window opens at 10:34PM ET. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be on board.
The ransomware attack that has engulfed U.S. health insurance giant UnitedHealth Group and its tech subsidiary Change Healthcare is a data privacy nightmare for millions of U.S. patients, with CEO Andrew Witty confirming this week that it may impact as much as one-third of the country. As one of the largest healthcare companies in the U.S., UnitedHealth is well known domestically, intersecting with every facet of the healthcare industry from insurance and billing and winding all the way through the physician and pharmacy networks -- it's a $500 billion juggernaut, and the 11th largest company globally by revenue.
The downturn in venture capital funding has impacted startups, VC firms, and accelerators alike. One company in the final category, Techstars, has been shaking up its operations for some time now, leading to a number of departures.