Claims made by Earl Spencer about King Charles III's comments following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales continue to feature on some of Sunday's front pages, ahead of the publication of the earl's book about his sister. "It's not every day you get gaslit by the King," is the headline of the Mail on Sunday after Buckingham Palace released a statement saying that fraternal grief could "colour memory". The "furious" earl has denied claims he is writing the memoir for money and has said Diana would be "cheering from the rafters" at the book.

The Sunday Times carries comments from unnamed friends of the King who the paper says have called Earl Spencer a "hypocrite" who is "peddling Diana's privacy". They refer to the "much-married" earl as getting out his "crested carving knives". Beneath that story on the front page, a cartoon of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor reading Earl Spencer's book shows the former prince asking "how dare he embarrass the King! That's my job!"

There is "fury" over plans for a suspect in the disappearance of Madeline McCann to write a tell-all book, according to the Sunday Mirror. Convicted rapist Christian Brueckner, who was released from prison in Germany last year after serving an unrelated sentence, "wants to cash in on the mystery with his side of the story", the paper says.

The Sunday Telegraph quotes Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch as saying the "PM 'fiddles as Putin threatens to burn Europe'." Also on its front page, the Telegraph has been told by friends of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor that he is "living in limbo" over the police inquiry into his relationship with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

"Kangaroo" is the headline of the Sun on Sunday as it reports footballer-turned-pundit Wayne Rooney is "in advanced talks" to join the cast of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

Top Boy actor Nkechi Simms poses on the front of the Observer, telling of her "quest to retrieve her care files". The headline reads "Careless: how the state stopped me learning the story of my childhood".

Pharmacies are failing on AI diet pill checks, writes Sunday People. It shares an AI-manipulated image of one of its reporters who has visibly increased her BMI using AI to demonstrate the ease of how people "cheat BMI review".

Former Premier League player Neil "Razor" Ruddock tells the Daily Star that modern "footie needs more hard men". The paper also carries a photo of Earl Spencer with the caption "I'm not bitter."

And the Sunday Express reports on a "flood" of illegal knives into the UK. Campaigners tell the paper that the 2,729 blades entering the country in the first half of the year "could be just the tip of the iceberg".

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has told the Sunday Telegraph that the prime minister is "fiddling while Europe is at risk of burning", external in the face of Russian President Vladimir Putin's hybrid warfare. She said the government must stop pretending we live in a "carefree world" and increase defence spending. She accuses Andy Burnham of being a "people pleaser" and adds "difficult choices cannot be avoided through dither and delay".

The Sunday Times says the head of Britain's elections watchdog has said that he is considering slashing spending limits, external. Vijay Rangarajan, the chief executive of the Electoral Commission, believes it is essential that the rules are "fit for purpose" and maintain public trust in election financing. The move, if implemented, could affect Reform UK's ability to spend £72m recently given by two crypto-billionaires.

In an interview with the Mail on Sunday, Princess Diana's brother, Earl Spencer, accuses the King of "gaslighting", external him. The earl's book, serialised in the Daily Mail, has produced a series of allegations about the Royal Family's response to his sister's death. He described the King's response to his claims as "below the belt" and says his late sister would be "cheering from theh rafters" at his book.

The Independent carries polling which, it says, shows that rejoining the EU, external is supported in all but four constituencies in Great Britain. The paper quotes a YouGov poll which suggests it was by far the most popular option, when voters were presented with different options regarding the government's future relationship with Brussels.

The Sunday Express says the seizure of illegal knives, external by UK Border Force in the first six months of this year almost exceeded the total number of blades taken by the organisation in the whole of 2025. The figure amounts to almost 3000, around 15 a day on average. The Ben Kinsella Trust, an anti-knife crime charity, tells the paper that the numbers illustrate the scale of demand for the banned weapons.

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