Daily Star

Comedian Jack Whitehall was told to show more respect after the BBC banned an old joke he made about a dwarf university friend, the Daily Star writes.  

The Daily Star leads with claims a PPE contract was given to the former landlord of the health secretary’s local pub.

The Daily Star leads with news of the death of Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona.

The Daily Star is reporting on the words used by TV presenter Jeremy Kyle toward guest Steve Dymond during filming of his ITV show. Mr Dymond was found dead in his flat last year, days after taking a lie detector test on the programme. 

The Daily Star Sunday says the BBC has been slammed for wasting £350,000 on travel and hotel bookings that were never used, as the corporation scraps free licences for the over-75s.

The Daily Star leads with the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Oxford University, which produces a strong immune response in older adults, data from early trials has shown.

The Daily Star leads on fees paid to businesspeople who supplied the government with personal protective equipment at the height of the coronavirus crisis earlier this year.

The Daily Star says hit sitcom the Vicar of Dibley will return to our screens this Christmas.