UK to Publish Long-Delayed Defence Investment Plan Ahead of Nato Summit After Securing £6bn in Spending Cuts

A long-delayed Defence Investment Plan report laying out UK government defence spending is due to be released ahead of the Nato summit in early July. The Sunday Times reported that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is in talks over plans to cut government spending to raise £6bn to fund the plan. The Defence Investment Plan was supposed to be published last autumn.

The Public Accounts Committee says ministers should apologise for failing to prepare the UK for conflict with Russia. A Ministry of Defence spokesman says the DIP "will fix the outdated, overcommitted and underfunded programme we inherited". The Ministry of Defence said British waters were always protected with a range of assets including warships, patrol aircraft and submarines.

The Mail on Sunday reported that all five of the Royal Navy's Astute-class attack submarines are awaiting repair work and unable to sail. The paper said the lack of attack submarines leaves Britain's underwater internet and power cables dangerously exposed to Russia. The Sunday Times reported on the death of Henry Nowak, 18, who was fatally stabbed in December by Vickrum Digwa.

Digwa falsely claimed he had been racially abused. Police bodycam footage shows Nowak being handcuffed as he lay dying. Hampshire Police tried to intervene during the trial by releasing a public statement to address disinformation circulating online.

The Crown Prosecution Service advised Hampshire Police that releasing a public statement could jeopardise the integrity of the case. Peter Phillips, the Princess Royal's son, married NHS nurse Harriet Sperling during a private ceremony in Kemble, Gloucestershire. Catherine, Princess of Wales, accompanied the Prince of Wales to the wedding.

The Sun on Sunday described Catherine as "the cream of hearts". The Sun on Sunday reported that Pep Guardiola has just left Manchester City as manager. The paper leads on the friendship between Guardiola and television pundit Natalie Pike, who became friends after numerous interviews for the club's TV channel.

The Sunday Mirror reported that Nigel Farage is planning renovations of his beach house in Kent costing an estimated £700,000. It noted that the makeover comes after the Reform UK leader received £5m from tycoon Christopher Harborne in early April 2024, which he said was for security.

" The Sunday Telegraph reported that the Football Association was aware of concerns over David Sullivan at least three years ago.

Sullivan stepped down as co-chairman of West Ham United on Saturday. Sullivan categorically denies the accusations against him. BBC Panorama's story on Sullivan is due to be broadcast and published on Monday.

British couple Lindsay and Craig Foreman were arrested in January last year in Iran. They were given a 10-year sentence in February on espionage charges which they deny. The couple believe their best hope of freedom is if Britain deports an Iranian prisoner who has been detained for 23 years in the UK.

The Sunday Express covered D-Day commemorations featuring centenarian warriors who returned to Normandy. Historians believe the animals on the England badge are in fact leopards, not lions. The crest on the England badge dates back centuries to when the animals were traditionally known as leopards.