Pictures of the Princess of Wales at a Remembrance event in London feature on several of Sunday's front pages. The Sun says Catherine was beaming as she made a "radiant return" at the Royal Albert Hall following her treatment for cancer. [BBC]
"Brave Kate returns to work" is the headline on the front page of the Sunday Express. The paper says the princess has several official trips overseas lined up with the Prince of Wales in the new year as the princess eases her way back into public life. [BBC]
Meanwhile, the Observer reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will make the case for free trade between nations during a keynote speech this week. The paper says the issue puts the government on "direct collision course" with President-elect Donald Trump, who has promised to put tariffs on all imports into the US. [BBC]
Ports and supermarkets could be targeted by farmers who are threatening to protest over tax increases, the Sunday Telegraph reports. The paper says the chancellor's plans to place a 20% inheritance tax on farmers' assets worth more than £1m have received fierce backlash. The decision has fuelled fears ordinary family farms will be forced out of business, it adds. [BBC]
Reeves is also coming under pressure to rethink her plans to raise £25bn through higher employer national insurance contributions, the Times says, as 200 business leaders are calling on her to water down the tax rise. The paper reports that supermarkets and restaurant chains are being hit particularly hard, with Tesco facing a £1bn increase on its national insurance bill. [BBC]
The Daily Mail reports on calls for Prince Andrew to reveal "secret sources of funding" which the paper says are "bankrolling his stay at Royal Lodge in Windsor". Earlier this year the prince reportedly received written notice that the King would cut him off financially if he refused to move into more modest accommodation. [BBC]
And lastly, the Star on Sunday warns of a "festive crisis" as grottos across the country are facing a Father Christmas shortage. "Ho, ho, NO!" the paper exclaims. [BBC]
Reaction to Donald Trump's re-election to the White House fills page after page in the papers. The Sunday Telegraph reports that the government is looking at possible "retaliatory moves" to fight back against the prospect of tariffs on British goods imported into the US.
According to the paper, ministers are "wargaming" the idea of imposing their own tariffs on American products.
The Observer reports that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will use her first Mansion House speech this week to argue that free and open trade is a "cornerstone" of the UK's economic policy - putting the government on what the paper calls a "direct collision course" with the president-elect.
In the paper's view, the issue is fast emerging as a "major test" for relations between Downing Street and the incoming Trump presidency - along with their differing views on the war in Ukraine.
In an article for the Sunday Times - timed to coincide with Remembrance Sunday - the head of the armed forces, Admiral Sir Tony Radakin, warns that the UK is facing a "decades-long security threat."
Citing the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, he argues the world has entered a new era of "competition and conquest."
The Sun on Sunday says the government has cut funding for cadet training in secondary schools - a move described by the Conservatives as "really depressing in Remembrance week."
The paper says the Department of Education has confirmed the decision, with 226 schools losing their grants for instructors. Cadets will still get other funding from the Ministry of Defence.
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