A number of Friday's papers splash on the resignation of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. It comes after the tech firm announced an investigation on Sunday following reports Huang had an affair with a suspected Chinese spy. Beijing has denied targeting the tech boss. The New York Times has also reported Huang had a second affair with an executive at the company. "Share price suffers as fears for succession grip investors", writes the Financial Times.
The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: Huang exit plunges Nvidia into crisis
The Times meanwhile leads on its report that six more women have accused Russell Brand of "sexual misconduct and predatory behaviour". He was sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in prison on Monday after being convicted of rape and sexual assault. The paper also reports the government has granted planning permission to house asylum seekers at a former military site near Piddington in Oxfordshire.
The headline on the front page of the Times reads: Six women say they too were preyed on by Brand
The Sun also splashes on Brand. It reports that he "is being assessed for the switch to HMP Wakefield" in West Yorkshire from London's HMP Wandsworth where he is being held. HMP Wakefield is "seen as safer", the paper reports. Paedophile Ian Watkins, the former Lostprophets frontman, was killed in HMP Wakefield in October 2025.
The Guardian also splashes on Jensen Huang's resignation. In other news, its front page features a report on "sweeping government proposals" under which children found guilty of some offences will no longer have to disclose their criminal records to prospective employers "for the rest of their lives". Ministers say this will make life fairer and boost youth employment, the paper reports.
The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: Nvidia chief quits after claims of affairs with 'spy' and employee
The forthcoming UK-EU summit leads the i Paper's front page today. A "historic agreement [is] edging closer with both sides upbeat" ahead of next week's meeting, the paper reports. It quotes an unnamed senior UK official as saying: "I do think that we are making real progress on this stuff."
The headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: Britain set for a new deal with the EU
Aside from news of Huang - whom the paper calls "Silicon Valley's top AI tech bro" - the Daily Mail also leads on what it calls the "staggering cost of PM's EU reset". It says a parliamentary committee report has warned that signing up to EU rules on food and farming "will lead to an avalanche of new Brussels regulations in the UK". Ahead of the summit, Burnham told ministers: "We will take opportunities that make people in this country better off."
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: Staggering cost of PM's EU reset
The Daily Express meanwhile splashes on criticism of the prime minister's EU plans by Conservative MP Dame Priti Patel, who has warned he "risks dragging Britain backwards". Burnham is "set to sign major giveaways with Brussels", according to the Express.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: PM 'obsessed with selling us out to the EU'
"Taxman to hound bereaved for decades" is the front page headline of Friday's Daily Telegraph. It reports that Labour proposals would bring an end to the four-year limit on HMRC inquiries into the estates of those who have died. A government spokesman said "this does not mean new powers and will not affect the vast majority of taxpayers", and that the updates to HRMC's existing powers "reflect how tax information is stored and processed digitally".
The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: Taxman to hound bereaved for decades
Around 100 blades have been taken off the streets every day since summer 2024, the Daily Mirror reports this morning, pointing to the "success of police amnesties, raids and seizures". Separately, the paper also carries a photograph of Michael Carrick, who has been sacked as the manager of Manchester United.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: 100 knives off our streets every day
The Metro meanwhile leads on a report that a number of water bosses "have had £6.5m in bonuses blocked because of a new rule banning the payouts if their firms cause pollution or let down customers". It cites regulator Ofwat's list of nine companies whose bosses missed out. Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told the paper a wide-ranging review would "ensure that failure doesn't pay".
The Daily Star reports that it is "the end of the world as we snow it". "Scientists have predicted that the apocalypse is now", it writes. It comes as the first cold health alerts of the season cover parts of England into Saturday afternoon.
