'Rush to recover stolen $6bn' and 'War on wind farms'

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Warning: Saturday's paper review contains spoilers for The Celebrity Traitors.

News image — The FT Weekend leads its coverage with the headline "Binance rush to recover stolen $6bn" looking at what it describes as the "largest heist in history". The "world's dominant crypto exchange" was apparently targeted by hackers from North Korea, the paper reports.

The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: "Binance rush to recover stolen $6bn". — The FT Weekend leads its coverage with the headline "Binance rush to recover stolen $6bn" looking at what it describes as the "largest heist in history". The "world's dominant crypto exchange" was apparently targeted by hackers from North Korea, the paper reports.

The headline on the front page of the Times reads: "War on costly wind farms". — Chancellor John Healey is seeking to "cut bill for turning off turbines when grid cannot cope", the Times says in its lead front page story. The paper describes it as a "shift from Labour's pledge to decarbonise all Britain's power supplies by 2030" as the government prioritises cutting power bills.

The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: "PM's 'sorrow' over slave trade but no reparations". — The Guardian carries an exclusive report on Andy Burnham going "further than any previous Prime Minister towards offering a formal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade". It says Burnham is "open to calls for an official apology on behalf of the state and offered formal talks".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "It's Wayne WOOONEY". — Leaning into Halloween and the spooky season, the Daily Star runs the headline "It's Wayne WOOONEY" for a piece in which the former England star claims to have seen the character Slimer from Ghostbusters on his window sill.

The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Labour MPs call for welfare reform". — A large photo of King Charles III sniffing a flower held by a smiling woman features on the front of the Daily Telegraph, but its main story is about Labour MPs calling for welfare reform. The paper says Burnham risks losing the support of Red Wall constituencies if he does not look at cutting the "benefits bill".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "Meghan father's vault of shame". — The Daily Mail has a front page splash reporting that it has uncovered a "stash of child pornography" in a storage unit rented by Thomas Markle in Mexico. The father of the Duchess of Sussex has denied allegations that he had possessed images of child abuse.

The headline on the front page of the Sun reads: "Meghan dad's 'child abuse stash No 2'". — The front of the Sun also carries a large story about Thomas Markle, saying the FBI have been called "over vile lock-up" after another "'child abuse stash'" was found in Mexico. Markle denies the allegations against him and has called them "sick lies".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: "Zara and the 'toxic' diamonds". — In what it bills as a "royal exclusive", the Daily Mail centres its front page on a story about Zara Tindall, the King's niece and "eco campaigner", "flogging pink diamonds from a mine at the centre of a huge pollution row".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "Better cancer care for every patient". — The Daily Express runs a large headline saying "Better cancer care for every patient" for an exclusive about increased mental health support that came after a campaign run by the paper.

The headline on the front page of the Independent reads: "Police investigate Andrew's Balmoral visits with Epstein". — The Independent front page features a large photo of Christa Pike, the US prisoner who is speaking out after her botched execution. Under the photo of Pike is a large headline that reads "Police investigate Andrew's Balmoral visits with Epstein".

The headline on the front page of the i Weekend reads: "Burnham's Budget bounce: poll lead boost after energy handout, as backing to rejoin EU grows". — The prime minister's "Budget bounce" leads the weekend edition of the i Paper, which breaks down some recent polling and points to growing enthusiasm for Britain to "rejoin EU".

The Daily Mail leads on further allegations against the Duchess of Sussex's father, Thomas Markle. Under the headline "Vault of Shame" the paper says it has reported Markle to the FBI after its journalists uncovered what it called a "stash" of child pornography in a storage unit the paper says was rented by him in Mexico.

The Sun says it has been told by staff at the care home where Thomas Markle has been living that he has been asked to leave, and is now staying at a different home, in Florida. Markle has strongly denied allegations that he has possessed images of child abuse.

In his Guardian article, Andy Burnham offers what the paper says amounts to a personal apology for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. The prime minister says he will launch an initiative to help the Commonwealth's poorest countries repay their debts, over a longer period of time, with better rates. Ruling out financial reparations, Burnham says he does not think "British people today can be held liable for historical wrongs, however heinous".

Leading the Times, Chancellor John Healey vows to veto new clean energy projects, if there is a risk the grid cannot cope with the electricity generated pushing up costs for consumers. The chancellor says there is "no sense in building power that can't connect and then paying to switch it off". The paper's editorial notes that wind farms were allowed to connect to the network before upgrades to the national grid had been carried out.

The Daily Telegraph says several Red Wall Labour MPs are calling on the government to reduce the benefits bill, and not to appease what one calls the "leafy Surrey suburbs". Another MP tells the paper the government should be "ambitious", adding that the UK needed a "Beveridge report for the 21st century".

The Daily Mirror leads on a report that the King's niece, Zara Tindall, has a jewellery range that features gems from an Australian mine that has been criticised over pollution. "Zara and the Toxic Diamonds" is the headline. The paper says Zara Tindall's agent did not respond to a request for comment.

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