What the papers say: Sunday's front pages

By PA Reporter

Sunday's front pages focus on a range of stories from developers being set to receive "boomtime" tax breaks in a bid to boost housing development to rent pressure zones being needed for at least two more years.

The Business Post reports that developers and builders are set to recieve refined tax breaks akin to boomtime to help boost housing development.

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🗞️   Boomtime developer tax breaks

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🗞️   Glenveagh snaps up €130m of property from Gerry Gannon firm pic.twitter.com/BelWcGnG7l

— Business Post (@businessposthq) February 16, 2025

The Sunday Independent lead with comments from the Housing Commision who said rent pressure zones will need to stay in place for at least another two years.

And after an eventful week, the Sunday Independent front page will look like this. (There's a different picture for the earlier edition featuring a youthful Munster fan). Lots inside across five sections pic.twitter.com/3cqVxWrhbv

— Alan English (@AlanEnglish9) February 15, 2025

 

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Here's the front page of today's Sunday Life 📰https://t.co/0j2xnc3INh pic.twitter.com/CIKCohYWbq

— Sunday Life (@TheSundayLife) February 16, 2025

Increased defence spending and foreign affairs dominate Sunday’s newspaper headlines after the Prime Minister attended a dramatic security summit in Munich.

The Sunday Times reports Keir Starmer is preparing to overrule Chancellor Rachel Reeves and increase defence spending after the US “piled pressure” on Ukraine to strike a peace deal with Russia.

Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday focuses on calls from former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt, who says the Prime Minister needs to increase defence spending “dramatically” to counter the threat of Russia.

The  Independent leads on calls from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who says Europe should unite to form a new common army to guard against Russia.

The Observer reports French President Emmanuel Macron wants to convene an emergency summit of European leaders, including Sir Keir, amid growing concerns about US President Donald Trump’s attempts to seize control of the Ukraine peace process.

The Sunday Telegraph writes the Government’s Chagos Islands deal has been “plunged into controversy” after the former Mauritian prime minister who orchestrated it was interrogated in a money laundering scandal.

Back on British soil, the Sunday Mirror leads on a former royal aide who murdered her tycoon lover and is now looking after people’s sick pets.

The Sunday Express splashes on a new poll, which claims just 15% of respondents felt Ms Reeves is doing a good job balancing the nation’s books.

The Sun on Sunday reveals the latest drama between I’m A Celeb’s Maura Higgins and ex-boyfriend Pete Wicks.

Lastly, the Daily Star Sunday says comedian Alan Carr stopped using an Ouija board after a “potty-mouth ghost” questioned his mother’s chastity.