What the papers say – January 20

Here are the biggest news stories making headlines on Monday.

Monday 20 January 2025 00:05 GMT

A collection of British newspapers (Peter Byrne/PA) (PA Archive)

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The Hamas hostage release has dominated headlines this Monday, with British-Israeli citizen Emily Damari one of the first released.

The Times, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Mirror report on the hostage release, which included Israeli-British citizen Emily Damari who was released minus a few fingers.

The Metro, the Daily Express, the i , and The Guardian also report on the hostage release after “471 days in hell”.

The Daily Telegraph reports on Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who is pushing for a UK-US trade deal.

And the Daily Star splashes with the “deviants” of the fry-up world, who are putting gravy on their full English breakfast instead of HP sauce.

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What the papers say – January 20

Here are the biggest news stories making headlines on Monday.

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