Royal links to an alleged Chinese spy feature on the front pages of Friday’s newspapers.

The Daily Telegraph and The Times both focus on reports that a “close confidant” of the Duke of York has been banned from the UK over national security concerns.

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The Daily Mail reports the businessman was the subject of an MI5 probe.

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In other royal news, The Sun reports a Buckingham Palace maid has been arrested on suspicion of assault.

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Sir Keir Starmer says there are “questions to be answered” after the shocking murder of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, according to the Daily Express.

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The Daily Mirror follows a similar path as it says a report found 485 children died or were seriously injured after being abused in the past year.

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The i leads on comments from Nato secretary general Mark Rutte, who says European countries need to “turbocharge defence spending”.

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And the Financial Times says plans to raise defence spending to 3% of GDP will be discussed by Nato countries at the bloc’s next summit.

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TheIndependent leads on an interview with Muawiyah Syasneh, whose anti-Assad graffiti led to his arrest and torture in Syria as a teenager.

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Jury trials in some criminal cases could be abandoned under a new judicial overhaul, according to The Guardian.

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Lastly, the Metro and the Daily Star lead on comments from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who said sandwiches were not “real food”.

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