A smiling Joanna Cherry makes the front of the Daily Record after her Fringe show at the Stand comedy club in Edinburgh was reinstated. The club issued an apology after the gig was cancelled due to staff refusing to work at the event because of Ms Cherry’s views on trans issues. “Cherry on Top” is the pun headline.
The Scotsman leads with Joanna Cherry’s reaction to the “backtrack” from the club. She tells the paper she hopes the case will prevent others from being targeted over gender critical views and says she accepts the venue’s apology. Ms Cherry had threatened to take legal action, the paper reports.
“A victory for free speech” is how the Scottish Daily Mail describes the episode. It says the club admitted the cancellation of the show unlawfully discriminated against her on the grounds of her philosophical beliefs. It also reports that Ms Cherry described the result as “highly significant” and could deter other organisations from discriminating against women with “gender critical” views.
Escalating reports about a potential rift between Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby also feature on some of Saturday’s front pages. The Scottish Sun says Schofield confronted his co-star Willoughby during a phone call shortly after their rift was made public. A source told the paper they spoke and Schofield was “incredibly upset”.
The Herald’s top story features a warning from a leading cosmetic doctor over the rise of do-it-at-home cosmetic procedures. Dr Usman Qureshi tells the paper he has been treating an increasing number of people for serious complications after they injected themselves with fillers and anti-ageing treatments bought online.
The prime minister’s focus on science and technology is “hot air”, says one of Britain’s leading entrepreneurs. In a letter to the Times, Sir James Dyson called Rishi Sunak’s pledge to make the UK a science and technology “superpower” nothing more than a political slogan. He said the government’s policies are preventing companies like Dyson from investing in the UK.
Meanwhile, former Home Secretary Priti Patel will attack the prime minister at a Conservative Democratic Organisation summit on Saturday evening, the i reports. It says Ms Patel will accuse the Tory leadership and MPs of showing “nothing but contempt for our foot soldiers”.
Sir Keir Starmer will say he does not care if he “sounds conservative” in a speech in which he will pledge to be “on steroids” in his mission to reform Labour, reports the National. “We must change our DNA,” the Labour leader declares.
India is preparing to wage a diplomatic campaign to reclaim the Koh-i-Noor diamond and other treasures from Britain, reports the Daily Telegraph. The paper says officials in Delhi are preparing what would amount to the largest repatriation claim faced by the UK, which could potentially involve thousands of artefacts taken to Britain during the days of the empire. The latest official Coronation photograph is also featured alongside the headline “we three kings”.
Teaching union leaders are to demand the Scottish government gets tough on classroom violence, according to the Scottish Daily Express. The paper notes the move will come 24 hours after an alleged incident in a Scottish school left three teachers and a pupil injured.
The mother of a baby decapitated during delivery tells The Courier of her frustration at a lack of progress in giving a legal identity to stillborn children. Laura Gallazzi has been campaigning for babies over 24 weeks to be given a legal status to pursue other proceedings over their child’s death.
A pregnant woman’s details were sent to a stranger in a data breach at NHS Highland, reports the P&J. It says a Caithness man was sent the wrong medical files four times and he is demanding the health board gives their data protection procedures a “complete overhaul”.
The Glasgow Times continues its investigations into the state of the night time hospitality industry. It also leads with the imminent threat of strike action from a group of Glasgow bar staff as negotiations with owners break down.
The Edinburgh Evening News leads with a spate of recent blue badge thefts. A retired nurse tells the paper she is afraid to display hers for fear it will be stolen.
A revenge porn court story makes the lead in the Weekend Telegraph.
And a celebration of the 40th anniversary of Aberdeen’s legendary European Cup Winners’ Cup victory in Gothenburg. Some of the Dons who beat Real Madrid were given Freedom of Aberdeen.
