'Police launch investigation' into Walliams and Piddington asylum 'betrayal'

Saturday's Daily Mirror is one of a number of papers leading on the Metropolitan Police launching an investigation into David Walliams over reports of "alleged serious sexual offences". The force said it was investigating allegations which were separate to those reported by ITV News and the Guardian earlier this week, but that detectives were also "proactively reviewing that reporting to establish whether there is any evidence of offences". Walliams said he was "not a sexual predator" and had not "broken the law" after those allegations were first reported.

"New sex offence claims" is the headline on the Daily Star's front page, as it too splashes on the Met's investigation into Walliams. The force said it had received a "number of allegations of non-recent serious sexual offences", the paper reports.

The Guardian likewise leads on the Met's investigation into the 55-year-old entertainer and children's author over the reports of alleged sexual offences. Separately, the paper reports that Nigel Farage's security was "paid for by Reform despite claim" that this was to be funded by a £5m gift he received from a party donor in 2024. Asked about Farage expensing the party, a spokesperson for Reform UK told the Guardian: "As a standard practice, we do not comment on security matters."

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