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The headline of the Independent reads: "Starmer braced for exodus as Burnham readies top team."
The death of celebrated artist David Hockney, aged 88, features on many of Saturday's front pages, including the Independent. However, the paper leads on an exclusive that Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is already "sounding out candidates for cabinet roles" if he wins next week's Makerfield by-election. Downing Street is preparing for "ministerial resignations" if Burnham wins the seat.
The headline of the Times reads: "Burnham: I'll cut welfare."
In an interview with the Times, Burnham says the UK must not be "squeamish" about cutting welfare spending to fund defence. "The world has changed," he tells the paper, before urging the government to listen to the concerns of former Defence Secretary John Healey, who resigned this week following a row over military spending.
The headline of the the Daily Telegraph reads: "Miliband's push to be Burnham chancellor."
Current Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is pushing to be made chancellor if Burnham becomes prime minister, according to the Daily Telegraph. Labour sources tell the paper that the two talk "regularly", with Miliband advising Burnham on how to "reassure bond markets", the paper writes.
The headline of the i weekend reads: "McSweeney is already back advising PM."
The prime minister's former Chief of Staff, Morgan McSweeney, is "already back advising" Sir Keir, just four months after resigning over the Mandelson scandal, the i Weekend reports. McSweeney, Sir Keir's "political brain", has returned as the prime minister faces down a leadership challenge "in the coming weeks", the paper writes. A Number 10 source dismissed the i Weekend report as nonsense.
The headline of the Daily Mail reads: "Minister missing in action."
"Minister missing in action" is the headline for the Daily Mail, which reports that the new Defence Secretary, Dan Jarvis, "kept a low profile" on his first day in the job. The paper adds that media were "banned" from the opening of a drone factory to which they had previously been invited.
The headline of the Daily Express reads: "'World heritage status for memorial to D-Day heroes'."
The Daily Express reports a monument to D-Day heroes, as well as some 50 miles of Normandy coastline, will be given the same protections as the Taj Mahal and the Pyramids.
The headline of the Guardian reads: "David Hockney 1937-2026."
David Hockney "changed the world just by looking at it", says Jonathan Jones on the front page of the Guardian. The headline simply reads: "David Hockney 1937-2026."
The headline of the Financial Times reads: "SpaceX soars 30% in historic debut."
The death of "Britain's most popular artist" also appears on the front page of the Financial Times. But the paper leads with the "historic debut" of rocket company SpaceX. The company's IPO has made its CEO, Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire.
The headline of the Daily Mirror reads: "Everyone should have a pal like Kev."
The widow of Rob Burrow, the rugby player who died of motor neurone disease, has praised her husband's friend Kevin Sinfield, who will be knighted in the King's Birthday Honours. Sinfield has raised £11m for fighting the disease that killed his friend, the Daily Mirror writes.
The headline of the Daily Star reads: "Our hero."
"Our hero" is the headline for the Daily Star, which reports that Lindsey Burrow is "delighted" that Sinfield will be knighted.
The headline of the Sun reads: "Katie's Lee goes free."
Katie Price's husband Lee Andrews has been released from a Dubai jail, the Sun reports. Andrews video-called his wife within minutes of being released following his four-week stint in prison over a "private civil matter".

Several front pages feature the artist David Hockney, after his death at the age of 88. The Guardian says he changed the world just by looking at it. For FT Weekend, he was one of the most popular and influential artists of the past century, while i Weekend describes him as a "radical who loved living in colour". The Sun celebrates his legacy by using a version of its masthead which he designed almost a decade ago - with a white, hand-drawn image of the sun above the paper's title.

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells the Times that he is not squeamish about reducing welfare spending to fund investment in the armed forces. But he says he would not just implement "crude cuts" to welfare payments, which would create a backlash. Instead, Burnham calls for investment in supporting people into work.

On its front page, the Daily Telegraph says Energy Secretary Ed Miliband is pushing to be made the chancellor if Burnham becomes prime minister. The paper says the two men talk regularly despite Miliband remaining in Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet.

FT Weekend reports that Derbyshire Police is investigating one of its officers on suspicion that they used artificial intelligence to "create evidential material in a number of cases". The paper says the investigation is the first known case of its kind in the UK. The force has not named the officer or revealed the exact nature of the alleged misconduct.

According to the Daily Mail, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor believes his brother, King Charles III, exceeded his authority when he stripped him of his Royal titles. The paper says Mountbatten-Windsor is beginning a "fight back", namely asking the Crown Estate for hundreds of thousands of pounds after his lease at Royal Lodge in Windsor was cut short in February.

All papers report that the former rugby player, Kevin Sinfield, has been knighted, after he raised £11m to fight motor neurone disease, which killed his friend Rob Burrow. The Daily Mirror has spoken to Rob Burrow's widow Lindsay who said she was delighted because, as she put it, "everyone needs a friend like Kevin".

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