What the Sunday papers say

SUNDAY EXPRESS

ITV is tipped to tease out details of its new strategy on Thursday, which is expected to result in greater spending on sport and drama and to target viewers using data. BRITAIN’S banks have shut or earmarked 628 branches for closure since January, almost as many as they had for the whole of 2017, according to Which? RETAIL mogul Mike Ashley has launched legal action against House of Fraser, the embattled department store group.

SUNDAY TIMES

ASTRA Zeneca chief executive Pascal Soriot is facing a potential backlash from investors over his £9.4m pay package, in the latest battle over bumper boardroom bonuses. AMAZON tried to open talks with the John Lewis Partnership over a possible acquisition of the Waitrose grocery chain late last year. THE billionaire owners of Chepstow and Doncaster racecourses have pounced on a £300m deal to buy the Burlington Arcade in Mayfair.

SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

UBER is mounting a charm offensive with the US government as it presses ahead with plans to send flying cars into city skies in as little as two years. FORMER Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has launched an extraordinary attack on his successor Phillip Clarke claiming that he “actively attacked” the UK’s largest retailer while in the top job.

OBSERVER

BRIGHTON and Hove became the third British city to reject Uber, after the council decided not to renew the firm’s licence to operate.