The UK is likely to abandon plans to send thousands of troops to Ukraine as the risks are “too high”, the Times reports. The newspaper says it is hoped a change by Britain and the EU in military support for Ukraine could result in Moscow moving its red lines to achieve a peace deal. The Times also signals the UK is open to a “one in, one out” youth mobility scheme with the EU.
The Daily Telegraph leads their Ukraine coverage with “Starmer challenges Trump peace plan” as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer continues his support for President Volodymyr Zelensky after the US proposed a peace deal that heavily favoured Russia. Also earning a top slot is a story that jobless youths “won’t work for under 40k”.
“Vladimir, stop!” dominates the Guardian’s front page as it reports on US Presuident Donald Trump’s rare rebuke of the Russian president after Moscow launched a deadly air strike that killed 12 people in Kyiv. The attack in Kashmir is also prominent, as fears grow it could “push India and Pakistan closer to war”.
The Financial Times leads with “Trump tells Putin to stop”, illustrating Russia’s latest strike on Ukraine with a photo of a fireball and plumes of smoke from damaged infrastructure. Alongside, a message from China to the White House to “cancel all unilateral tariffs” shows Beijing’s hardened stance on Trump’s tariff regime.
The Sun reports a hotel group is “Raking it inn” after it was paid £700m a year by taxpayers to provide housing for asylum seekers. Florence Pugh’s “premiere robbery” also shared the front page after masked robbers raided the star’s van after the premiere of her new film Thunderbolts.
“New online safety rules ‘will leave children in danger'” the Daily Mail declares as campaigners say Ofcom’s long-awaited rules did not go far enough to protect young people. Florence Pugh’s Thunderbolts premiere look is also hailed as “Marvel-lous in leather”.
The Daily Mirror is calling for “Justice for Jill”, urging police to launch a review of the Jill Dando murder case after the newspaper says it found new evidence. Also featured is a story on the fathers of Southport victims and their mission to run “for our little girls”.
Southport victims’ dads running the London Marathon in their memory also takes top spot on the Daily Express. The two fathers will pay tribute to their daughters, saying they “will be with us always”.
Metro’s front page criticises the new online safety rules as a “lost chance to stop tech firms killing our kids”. The rules are being accused of putting “reckless” tech firms first.
The i Paper records a victory in their campaign to Save Britain’s Rivers as a new law will ensure “polluting water bosses finally face prison for covering up sewage spills”.
“Poo are ya?” asks the Daily Star as football bosses hunt for a person who left a “nasty surprise” in a referee’s shoe. The red card-worthy incident caused a lower league match to be abandoned. “Foul” indeed.
