‘Splash & grab’ and ‘UK ready to seize more of Putin’s ships’
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Metro calls the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic a “leap and grab”. President Donald Trump was “gambling on a new confrontation with the world,” the report said, adding that RAF aircraft were assisting American forces in the mission.
i Paper understands Britain is poised to take on more of Putin’s “shadow ships” on its own. Possible future missions would aim to “stop the flow of illicit oil” and would be part of the growing “grey war”. This refers to hostile action that does not meet the threshold of all-out war.
According to FT’s report, the USA said on the day it seized the Russian tanker in the North Atlantic that it would control Venezuela’s crude oil reserves “indefinitely”. This marks “an escalation in Donald Trump’s gambit to overhaul the global oil market.”
The Times headline reads: “Britain joins pursuit of Putin’s stay-behind fleet”. Unnamed sources told the newspaper that the UK helped the US plan the mission after “breaking through the naval blockade of Venezuela”. The newspaper also highlights a “crime spree” committed by Met police officers who were not properly vetted.
The Guardian is also leading a “high-risk Atlantic operation”, adding that a second ship “is said to have breached sanctions in the Caribbean”.
According to the Independent’s report, there is “Kremlin anger” over Britain’s assistance in the operation to seize the tanker. The newspaper states that the ship was seized between Iceland and Scotland “in a dramatic move that could put Donald Trump on a collision course with Vladimir Putin.”
The Daily Telegraph is spearheading a “Badenoch plan to save our pubs” as the Conservative leader promises to scrap business rates for “thousands of pubs”. The paper also carries the Met Police investigation story.
“Don’t get caught up in the statute of limitations on the right to die ‘safe’ law,” says the Daily Express. Campaigners say it will cause “serious damage” to his reputation if the House of Lords does not pass the assisted dying legislation.
“You need to get fat for life,” writes the Daily Mail, following the publication of a study conducted at Oxford University. It is stated that most people who use the injection will regain the weight they lost “within two years after stopping treatment.” Meanwhile, there is a “shock” when Claudia Winkleman reveals the “cute” secret traitor.
“Look who’s Huw” headlines the Sun as it heralds a new TV series based on the investigation into former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards. Actor Martin Clunes will play the news anchor who pleaded guilty to taking indecent photographs of children in July 2024.
The Daily Mirror has called for “Jesy tests” after former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson spoke out about her babies’ muscular condition SMA (spinal muscular atrophy). All newborns should be tested for this devastating condition, the newspaper writes.
“As Trump seizes the oil ship”, the Daily Star speaks to farmers in Scotland, which it calls “the UK’s Greenland”. “You can take our greens, but you can’t take our land,” they tell “golf-mad Don.” Here you go.
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