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.
Several front pages reflect the situation in Ukraine and the attempts to reach a peace deal with Russia. The Financial Times has a photograph of a ballistic missile exploding in Kyiv during an attack on Thursday which killed at least 12 people. The Guardian shows the aftermath of the strikes, with the image of a woman covered in blood being rescued from a block of flats. The words of President Trump, "Vladimir, stop!", make up part of the paper's headline.
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, the prime minister says negotiations to end the fighting are at an "intense stage". But in what the paper describes as a "challenge" to Donald Trump's stance, Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Ukraine must be allowed to decide the terms of any peace deal with Russia. According to the Times, any agreement will not involve thousands of British troops in Ukraine because the risks have been described by one source as "too high".
The Daily Mail is among the papers to report on the "massive" security operation ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis tomorrow. Army anti-drone units will join police officers with machine guns patrolling the route of the funeral procession. The Daily Express says a "ring of steel" has been set up, with mourners being searched and snipers taking up rooftop positions.
Under the headline, "Welcome to the... raking it inn", the Sun reports that a hotel chain was paid £700m in one year to house asylum seekers. Accounts for Stay Belvedere Hotels for the 12 months to September 2022 show it made a pre-tax profit of £62.6m. A Labour source says changes have been made to save taxpayers billions.
"Justice for Jill" the Daily Mirror demands as it reports on calls for a police review into the murder of former BBC presenter Jill Dando in 1999. The paper says it has found new evidence linking someone it describes as a "ruthless Serbian assassin" to the case. Scotland Yard says no unsolved murder is ever closed and detectives would consider any new information.
