It’s “D-Day at the White House”, says the Daily Mail, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and EU leaders prepare to meet US President Donald Trump. But “will he listen to a single word they say,” it poses. The death at 87 of superman star Terrance Stamp also features.
The UK and EU are “at Zelensky’s side for talks with Trump”, reads the Guardian headline. It “seems designed to prevent a repeat of Zelensky’s public mauling during his last trip”, it adds. On the Middle East, the paper reports that Israel’s army is preparing “to force one million people out of Gaza City”. A striking black-and-white portrait of Mr Stamp dominates the right hand side.
“Europe tells Trump: Don’t give in to Putin”, reports The Daily Telegraph. To the right, a shot of French President on holiday in France, atop a hydrofoil. In other news, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps are using a leaked Ministry of Defence “kill list” provided by the Taliban to hunt British spies, the paper says.
The headline for the Times this morning is “Zelensky wants security guarantees before a deal”. It features reporting of “intense” fighting on the ground in Donets, as both Russia and Ukraine “race to secure territory”. Peeking out from the bottom strap, a story on golden eagles possibly returning to England after more than 150 years.
The leaders’ talks in Washington also leads the Financial Times. Zelensky and Ukraine’s European allies “seek security guarantees”, it says, after Putin “demanded that Kyiv should concede land in order to reach a truce”. Also featured is a report that the UK has produced enough electricity to power more than five million homes for a year through solar power alone.
“Europe takes a stand” is the headline on the Mirror, alongside a picture of Sir Keir and Zelensky embracing at the entrance to 10 Downing Street. “Super star” Mr Stamp also makes the front.
The Metro splashes with a black and white photo of train tickets, calling a reported rail fare rise “outrageous”. Industry experts it cites say prices will go up another 5.5% next year.
“Europe unites for Zelensky’s peace mission in Washington”, the i Paper headlines, calling it an “unprecedented show of diplomatic unity”. It adds that Starmer, other European counterparts and Nato will be trying to “avoid a repeat of Zelensky’s humiliation” in the Oval Office during his previous White House visit.
“And it’s off”, reads the Daily Star’s headline as horse racing strikes begin ahead of the “chancellor’s hated bet tax”. All meets have been “axed for a day in protest at the tax hike betting plans of Rachel Reeves”. The Star also touches on “Terence tributes”.
The Daily Express spotlights “Britain’s 10 million junk food addicts” as some experts vie for the World Health Organization (WHO) to include food addiction as a form of substance abuse. Dr Jen Unwin, the organiser of a gathering of medics and academics in London to discuss the issue, has called it a “health disaster”.
It’s “Strictly star’s stalker terror” for the Sun, as Chris Robshaw faced a “terrifying campaign of harassment by a female stalker”. The woman, who the paper says threatened the rugby player with violence twice last year, is now “being hunted by police”.
Most of Monday’s papers look ahead to US President Donald Trump’s meetings with leaders from the UK, the EU and Ukraine in Washington.
There’s consensus that, as The Guardian puts it, the UK and the EU are at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s side. The Daily Telegraph says Europe is telling the US president not to give in to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Europe takes a stand” is the way The Daily Mirror characterises it.
The Daily Mail says it’s D-Day at the White House and wonders whether Trump will listen to a single word the European leaders say. The Times notes that intense fighting has been continuing, as both Russia and Ukraine are racing to secure territory, before a deal is reached.
The Telegraph says Iran has been using information on leaked Ministry of Defence documents, provided by the Taliban, to hunt British spies. The paper says some on the list have fled to Iran to escape Taliban reprisals. The government has told the paper that the Conservatives have serious questions to answer about how the data breach was allowed to happen.
The Daily Express reports a warning that there are ten million junk food addicts in the UK raising the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes. The paper says experts are urging the World Health Organisation to include food addiction as a form of substance abuse.
Many papers pay tribute to the actor Terence Stamp, whose death was announced yesterday. The Guardian’s film critic Xan Brooks describes him as the “mesmerisingly seductive dark prince of British cinema”. The i paper says the swinging London star was approached to succeed Sean Connery as James Bond but his ideas put the frighteners on the producers. The Sun says he made the working class cool. “The Stamp of genius” is the Mirror’s assessment. The Mail says “the most beautiful man in the world would try anything – except incest and Morris dancing”.
“And it’s off” is the Daily Star’s headline as it reports the upcoming horse racing strike. It says all race meets will be axed in protest at what it calls Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s plans for a hated tax hike on betting. “Hold your horses,” says The Sun.
