Punish Putin harder now says the Daily Express’ front page – the paper wants harsher sanctions on Russia.
Month: February 2022
Get dirty Russian money out of UK now says the front splash of the Daily Mirror – which leads with the UK sanctions against Russia.
PM Boris Johnson : Stop mad Vlad – says the front page of the Sun as the news of sanctions dominates Wednesday’s papers.
The Independent says the 32-year-old daughter of former Kentucky state representative C Wesley Morgan was killed on Tuesday morning in what police are describing as an early morning home invasion shooting.
The Metro says The Ukrainian military said one soldier has been killed and six wounded in shelling by pro-Russian separatists.
The Guardian says Donald Trump’s former attorney Rudy Giuliani is expected to cooperate with the House select committee investigating January 6.
The Independent says Kanye West’s forthcoming album Donda 2 has failed to materialise on schedule.
The Independent says a mayor in southern Italy is gearing up for battle after it was announced that 6,000 tonnes of refuse would be dumped in his municipality in the latest chapter of a two-year waste feud between Italy and Tunisia.
The Guardian says If Russian forces try to take new territory in Ukraine, they will face an army that is far smaller and less well equipped than their own but hardened by eight years of fighting.
The Guardian says The reigning US Open champion, Emma Raducanu, retired in the final set of a marathon first competitive outing since bowing out at the Australian Open.
The Metro says Kanye West appears to have taken aim at his love rival Pete Davidson once again on a song that features on his new album Donda 2.
The Metro says One-term president Donald Trump has hit out at Joe Biden saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would not have happened on his watch.
The Metro says The UK is facing more extreme weather today as flooding continues across the country.
The Metro says Boots will begin sales of lateral flow tests from tomorrow as ministers are warned people may soon face a choice between ‘eating or heating or paying for a test’.
The Independent says Heathrow has revealed it was the only hub airport in Europe to see a reduction in passenger numbers in 2021, due to the UK’s tougher coronavirus travel rules.
The Independent says The Duchess of Cambridge will receive an official welcome from Denmark’s Queen Margrethe on the second day of her trip to the Scandinavian nation.
The Guardian says The first glimpse of a Partygate questionnaire confirms that Downing Street insiders are being questioned under police caution.
The Guardian says Innocent drinks has had an advert banned by the Advertising Standards Authority after environmentalists reported it for claiming that drinking its smoothies is good for the environment.
Wednesday’s front pages.
Fears of conflict have escalated as Vladimir Putin ignores calls to back down over the Ukraine crisis. Chilling maps show what would happen if London was to be targeted by a Russian nuclear bomb if east-west tensions result in World War 3.
BBC News says Boris Johnson “misspoke” when he claimed Chelsea Football Club’s Russian owner Roman Abramovich faced sanctions.
Mr Putin announced on Monday the Kremlin would recognise the breakaway regions of Ukraine as independent states, offering a pretext to send in Russian soldiers. The Russian President then issued the order for Russian troops to move into the two separatist regions of Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk.
Sky News says No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at Downing Street events being probed.
MPs have become increasingly frustrated at the failure to crackdown Russia on cash swirling around the capital. Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper demanded ‘much stronger action against illicit finance’
Euronews says Western allies imposed a raft of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, in response to Russian recognition of two breakaway republics in the east of Ukraine.