- US warns of new sanctions on countries engaging with Iran amid ongoing blockade
- Far-right leaders propose remigration plan at Milan summit
- Melbourne police investigate fatal pedestrian collision at Supanova event
- Spanish PM hosts progressive conference in Barcelona against MAGA politics
- Gunman kills six in Kyiv supermarket shooting being investigated as terrorism
- EU chemical producers file complaint against Chinese firm LB Group
- Trump convenes Iran meeting amid renewed crisis in Strait of Hormuz
- Pope Leo XIV denounces war spending amid tension with Trump during Africa tour
Metro - You’re nicked
Summary of the front page
The Metro leads on Nicola Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell being arrested in a probe over the SNP party’s finances, with the couple’s home scoured by police.
The paper features an image of blue tents and police tape outside the couple’s home in a quiet cul-de-sac in Glasgow and notes that a search of SNP HQ in Edinburgh was made at the same time. Mr Murrell, who resigned as chief executive last month, has been released without charge, pending further investigation.
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US warns of new sanctions on countries engaging with Iran amid ongoing blockade
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EU chemical producers file complaint against Chinese firm LB Group
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