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The second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals gets underway tonight with Barcelona facing PSG and Borussia Dortmund at home against Atlético Madrid. 

Front page summary The Independent – PM urges restraint – and doubles down on support for Israel The Independent says the prime minister said the ‘reckless and dangerous escalation’ by Iran on Saturday night risked plunging the Middle East into a deeper crisis. Rishi Sunak has doubled down on Britain’s backing for Israel after Iran’s “unprecedented” attack, but urged all sides to “show restraint” amid fears the Middle East crisis could spiral out of control.The front page features a large image of Donald Trump entering a New York court house on Monday – marking the first day of his porn star hush…

Front page summary The Guardian – Iranian attack will be met with response, says top Israeli general The Guardian says US officials believe some form of retaliation is “almost inevitable” and quotes Lt Gen Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces, saying: “This launch of so many missiles, cruise missiles, and drones into Israeli territory will be met with a response”. The paper adds, though, that US President Biden’s administration still hopes any counter-strike will be limited and not aimed at Iranian territory.Elsewhere, the front page features an image of Donald Trump attending his New York court case.…

Front page summary The Metro – Trump’s historic criminal trial: This is an outrageThe Metro leads with the criminal trial of Donald Trump, which got underway in New York on Monday. The former US president is accused of falsifying business records to conceal a hush-money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels, allegations which he denies. The paper quotes from a statement in which Trump describes the case as an “outrage” and a “political persecution like never before”.The front page is dedicated to the story.  Metro – Iran v Israel: Middle East in crisis – Rain of Terror By WTX NewsApril 15,…

Front page summary The Sun  – Holly in £1m ring of steel Netflix will throw a £1m “ring of steel” around Holly Willoughby when she travels to Costa Rica to film her new show, Bear Hunt, later this month, the Sun reports. The paper says the show will see at least ten celebrities try to evade capture by survival expert Bear Grylls.The front page reports on Britain’s Got Talent and other celebrity gossip.  The Sun – RAF top guns foil Iran blitzBy WTX NewsApril 15, 2024 The main stories Like this article? why don’t you share it? its easy … just…

Front page summary Daily Mirror – Anti-social thug menace: Street yobs victims live in fear The Daily Mirror leads with a report on the Victims and Prisoners Bill, which will be debated in Parliament on Tuesday and which is intended to improve support for the victims of crime. The paper quotes Baroness Newlove, whose husband Garry was kicked to death after confronting a group of vandals in 2007, calling on the government to do more to tackle anti-social behaviour. “Tragedy can strike when pleas for help go unheard,” she says.Elsewhere, celebrity news makes the front page.  Daily Mirror – World prays…

Front page summary Daily Express – Can we now outlaw Iran’s terror force in the UK?The Daily Express says: “Can we now outlaw Iran’s terror force in the UK?”, PM Sunak faces mounting pressure to ban Iran’s Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist group. The paper says ex-Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith has described the government’s failure to do so as “absurd”. He says the government’s reasons for not banning the group are “absurd” because “we clearly have no influence” over Iran in any event.The front page reports on Vanessa Feltz who talks to the paper about table manners. …

Many of Tuesday’s front pages cover the rising tensions between Israel and Iran. It comes after Iran launched an estimated 300 drone and missile strikes towards Israel overnight on Saturday, saying the attack was a response to an earlier strike on its consulate in Syria.

Most of the papers’ front pages feature images of Donald Trump in court – attending the first day of one of his four criminal cases. The former US president is set to be the Republican nomination for the upcoming US presidential election.

Israel’s war cabinet met on Monday to discuss their response to the unprecedented attack by Iran on Saturday – in which more than 300 missiles and drones were launched. Israel has not confirmed what they have decided to do.

The UK’s shortest-serving PM Liz Truss has endorsed Donald Trump to win this year’s US election, saying the “world was safer” when he was in the White House. The former prime minister said the world was “on the cusp of very, very strong conflict” and needed “a strong America more than ever”.