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How Vladdy dare you The Sun plays on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s name with its headline “How Vladdy dare you,” following news that the paper’s defence editor, Jerome Starkey, has been issued a Russian arrest warrant. The Sun claims the warrant was issued due to his “fearless coverage” of the Russia-Ukraine war and reports that No. 10 has dismissed the move as “desperate.” Princess Kate features on the front page.

Many of Friday’s front pages focus on the tragic collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter in Washington, DC, which claimed 67 lives. 

Elsewhere, the front pages cover a variety of domestic stories from domestic violence to the NHS to Nigel Farage’s call for more people to get behind Brexit.


A handful of papers feature images of British pop singer Marianne Faithfull – who has died at the age of 78.

The back pages cover Manchester United’s win in last night’s Europa League – the win means United advanced straight to the Round of 16.

National Transportation Safety Board says it will ‘leave no stone unturned’ in probe of midair collision.Investigators in the United States have located the black boxes from the American Airlines jet that crashed into a US Army helicopter near Washington, DC, killing all 67 people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) on Friday said it recovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the Bombardier CRJ700 jet that collided with a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. “The recorders are at the NTSB labs for evaluation,” the agency said in a post on…

Exclusive: PM urged for a radical rethink of Brexit to boost economic growth as it’s revealed government won’t calculate loss of the UK’s biggest market Starmer accused of having head in the sand over cost of Brexit Keir Starmer has been accused of having his “head in the sand” over Brexit as figures show the UK is conclusively worse off five years after leaving the EU. The prime minister has been urged for a radical rethink of the Brexit reset to drive economic growth as he prepares to open his negotiations at a dinner with EU leaders on Monday. Writing…

Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got Five years after Britain officially left the European Union, Brexit is less popular than ever. YouGov polling on Wednesday showed the number of Brits who think leaving the EU was a good idea is at its lowest since the referendum, with just three in 10 saying it was the right decision. Most voters support Britain returning to the EU, with even one in six who backed the UK’s departure now experiencing regret. Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-anniversary-leave-starmer-reform-boris-johnson-b2689370.html

Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs if they replace US dollar. The US President did not hold back and threatened BRICS member states with 100% tariffs on Thursday to dissuade them from replacing the US dollar as reserve currency. Donald Trump had made a similar statement right after winning the November 2024 elections. Trump threatens BRICS with tariffs “We are going to require a commitment from these seemingly hostile countries that they will neither create a new BRICS currency, nor back any other currency to replace the mighty US dollar or, they will face 100% Tariffs,” he said on his Truth social media…

The first sacked Apprentice candidate’s four-word confession after brutal exit After a task that involved The Apprentice candidates being whisked off to Austria to flog bike tours to tourists, Lord Alan Sugar said ‘You’re fired’ to the first contestant. Sent back home to Essex after just one episode of the hit BBC show was Emma Rothwell, 29, who shared her disappointment over her premature departure to Metro. ‘I was just like, I’ve let myself down,’ the online gift store owner says of the moment she was booted out of the boardroom. ‘I’ve let everyone else down. I just knew…

Dragons’ Den viewers slam ‘horrifically uncomfortable’ offer on £6,500,000 business Dragons’ Den viewers have been left outraged by an ‘uncomfortable’ offer from Touker Suleyman over a haircare line from one young entrepreneur. Lucie Macleod, 24, started brand Hair Syrup while trying to save money on haircare at university — her business is now projected to turn over £6,500,000 in 2025. The dragons were initially impressed by the huge growth the business had achieved since 2019 when Lucie officially began selling her serums through TikTok. However, it became increasingly clear that the young entrepreneur was out of her depth in…

Emilia Pérez star faces backlash with resurfaced racist tweets amid ‘Oscar violation’ Karla Sofia Gascón, the Oscar-nominated Emilia Pérez star, is facing backlash for resurfaced posts on X targeting Muslims, George Floyd and Oscar diversity. The 52-year-old actor, who made history as the first out trans person to be nominated for an Academy Award in the best actress category, is facing mounting criticism for historic – and recent – comments. The actor rose to global fame as the titular character in Netflix’s acclaimed movie musical also starring Selena Gomez and Zoë Saldaña about a Mexican drug boss who starts…

Brit Awards confirm 2025 performers with newly solo star returning to the stage The Brit Awards is one of the biggest nights of the year for celebrities from wild outfits to memorable speeches to big performances. Finally, after huge speculation, organisers have revealed the first performers who will take to the stage from their stunning lineup of nominees. This includes the first solo Brit Award performance from Little Mix legend Jade Thirlwall after her huge debut solo success. Last year saw Raye, Dua Lipa and none other than Kylie Minogue perform with viewers treated to a medley of her…