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Two stories dominate Wednesday’s front pages: the latest from Ukraine and the sentencing of Kyle Clifford.

Many of the tabloids choose to focus on Clifford, who was handed three life sentences with whole orders for the murder of his ex-partner, her sister and her mother. He was also found guilty of raping his ex-partner. The sentence means he’ll never be released from prison. The women were the wives and daughters of BBC horse racing commentator John Hunt, whose victim impact statement is quoted in many headlines this morning.

Manchester United’s new £2bn stadium is discussed on the front and back pages, as is Liverpool’s exit from the Champions League.

On the international front, a Ukraine- Russia ceasefire is on the table, awaiting Russia’s agreement, after peace talks involving the US in Saudi Arabia.

Trump’s ongoing tariff war with Canada also makes the front pages after he announced a 50% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminium. Trump’s announcements, which he’s since backtracked on, saw metal prices rise and the stock markets fall.

Tuesday’s headlines are dominated by the catastrophic collision in the North Sea, with detailed reports on the incident, rescue operation and environmental concerns.

As of this morning, fires are still burning, and one person remains missing.

Elsewhere, there’s coverage of other ongoing domestic stories, including the farmers’ protests and civil service cuts. Threats over AI and images of the Princess of Wales make several front pages.

The UK back pages cover last night’s Premier League match as Newcastle snagged all three points against West Ham.

The business newspapers focus on the stock markets as US recession fears sparked a market run-off.

Several papers report on the upcoming US- Ukraine talks being held in Saudi Arabia.

Monday’s front pages continue the weekend trend of no clear lead story, and instead, a variety of topics dominate the headlines. 

Kyiv and Washington set for talks this week in Saudi Arabia, report a handful of broadsheets whilst several tabloids focus on Covid 5 years on – and how the UK marked the event.

Benefit cuts, prison reforms, growing crime in the UK and the sunny weather Britain has enjoyed – all make up the domestic coverage on the front pages. The back pages lead on last night’s Man Utd vs Arsenal, which ended in a 1-1 draw. The sports editors suggest that Arsenal’s failure to win has handed Liverpool the Premier League title. 

Sunday’s newspaper front pages lead with various stories ranging from Russia spy plots to Labour’s plans to tackle anti-social behaviour to Liam Gallagher’s love-child drama. 

In typical Sunday coverage, there’s no real lead story dominating the news today and instead a mixture of predominantly domestic news. 

The back pages report on yesterday’s Premier League action, France beating Ireland in the Six Nations and look ahead to today’s Manchester United vs Arsenal Premier League match.

There are two main stories dominating Friday’s front pages this morning, with the ongoing European plans to support Ukraine after the US paused military aid and the sentencing of an ex-soldier who raped and murdered his ex-girlfriend, and killed her mother and sister. 

A meeting of EU leaders in Brussels yesterday ended in an agreed increase in defence spending. Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was also in attendance and expressed his gratitude, noting that Europe has stuck with Ukraine throughout it all. 

Kyle Clifford, 26, has been convicted of raping his ex-girlfriend before brutally murdering her, her sister, and their mother. He used a crossbow to kill Louise Hunt and her sister, Hannah, while their mother, Carol, was fatally attacked with a knife.

A handful of papers feature some standalone publications – including a report that NHS staff may have illegally accessed information about the murders of the three victims of the Nottingham killer, Valdo Calocane.

Rachel Reeves also makes the front splashes, as does the ongoing backlash to the US tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports. 

The back pages lead with Man United’s 1-1 draw in last night’s Europa League.