'Trump sends nuclear subs to Russia' and 'holiday hell'
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"Trump sends nuclear subs to Russia" in a move that "breaks decades of Pentagon protocols on deployment", headlines the Daily Telegraph. Also on its front page, the nephew of King Charles III is engaged to an NHS nurse and the US raises the alarm over free speech in Britain.
The Times also runs Trump's "nuclear sub deployment against Putin" as its top story. The US president said he had done so due to "highly provocative" threats from Russia. Also on the front page, it's "Clarkson's worst week on the farm" as the presenter has been told "Diddly Squat Farm has been hit by a probable case of bovine TB and the death of a beloved puppy".
It's "holiday hell" in the UK as Storm Floris hits, writes the Daily Express. There will be "winds of up to 85mph in the North and 45mph in the South".
The scale of "NHS hidden waiting list crisis" is "staggering" writes The Guardian, quoting the Patients Association. "Almost half of the six million people needing treatment from the NHS in England have had no care at all since joining a hospital waiting list" it writes. Elsewhere, it's Gwyneth "Paltrow's world", we're just living in it and British Secretary of State David Lammy says "JD Vance completely relates to me."
The man that stalked the Princess Royal is "back on the streets - unrepentant and still obsessed" headlines the Daily Mail. In its other top story, her brother Prince Andrew is dubbed "His Royal Oafishness" by the Daily Mail. He is called "sex-obsessed, vulgar, ignorant, entitled and breathtakingly rude" by an "acclaimed historian".
The Daily Mirror writes that there has been a call for the Duke of York to testify in public. He has been urged to appear before US Congress to "reveal all he knows about pervert Jeffrey Epstein" by US lawyer Gloria Allred. In the meantime, Ghislaine Maxwell has been "moved to 'cushy' jail".
The FT headlines on a Supreme Court ruling on car loans that means banks have been spared "huge" payouts. Property "moguls" the Reuben brothers are in talks to to "take control of porn streaming service OnlyFans" also makes front page news.
The Sun headlines on the court's ruling over car loan compensations with "car crusher". It also touts an exclusive interview with Katie Price and Kerry Katona.
Steven Knight is "the man with the golden brum" writes the Daily Star as the Peaky Blinders writer has been picked to author the latest James Bond script. It's "Peaky Bonders" the Star adds.
The Times says President Trump has "raised the stakes in an American trial of strength with Russia", after he deployed two nuclear submarines, external in response to posts on social media by Dmitry Medvedev. The Telegraph says Trump's move "breaks decades of Pentagon protocols", external, as nuclear movements have previously been signalled only in moments of extreme geopolitical pressure, such as the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 and the Yom Kippur war of 1973.
The Guardian, external reports half of the six million people requiring NHS treatment in England have not had either their first contact with a specialist or a diagnostic test since being referred by their GP. The paper says a million of the unseen patients have already been waiting more than 18 weeks - the government's target for care to be provided. The Department of Health said it had cut waiting lists, and delivered more appointments.
In an interview with The Financial Times, Reform UK's Zia Yusuf says "Britain is trending to a dystopian place of social unrest and sectarian violence", external. He says he believes there's a 70% chance his party will win a majority at the next general election, and expresses a hope he could be chancellor.
The Daily Mail, external reports the man who tried to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974 has been released from Broadmoor and is campaigning to clear his name. Ian Ball told the paper "I am an innocent, sane man". He goes on to say he believes he was wrongfully jailed by a group of people - the late Queen being their ringleader - who believed he was a threat to their way of life.
The Sun thinks the Treasury will be breathing a sigh of relief at the Supreme Court's ruling on car finance claims. The paper says the landmark ruling "will be good for UK growth", external, and that pay outs "would have meant Britain's reputation as a place to invest and do business would be damaged". But the Daily Express sees it as a blow for millions of motorists, external, who it says will "miss out".
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