'Vance's slur' and 'Entry level hosting'
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The Daily Star decries remarks by US Vice-President JD Vance about a potential peacekeeping force in Ukraine. The US politician said a stake in Ukraine's economy was a "better security guarantee than 20,000 troops from some random country that hasn't fought a war in 30 or 40 years". Both the UK and France have said they would be willing to put troops on the ground. The paper calls Vance's remarks a "vile slur on Brit heroes", but he has insisted he did not "even mention the UK or France".

The fallout from Vance's remarks is also seized upon by the Daily Express, which says veterans have branded the vice-president a "clown". It says they have accused Vance of "dishonouring the 636 British heroes who lost their lives fighting alongside the US in Iraq and Afghanistan".

The Daily Mirror headline says Vance "pours scorn on the heroes of our armed forces", noting the remarks came as plans for Britain's VE Day celebrations were unveiled. "Disgrace," it pronounces.

US President Donald Trump's tariffs have sparked fears of "serious damage to the global economy", the Financial Times reports. It says markets fell sharply after the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico came into effect, with the US also imposing an extra 10% levy on goods from China.

The Daily Telegraph says Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has made an 11th-hour attempt to "make things right" with Trump after their Oval Office row on Friday. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer helped the Ukrainian president "swallow his pride", it says. Elsewhere on its front, King Charles III is pictured perched on a seat on a Royal Navy warship – becoming the first monarch to visit such a vessel at sea in almost 40 years.

The UK is "scrambling" to save a Ukraine peace deal as "Zelensky grovels to Trump", the I paper writes. It says Ukraine's president has offered an olive branch to Trump, insisting he wants a rapid truce. It also includes a segment on the creation of a woolly mouse, which it calls the "first step to genetically engineering mammoth-like elephants".

Zelensky's proposed peace plan to end the war in Ukraine leads the Guardian. It quotes him as saying he is "ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible" and work under Trump's "strong leadership". The paper also carries a report which found 9% of women who died at the hands of men in the UK over the past 15 years were killed by their sons.

The Daily Mail also picks up on Zelensky's "olive branch". It says he described the White House clash with Trump as "regrettable" and said he "really valued" the US's support. The paper, along with several others, runs a photograph of the Duchess of Sussex. Her TV rebrand is critiqued as "Entry level hosting for people who need a recipe for ice cubes".

Britain is "pressing" Trump to reverse his decision to suspend arms shipments to Ukraine, the Times reports. It says Zelensky has expressed his gratitude to the US in a "carefully worded statement" and indicated he was ready to sign a mineral rights deal with the country.

Football pundit Jermaine Jenas and his wife Ellie Penfold have split up after a 16-year relationship, the Sun reports. She said on Instagram the couple had decided to "part ways". It comes months after Jenas, who presented The One Show and appeared on Match of the Day for the BBC, was sacked by the corporation following complaints about workplace conduct.

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