Metro reports on a group of protesters who stormed the empty £50m London mansion of a Russian oligarch and claimed they had liberated it.
Browsing: UK Papers
Every day, we break down the UK papers to give you the front page news, top stories and the angle the newspaper is reporting from. We cover right and left papers, the tabloids and broadsheets, the back pages, the Sunday papers and the business pages.
The Sun says more 25,000 Brits have signed up to help those fleeing the Russian invasion.
Three former British special forces soldiers have been killed in Ukraine, the Daily Mirror claims on its front page.
The Daily Express leads with claims a number of former British special forces soldiers have been killed in Ukraine.
The Guardian says the attack came after the Kremlin said supply lines into Ukraine were legitimate military targets.
Metro leads with a plea for people to take in refugees from Ukraine – those who do so will get a £350-a-month “thank you” payment from the government.
The Independent calls the attack “the most westerly attack yet by Russian forces” as the paper’s headline reads: “Putin’s deadly missile strike on Nato’s doorstep”.
The Sun calls the attack on the base a “blitz” by President Putin. It says around 30 missiles are believed to have been fired and at least 35 killed and many more injured.
The Daily Mirror is another to lead on Russia’s deadly attack – it says it marks a direct threat to the NATO alliance.
The Daily Express also sounds a note of alarm and calls the Russian attack a “significant escalation” in the war.
The Metro says Roman Abramovich has “blood on his hands” after the Chelsea owner was slapped with sanctions by the government.
Priti Patel’s changes to the UK’s scheme to welcome Ukrainian refugees do not go “anywhere near far enough“, The Independent says.
Relentless shelling by Russian forces is leaving a trail of utter devastation on the streets of Mariupol, The Guardian writes.
The Daily Mirror describes Mr Abramovich and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Blood Brothers”.
“Skintski” is The Sun’s take on the Roman Abramovich story. It says Chelsea Football Club is facing going bust after its owner was hit by sanctions.
The Daily Express says Vladimir Putin hit back at the West’s crippling sanctions on Thursday by threatening to send global food prices soaring and imposing his own export bans.
According to The Guardian, Russian bombs “completely destroyed” a children’s hospital in Mariupol, after shelling halted evacuations from several Ukrainian cities.
The Independent writes the missile strike in Mariupol injured expectant mothers and buried children under rubble.
The Metro also leads on the Russian attack on a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, calling it a “new low for Putin”.
The Daily Express writes that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has once again urged Western leaders to impose a no-fly zone in his country.
The Daily Mirror also leads on the missile strike on a hospital in Ukraine, describing it as “barbaric”.
The Sun leads on the bombing of a hospital in Mariupol, describing it as “evil upon evil”.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made a plea to UK politicians to tackle Russia, The Independent writes.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke via video link to the House of Commons on Tuesday, greeted by a standing ovation from MPs, according to Metro.
The Guardian leads on news that the US has banned Russian oil, with the UK set to phase out Russian oil imports this year.
