The Duke of Sussex’s surprise trip to meet victims of war in Ukraine was a late addition to some of Friday’s front pages. The Daily Mail highlights that the prince’s “secret trip” followed his appearance at a two-day hearing in London over his security arrangements in the UK.
The Daily Telegraph likewise leads on Prince Harry’s visit to a clinic which rehabilitates wounded military personnel and civilians in Lviv. The paper also reacts to Trump’s tariffs, which continue to dominate the front pages. The markets “fall again” as the US president “admits to transition problems” from his tariffs, it reports.
The Guardian splashes on “further market turmoil” after the US confirmed tariffs on China would reach 145% for some products. The paper covers criticism from Democrats of Trump’s “scattershot announcements” and says a former treasury secretary has branded the president’s policy a “self-inflicted wound”.
A combination of economic and royal news features on the front page of the Times. A deal with the US will “not lessen 10% tariffs” for Britain, reads its headline, as it reports ministers are “increasingly pessimistic” about securing an exemption from Trump’s tariffs. In other news, Queen Camilla is pictured sampling a glass of wine in Ravenna as she and King Charles III concluded their state visit to Italy.
The i Paper likewise reports that hope is fading for a UK-US deal, with the UK moving “closer to softer Brexit” instead. The UK is preparing to “strike a defence pact” with the EU, it reports. Separately, it touts a “landmark moment” as a breast cancer pill is announced on the NHS.
The Financial Times also turns its eye to Europe and reports the EU is “open to taxing Big Tech” if tariff negotiations with the US president fail. The paper also reports that French football star Kylian Mbappé has launched legal action against his former club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) over alleged unpaid wages. PSG says his version of events exist in a “parallel universe of fanciful storytelling”, the FT reports.
“Record numbers” of Britons are registering with the Swiss assisted dying organisation Dignitas, the Daily Express reports. Its headline says this is “‘concrete’ proof Britons want a right to die choice”, as MPs consider amendments to a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales for terminally ill adults.
“Bake and take” reads the front page of the Sun, which leads on an investigation into shoplifting. Some entertainment news also greets readers, as it reports Sex Education and The White Lotus actress Aimee Lou Wood may be joining a new set of biopics about the Beatles.
A third royal story features on the front page of the Daily Mirror, which reports TV bosses are queuing up to hire “the pundit” the Prince of Wales after he took to the microphone at an Aston Villa game on Thursday. The paper cites an unnamed source saying Prince William would “100% be up for it again”.
“This memes war,” reads the Metro’s front page as it reports that China has “unleashed a series of memes mocking Donald Trump’s trade war”. One such meme is splashed across its front page – a fake image of Trump, US Vice-President JD Vance and Elon Musk working at a shoe factory.
“One giant heap for mankind” reads the The Daily Star’s headline. Nasa is seeking to clean up astronauts’ waste in space, it reports, as the Moon turns into “a loo-nar landscape”.
The fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariff regime continues to dominate the front pages.
The Guardian talks of “market turmoil” as investors’ expectations about the size of Chinese tariffs shift.
The Times says government ministers are increasingly pessimistic about securing an outright exemption from the taxes. It suggests the best-case scenario would be a continuation of the baseline 10% levy on UK goods being imported into the US. However, one unnamed government source is quoted as saying “things change by the day”.
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, tells the Financial Times that the EU is prepared to deploy its most powerful trade measures if negotiations with Trump fail to end his tariff war against Europe. She says Brussels is open to taxing US digital companies if necessary. It could include a levy on digital advertising revenue, to hit US Big Tech firms such as Google and Meta.
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The Duke of Sussex met war victims in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv on Thursday
The Duke of Sussex is pictured on the front of the Telegraph and the Daily Mail during what is described as a “secret” trip to Ukraine. It is reported that Prince Harry visited an orthopaedic clinic in the west of the war-torn country, where wounded civilians and soldiers receive treatment.
The Telegraph says the unannounced trip could be seen as a message from the prince to Trump, who has expressed his frustrations with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in efforts to end the conflict.
In other news, the Guardian reports that more than a quarter of women in England are living with a serious reproductive health issue. Some 28% of respondents in a survey of 60,000 women – thought to be the largest of its kind – said they were suffering some kind of “reproductive morbidity”. The paper says health experts have warned that systemic, operational, structural and cultural issues are preventing women accessing care.
According to the Times, anti-anxiety medication ending up in rivers and seas may be making salmon more reckless. A study in which the fish were given similar drugs showed salmon leaving the safety of shoals and heading out on their own – making them vulnerable to predators. The study, by scientists from Sweden, was published in the journal Science.
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