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Few papers avoid mentioning - or leading - on Donald Trump's threat of global tariffs that he is poised to unveil on Wednesday. "Carnage" and "Trump trade madness" splashes the Daily Mirror, as it reports that the UK is "braced for new wave of tariffs today". Trump has trailed the measures for weeks, initially suggesting that the tariffs would match whatever levies other countries impose, but as the deadline has edged nearer, US media began reporting that it could materialise as a blanket 20%. | Few papers avoid mentioning - or leading - on Donald Trump's threat of global tariffs that he is poised to unveil on Wednesday. "Carnage" and "Trump trade madness" splashes the Daily Mirror, as it reports that the UK is "braced for new wave of tariffs today". Trump has trailed the measures for weeks, initially suggesting that the tariffs would match whatever levies other countries impose, but as the deadline has edged nearer, US media began reporting that it could materialise as a blanket 20%. |
The Financial Times leads on investors "flocking to gold as fears mount on eve of Trump tariff announcement". Chinese demand, the paper says, is fuelling a "bonanza" for local car maker BYD. War games are also highlighted above the fold, where the paper reports on Chinese naval exercises taking place in waters near Taiwan on Tuesday. | The Financial Times leads on investors "flocking to gold as fears mount on eve of Trump tariff announcement". Chinese demand, the paper says, is fuelling a "bonanza" for local car maker BYD. War games are also highlighted above the fold, where the paper reports on Chinese naval exercises taking place in waters near Taiwan on Tuesday. |
The Trumps dominate the front page of the Daily Telegraph, with the paper reporting that it's now down to the "11th hour" for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to "halt the trade war" with the US president while the president's wife, Melania, is seen giving a global "salute" at the International Women of Courage Awards in Washington DC. It's still unclear how the UK will be hit in the sweeping taxes on goods imported to the US, but the Telegraph reports that No 10 has concessions prepared "to spare us the worst of 'Liberation Day' tariffs". | The Trumps dominate the front page of the Daily Telegraph, with the paper reporting that it's now down to the "11th hour" for UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to "halt the trade war" with the US president while the president's wife, Melania, is seen giving a global "salute" at the International Women of Courage Awards in Washington DC. It's still unclear how the UK will be hit in the sweeping taxes on goods imported to the US, but the Telegraph reports that No 10 has concessions prepared "to spare us the worst of 'Liberation Day' tariffs". |
Power couples are also making headlines over on The Daily Mail, as the paper splashes on an exclusive look at how David and Victoria Beckham plan to ring in the former Manchester United midfielder's 50th birthday. Trump's tariff threat also looms large, as the paper warns it could "wipe out" Chancellor Rachel Reeves' attempts to balance the books - "just one week after cuts". | Power couples are also making headlines over on The Daily Mail, as the paper splashes on an exclusive look at how David and Victoria Beckham plan to ring in the former Manchester United midfielder's 50th birthday. Trump's tariff threat also looms large, as the paper warns it could "wipe out" Chancellor Rachel Reeves' attempts to balance the books - "just one week after cuts". |
The warnings continue over on the front page of the i Paper, where it leads on Foreign Secretary David Lammy telling Parliament that Britain must "prepare for the worst" ahead of Trump's "Liberation Day". Farming and gene-edited crops, the paper reports, are now "key parts of talks" with the US. | The warnings continue over on the front page of the i Paper, where it leads on Foreign Secretary David Lammy telling Parliament that Britain must "prepare for the worst" ahead of Trump's "Liberation Day". Farming and gene-edited crops, the paper reports, are now "key parts of talks" with the US. |
Big tech and the big taxes the UK imposes on those firms seems to be another lever that Sir Keir is willing to pull in order to pave a more favourable path in the global trade war, as the Guardian reports that he's "offered big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs". Elsewhere, it's Beatlemania brought into the 21st Century as the paper spotlights the "fab four" - Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn - who have been cast in four biopics about the famed Liverpudlians. | Big tech and the big taxes the UK imposes on those firms seems to be another lever that Sir Keir is willing to pull in order to pave a more favourable path in the global trade war, as the Guardian reports that he's "offered big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs". Elsewhere, it's Beatlemania brought into the 21st Century as the paper spotlights the "fab four" - Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn - who have been cast in four biopics about the famed Liverpudlians. |
The modern Beatles quartet also Come Together over on the front page of the Times, which uses its top fold to report on the recent welfare reforms that the Labour Party announced - saying the government's own figures show "400,000 more will be unfit for any work". The Times says that this increase stems from the fact that ministers scrapped Conservative plans that would have resulted in more people with mobility and mental health problems looking for work. | The modern Beatles quartet also Come Together over on the front page of the Times, which uses its top fold to report on the recent welfare reforms that the Labour Party announced - saying the government's own figures show "400,000 more will be unfit for any work". The Times says that this increase stems from the fact that ministers scrapped Conservative plans that would have resulted in more people with mobility and mental health problems looking for work. |
The Metro reports that "23 more victims" have come forward following an appeal made by the Met Police after the conviction of a PhD student who was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women between 2019 and 2024. Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, a student at University College London, had filmed some of his assaults and kept "trophies" of his victims, the paper reports. That haul was later released to the public by the police, who asked anyone identifying the items shown to get in touch. | The Metro reports that "23 more victims" have come forward following an appeal made by the Met Police after the conviction of a PhD student who was found guilty of drugging and raping 10 women between 2019 and 2024. Chinese national Zhenhao Zou, a student at University College London, had filmed some of his assaults and kept "trophies" of his victims, the paper reports. That haul was later released to the public by the police, who asked anyone identifying the items shown to get in touch. |
"Charity boss bullied by Meg trolls" leads the front page of the Sun, which is continuing to track developments in the row that has engulfed the charity founded by the Duke of Sussex. Prince Harry has since resigned from his role at Sentebale, but a spokesman for its chair - Sophie Chandauka - tells the paper that she was forced off X "due to the proliferation of online bullying". | "Charity boss bullied by Meg trolls" leads the front page of the Sun, which is continuing to track developments in the row that has engulfed the charity founded by the Duke of Sussex. Prince Harry has since resigned from his role at Sentebale, but a spokesman for its chair - Sophie Chandauka - tells the paper that she was forced off X "due to the proliferation of online bullying". |
Now for our look at the morning papers, with most front pages dominated by President Trump's threatened new tariffs - and particularly their impact on the UK. | |
The Telegraph leads with what it calls the prime minister's "11th hour bid" to halt a potential trade war with Washington - and says Number 10 is preparing to finalise a package of economic concessions. The Guardian reports that the government has offered to slash taxes for US tech-firms in return for lower tariffs on its imports to the US, while the impact on Britain's motor industry is the focus of the Mirror. It warns of "Car-nage" amid fears that 25,000 vehicle production jobs could be put at risk. | |
The Daily Mail says the chancellor faces a fresh crisis due to the potentially "crippling tariffs" and reports that Rachel Reeves' latest financial plans are under threat, just a week after her Spring Statement. The Financial Times reports that investors are flocking to gold as they brace themselves for a potential global trade war. | |
Labour's welfare reforms feature prominently on the front of the Times. It reports that the government's own figures suggest an extra 400,000 people could end up being signed off as unfit to work because of the changes. The Department for Work and Pensions tells the paper that a £1bn support package will help sick and disabled people back to work. | |
The Sun leads with the latest fallout from the row engulfing Sentebale, the charity founded by the Duke of Sussex, following Prince Harry's resignation over disagreements with its chair, Sophie Chandauka. Her spokesperson tells the paper she's been forced to shut down her social media accounts because of online abuse. | |
Pictured on the covers of several papers arew the actors chosen to play Paul, John, George and Ringo in four films telling the story of the Beatles. Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan will portray the Fab Four in the big-screen quadrilogy. | |
And the ongoing Birmingham bin strikes make the cover of the i Paper, which profiles a man billed as "the city's busiest rat catcher". Unsurprisingly, Will Timms says business is booming since refuse workers went on strike last month. He claims rodents "as big as dogs" are roaming the city. | |
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