A number of Wednesday’s front pages reflect on the Duke of Sussex’s appearance in court in London challenging a Home Office decision to set the level of his personal security while he is in Britain on a “case by case” basis. “Sidelined” is Metro’s headline as the paper touts a “deep royal split revealed”. The paper says King Charles III flew off to Rome without seeing Prince Harry “even though he landed in Britain a whole day before”.
The front of the Daily Mail reports on a “day of royal drama” at the Court of Appeal in London. The paper also notes that Prince Harry’s wife, the Duchess of Sussex, released the first episode of her much-anticipated new podcast series, Confessions Of A Female Founder, on the same day where she discussed suffering an episode of “scary” poor health after childbirth. The tabloid splashes on Health Secretary Wes Streeting giving his support to a Daily Mail campaign for prostate cancer national screening.
“Moan alone” is the headline on the front of Wednesday’s the Sun as it pictures Prince Harry outside court and his father in Italy. The paper says the royals have been “estranged for 14 months”.
Prince Harry is pictured waving on the front of the Guardian as the paper says he feels “singled out for inferior treatment” over his security arrangements. Trump’s tariff turbulence continues to be a theme on other front pages, including the Guardian which says China and the US are on a “collision course for all-out trade war” as the tariffs look set to hit at midnight US time.
The clock ticks for Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs to take effect at midnight, as the Financial Times continues to analyse the latest “business backlash”. The paper’s headline says Trump is “poised to ignite global trade war with steepest tariffs in a century”.
Trump’s tariffs dominate the front page of the i Paper which describes China being hit with 104% levies as a “major trade war escalation” as it says Beijing vows to “fight to the end”. Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice is pictured wheeling away after scoring one of two stunning free kicks against Real Madrid in the Champions League. “Rice, Rice baby!” is the sub-headline.
Sticking with American politics, the Daily Telegraph leads with a very public mud-slinging match between Elon Musk and Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro. Musk has branded Navarro a “moron” and “dumber than a sack of bricks” while Navarro has told Musk to “stay in his Doge lane”, the paper says. Moving closer to home, Matt’s cartoon looks at the ongoing issues in Birmingham with an Easter bunny planting eggs among bin bags.
The Daily Mirror’s front page features a photo of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Huddersfield. “A cruel life” is the tabloid’s headline as it reports on Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim who the paper says fled Syria after being injured in a bombing. He had “very recently” arrived in the UK for a new life, the Mirror says.
The Times leads with a story on London falling out of top five wealthiest cities as millionaires leave the capital. The paper says it has lost 11,300 dollar millionaires over the past year, a higher proportion than anywhere other than Moscow.
Dacorum borough council in Hertfordshire features on the front of the Daily Express as the paper looks at the authority’s decision not to allow a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day because it is “elitist”. The move has been branded by Reform UK’s Richard Tice as “bonkers”, the Daily Express reports.
Finally, the Daily Star’s front page features two wolf cubs above the headline “Jurassic Bark”. The tabloid says “dire wolves extinct for 10,000 years are brought back to life”. Otago University’s paleogeneticist Dr Nic Rawlence has told the BBC he disputes the claim dire wolves were brought back from extinction.
The Guardian says the US and China are on “collision course” for an “all-out trade war”, after Beijing refused to lift its threat of retaliatory tariffs by this morning’s deadline.
For the Financial Times, it reports on hope among investors that damage to the global economy could be mitigated, after President Donald Trump raised the prospect of talks with other countries.
The Daily Telegraph focuses on reports of a rift over tariffs at the White House. It highlights Elon Musk’s criticism of Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro, with its front-page headline “He’s dumb as a sack of bricks”.
In other news, the Times highlights a study that says London is no longer among the five wealthiest cities in the world after more than 11,000 millionaires left, over the past year. Only Moscow saw a larger proportion of its millionaires move away, according to the report, which was commissioned by a wealth advisory firm. The researchers are quoted as blaming high rates of capital gains and inheritance tax.
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A worker stocks shelves with products imported from China at a market in Los Angeles, California
The main story for the Daily Mail is Health Secretary Wes Streeting who has given his backing to a national screening programme for prostate cancer. The Mail, which has been running a campaign on the issue, says the move could prevent thousands of needless deaths.
A 16-year-old boy who was fatally stabbed in Huddersfield last week had fled Syria after being injured in a bombing, according to the Daily Mirror. The family of Ahmad Mamdouh Al Ibrahim tell the paper they never thought his life would end in a place they thought of as a safe haven.
The Daily Express leads on criticism by Reform UK and the Conservatives of a decision by a Liberal Democrat-run council in Hertfordshire not to hold a military parade, on the 80th anniversary of VE Day. One Lib Dem councillor is quoted saying a parade would be “for the elite”. The Express saya the move by Dacorum Borough Council has been branded a “shameful betrayal”, and it notes the decision is now under review.
Finally, “Moan Alone” is the headline for the Sun as it reports that the Duke of Sussex did not see his father after flying to the UK on Sunday. The paper says it’s believed King Charles III and Prince Harry have not met in person for 14 months.
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