The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine dominates many of the UK’s newspapers today. The Guardian writes of conflicting reports regarding deaths in Gaza, with Gaza health officials claiming more than 100 Palestinians died when Israeli troops opened fire on crowds near aid trucks, but the Israeli military rejecting these claims. The Financial Times similarly highlights the contrasting accounts, and leads with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state of the nation speech warning that Western support for Ukraine could result in a global war.
The Daily Telegraph also focuses on Putin, while The Daily Mail leads on immigration, citing a “sacked watchdog” who found “shocking migration system failings” in the UK. Meanwhile, The Sun leads for the second day running on the story of Christian Horner, boss of the Red Bull F1 team and husband of Spice Girl Geri Halliwell, and leaked text messages between him and a female colleague.
Other papers touch on a range of topics. The Times covers Prince William’s condemnation of antisemitism during a visit to a London synagogue, while The Daily Mirror headlines inquiries into the police officer Wayne Couzens, who was jailed for the murder of Sarah Everard, asking “How many more are still hiding in plain sight?” Finally, Metro reports on the death of Dave Myers, one half of the popular TV duo the Hairy Bikers, while the i highlights a less optimistic economic forecast in the run-up to the UK’s Spring Budget
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