Donald Trump’s threats of severe tariffs on Russia is leading the front pages of Tuesday’s papers, with the US president pushing for Moscow to accept a deal to end the war within 50 days. The Financial Times says Trump has told Russia to expect 100% “secondary” tariffs if the Ukraine war does not end within the timeframe, with a picture of Nato chief Mark Rutte meeting the US president at the White House.
The Guardian has also headlined with Trump and Putin, writing that the US president has issued a “warning” to the Kremlin after agreeing a deal with Nato to arm Ukraine. Meanwhile, Ben Stokes and Shoaib Bashir are pictured embracing after a win for England in the third test against India.
“Trump threatens China over Russian oil”, reads the headline of the Daily Telegraph, after the US president used the threat of “secondary tariffs” to try to leverage an end to the war in Ukraine. A photo of Constance Marten posing on a beach features on the front page, after the 38-year-old woman was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence following the death of her newborn daughter in 2023.
Marten and her partner Mark Gordon were also splashed across the front page of the Daily Mail, with the paper revealing that the couple’s first four children were all taken into care. Gordon has previously been convicted of rape in the United States, where he served 20 years in prison.
“Arrogance of monster parents,” says the Metro, which also leads on the guilty verdicts of Marten and Gordon. It comes more than two years after the decomposed body of their baby, Victoria, had been discovered in a shopping bag in Brighton.
Marten is pictured again on the front page of the Times, this time holding a young child. The main story is about a government scheme offering £3,750 to people switching to an electric vehicle, with the subsidies tiered to incentivise purchasing the most “environmentally sustainable” models.
A photo of Chelsea hoisting the Club World Cup trophy features on the front page of the Daily Star, with Trump pictured getting caught up in the celebrations.
Gregg Wallace and John Torode are the feature story on the Sun, pictured with the headline “End of Torode?”. Torode has said he is subject to an allegation of using racist language, upheld as part of an inquiry into separate allegations against co-host Gregg Wallace. The paper says the BBC and production company Banijay had asked Torode to leave MasterChef and claim he had mental health issues following the allegation, but he refused. On Monday night, BBC insiders distanced themselves from that claim. Torode wrote on Instagram that the allegation was that he made the remarks in 2018 or 2019 and that he had apologised immediately afterwards. He added that he had “no recollection” of any of it, and that he “did not believe that it happened.”
“Sacked Gregg: I won’t be the last”, declares the Daily Mirror, after the former MasterChef presenter said the BBC had failed to protect him. Wallace said he was “deeply sorry for any distress caused” after the BBC published a report upholding 45 of the 83 claims about his behaviour.
The Daily Express has led on Rachel Reeves’ upcoming budget, warning of higher taxes for middle-class workers.
