12:46โขUkraine Destroys 40 Russian Bombers
โจThe newspapers report on Ukraine claiming a major escalation with coordinated drone strikes destroying over 40 Russian bomber aircraft at four airbases, including nuclear-capable planes, in what multiple outlets describe as a "large-scale operation" (BBC News, Sky News, The Sun). Immigration tensions dominate domestic coverage as a minister admits Britain has "lost control of borders" while hundreds more migrants cross the Channel, with reports describing smugglers operating like a "taxi service" while French police observe without intervention (HuffPost UK, The Independent). Violence in France intensifies following PSG's Champions League victory, with reports of two deaths, 700 fires, and nearly 560 arrests in what Breitbart London calls a "playground for thugs."