Channel 4 will be privatised before the next general election in May 2024, The Daily Telegraph writes. The government has decided to make the change, which could open the broadcaster up to foreign investment, with offers expected to be tabled next year.
Scientists have warned that less than three years remain to bring global emissions down to avoid a “catastrophic” temperature rise, The Independent writes. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change published a report earlier today.
The Guardian writes about US President Joe Biden, who has called for Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes, as Western leaders prepared a fresh round of economic sanctions against Moscow.
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian troops are slaughtering civilians for “pleasure”, including Olga Sukhenko, who was the mayor of the village of Motyzhyn, the Metro writes.
According to the Financial Times, Western countries are planning to step up sanctions against Russia following reports of atrocities in Bucha. French President Emmanuel Macron is calling on a ban on Russian oil, while US President Joe Biden has proposed a war crimes trial, describing Vladimir Putin as “brutal”.
According to the Daily Star, a high-ranking police officer says officers should be able to work from home.
Boris Johnson has said Vladimir Putin will pay for “despicable” war crimes, the Daily Express writes.
According to the Daily Mirror, Russian forces have killed 300 civilians in one town in Ukraine.
The Times leads on the civilian deaths in Ukraine, alongside an image of the aftermath in Bucha with bodies sprawled on the ground.
