Prince Andrew has set the
stage for a showdown in a civil court against the woman who accuses him
of sexually assaulting her, by demanding a trial
before a jury in New York, writes Metro. He denies all the allegations.
Boris Johnson is at the centre of a police investigation into parties at No 10 after Scotland Yard revealed it has been handed evidence of the “most serious and flagrant type of breach” of lockdown rules, writes the Metro. You can read more on this story here.
Metro also leads with the story that NATO has ordered warplanes and battleships to eastern Europe.
Ukrainians will “fight to the death” if Russia invades, the country’s ambassador to the UK has promised, writes the Metro.
Boris Johnson is facing another political crisis after a senior Tory accused his government of blackmailing MPs to support him, reports the Metro.
The easing of Plan B restrictions makes the front of Metro, which proclaims a “return to the office”.
Metro quotes Boris Johnson saying no one warned him that the “bring your own booze” party in Downing Street’s garden would break lockdown rules and should not go ahead.
Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson’s former chief aide, has insisted the Prime Minister lied about his knowledge of party in the garden of No 10 and has said he and other witnesses will swear “under oath”, the paper says.
The paper reports on world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic flying out of Australia after judges told him allowing him to stay in the country would set a bad example.
The Metro reports Prince Andrew has been “booted out of the royal family” as it distances itself from the scandal of his sexual assault lawsuit in the US.