The Times leads on the US seizure of oil tankers, external bound for Russia, with the help of the Royal Navy. "UK joins in the pursuit of Putin's shadow fleet", reads its headline. The i Paper says the UK will help capture more vessels, external to stop the illegal flow of oil. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish business rates for thousands of pubs , externalacross the UK, according to the Daily Telegraph. Scientists have for the first time recovered DNA that may belong to Leonardo da Vinci, external, according to a report in the Times.

Source: The Times January 08, 2026 15:26 UTC