The ‘storm of the century’ and the latest concerns about Russia are on the front pages.
18 February 2022
The papers focus on fears about Storm Eunice and warnings over Ukraine as the working week concludes.
The Daily Mail says Britain has braced for a “once in a decade” storm, The Sun calls Eunice a “killer storm” and Metro notes the Army is on stand-by after the Met Office issued a red alert for 100mph winds.
Friday’s @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/Y1dkjvmIgu
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) February 17, 2022
Tomorrow’s front page: Met Office issues ultra-rare RED weather warning over life-threatening windshttps://t.co/puVO46YWCZ pic.twitter.com/MGyqhfVqKk
— The Sun (@TheSun) February 17, 2022
Friday’s front page:
RED ALERT!#tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers #skypapers pic.twitter.com/8LHrb2V34C
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) February 17, 2022
The i leads on Eunice, the Daily Express calls it the “Storm of the Century” and the Daily Star predicts it will be the worst storm for 32 years as it advises readers to “go back to bed” after buying the morning paper.
I: UK braced for 100mph sting jet storm #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GpIEa0WBlu
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 17, 2022
EXPRESS: Storm of the century #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/kHlPeaTqX3
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 17, 2022
Tomorrorw’s Daily Star front page: This week I shall mostly be staying in my bed.https://t.co/A3rYaVQe56 pic.twitter.com/hRBIQe8ZPI
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 17, 2022
The Daily Telegraph reports Joe Biden and Boris Johnson have warned that Russia has begun “false flag” attacks as a pretext to invading Ukraine, in a story also covered by The Guardian, The Times and The Independent.
🗞️The front page of tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph:
‘Russia begins ‘false flag attacks”#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 17, 2022
Guardian front page, Friday 18 January 2022: Russia ready to fake cause for Ukraine attack – Biden pic.twitter.com/NBNeBI9qUA
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 17, 2022
TIMES: Whitehall convinced Putin is about to invade #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/YIgIgGEGyl
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 17, 2022
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Russia accused of ‘false flag’ attacks in Ukraine #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/9pxHvztWni
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 17, 2022
The US president is cited in the Financial Times as saying Russia will invade Ukraine within “several days”.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, Friday 18 February https://t.co/adViPMifth pic.twitter.com/I3XpDlBg7z
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 17, 2022
And the Daily Mirror reports the “shocking collapse” in social care has led to thousands of vulnerable residents being forced out of homes.
MIRROR: Inhumane #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/x4QjtdcxUj
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 17, 2022
