Summary
UK newspapers focus on a defense review to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer, highlighting plans to build 12 new submarines to support jobs. The review sparks debate on funding for military and security, with Defence Secretary John Healey clarifying that increasing defense spending to 3% of GDP by 2034 is an "ambition," not a guarantee.
Key Facts
- UK plans to build 12 new attack submarines as part of defense strategy.
- The submarines are expected to create about 30,000 jobs.
- Defence Secretary John Healey clarified that the UK aims to increase military spending to 3% of GDP by 2034, calling it an "ambition."
- The Daily Express quotes Healey likening small boat smuggling in the Channel to a "taxi service."
- A record number of migrants, 1,194, crossed the English Channel in a single day.
- Headlines covered a Ukrainian drone strike on Russian airbases, reportedly hitting targets deep inside Russia.
- Simon Yates won the Giro d'Italia, noted by the Guardian.
- A study suggested that exercise might be more effective than drugs in preventing cancer from coming back.
