'Zelenskyy blames Trump' and Brand a 'sex predator'

"He arrived with his entourage, then sat impassively in the dock as cut-glass KC read out litany of sex charges", is how the Daily Mail's Jan Moir describes the start of Russell Brand's rape trial. According to the Metro, Southwark Crown Court heard of how he aimed to sleep with 5,000 women. "Predator," declares the Daily Mirror, in its headline. The paper highlights evidence from one of the comedian's former friends, who claimed that after an alleged rape in 1999, Brand said: "I may have gone a bit too far." He denies all the charges.

The Guardian leads on the row about Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink satellite communications system. The paper says the apparent restrictions raise "doubts about long-term US support for Kyiv". The Daily Telegraph suggests that Vladimir Putin has been given a "golden opportunity to attack, with Kyiv defenceless". "My people will die after Trump betrayal," is President Volodymyr Zelensky's warning in the Times.

Donald Trump also makes the front of the Daily Star. He's described by the paper as "heartless" for posting an AI video of himself wrestling a tiger, hours after sharing a real-life clip of a man who was mauled to death at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. The Daily Mirror's leader says the US president has "stooped to a new low".

According to the Daily Telegraph, more seven-year-olds are on disability benefits than those aged 50. The paper says the figures "underline the extent of Britain's welfare crisis". A government spokesperson said "we know there is a rising demand" - and that "additional case managers" have been trained to deal with these claims to a high standard.

The Financial Times has an interview with the French presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen. She tells the paper that the European Union can expect a "trial of strength" over its budget if she wins next year's election.

"Don't silence our fears," is the message in the Daily Express from a group of women opposed to plans to house more than 1,200 migrants at a military base next to Piddington in Oxfordshire. One says she sees "comparisons" with the grooming gang scandal - women raised concerns yet too often felt ignored. Ministers say no final decision has been taken on Piddington.

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