'Splash & grab' and 'UK ready to seize more of Putin's ships'

The Times leads on the US seizure of oil tankers bound for Russia, with the help of the Royal Navy. "UK joins in the pursuit of Putin's shadow fleet", reads its headline. It says Britain had been helping the US plan the operation for as long as a week. The i Paper says the UK will help capture more vessels to stop the illegal flow of oil. The Guardian's front page features an image of US forces boarding a second tanker in the Caribbean.

The Daily Mail reports on the study from Oxford University, which says the millions of British people taking weight-loss jabs may need to stay on them for life. The review found most users regain the weight inside two years of stopping treatment - much faster than traditional dieters.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish business rates for thousands of pubs across the UK, according to the Daily Telegraph. Its report says the average pub's energy bills would be cut by £1,000 under her plans.

The Guardian says Chancellor Rachel Reeves has criticised a suggestion by Nigel Farage that only British-born families should have the two-child benefit cap lifted. She said the Reform UK leader would keep children in poverty based on the colour of their skin. Legislation to lift the cap will be introduced to Parliament on Thursday. Farage has said he would vote against it because he is concerned it would benefit "huge numbers of foreign-born people".

The Sun's front page features a picture of the actor, Martin Clunes, in a new role as the former BBC newsreader, Huw Edwards. Channel 5 is airing a two-part drama about the 64-year-old's firing in 2024. "Look who's Huw", reads the Sun's headline.

Scientists have for the first time recovered DNA that may belong to Leonardo da Vinci, according to a report in the Times. It was taken from a painting called Holy Child, whose authorship is disputed. The team behind the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project have long been trying to reconstruct the artist's genome to answer the many theories about his genius.

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