What the papers say – February 17
The European Union threatening tough trade negotiations, Caroline Flack’s death and Storm Dennis dominate the headlines on Monday’s front pages.
France’s foreign minister says Britain and the EU will “rip each other apart” in bitter Brexit trade talks, the Daily Express reports, in a story also carried by The Times.
Tomorrow's front page: 'EU threat of Brexit trade bloodbath'#TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/JxptRVdWPF
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) February 16, 2020
Europe talks tough on trade#TomorrowsPapersToday@hendopolispic.twitter.com/a6jtx8hjUH
— The Times Pictures (@TimesPictures) February 16, 2020
Metro leads with a picture of Caroline Flack and her “devastated” boyfriend Lewis Burton. The Sun says Flack was “driven to suicide by fears over her court case”, the Daily Mirror reports an emergency services crew checked on her the day before her death, while the Daily Mail says she feared a “show trial”.
Monday's front page:'MY HEART IS BROKEN'#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/Wc9lTC5AmM
— Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) February 16, 2020
Tomorrow's front page: We have lost it all #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/7DyC35F7Hmpic.twitter.com/2NYnwwBEIj
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 16, 2020
MAIL: Flack feared a ‘show trial’ #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/g5MUMwv2YJ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 16, 2020
The Daily Star also covers the Caroline Flack story, reporting her heartbroken boyfriend has vowed to “get all the answers”.
Tomorrow's front page: 'Lewis: My heartache' #TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/B7FcYw6tGNpic.twitter.com/TCkCzcmrwf
— Daily Star (@dailystar) February 16, 2020
Meanwhile, a doctor who worked at the same private healthcare firm as the rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been accused of subjecting scores of patients to unnecessary operations, according to The Guardian.
Guardian front page, Monday 17 February 2020: Doctor at rogue breast surgeon firm accused of harming patients pic.twitter.com/wwQdmBcVAt
— The Guardian (@guardian) February 16, 2020
Hundreds of people had to be rescued and there were major disruptions to travel due to Storm Dennis, according to the i, in a story also covered by The Independent.
I: Storm Dennis sets flood alert record #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/NKWKu25aBQ
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 16, 2020
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: Storm Dennis wreaks havoc across Britain #TomorrowsPapersTodaypic.twitter.com/vg5Q6p958h
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 16, 2020
The Daily Telegraph leads with a story saying dementia sufferers are ending up dumped in Accident and Emergency departments following the closures of day centres for patients.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: Dementia patients dumped in hospitals #TomorrowsPapersToday
Read the exclusive Telegraph investigation here: https://t.co/VXvmBPBCQVpic.twitter.com/yxoCbqbY0B
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 16, 2020
And the boss of SoftBank’s Vision Fund is pushing equities, the Financial Times reports.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition, Monday February 17 https://t.co/lYeQZkJ4qPpic.twitter.com/uwZwY4hErh
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) February 16, 2020