A coup attempt in Venezuela dominates this morning’s front pages, several of whom feature startling images of chaos on the streets as protesters face off with an army mostly loyal to President Nicolas Maduro.
On the domestic front, the Labour NEC’s decision to stick to its “on the fence” policy of partial support for a second referendum also makes the headlines. “Confirmed: Vote Labour, Get Brexit,” blares an unimpressed The National.
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Take a look at the front pages of the major UK newspapers today:
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Biggest political break-ups and make-ups of 2025The Explainer From Trump and Musk to the UK and the EU, Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a round-up of the year’s relationship drama
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Why 2025 was a pivotal year for AITalking Point The ‘hype’ and ‘hopes’ around artificial intelligence are ‘like nothing the world has seen before’
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The best drama TV series of 2025the week recommends From the horrors of death to the hive-mind apocalypse, TV is far from out of great ideas
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Beano comics sent to Australiafeature And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Inside Venezuela’s oil corruption scandalfeature Private planes and luxury cars seized as £17bn allegedly goes missing from state-run company
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‘I made a terrible, terrible mistake when I voted Leave’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘Labour’s incoherent response to the rail strikes has profound implications’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘It’s all gravy in Deppland’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘Does Labour have a woman problem?’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘Keir Starmer is a breath of fresh air’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
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‘The Johnson Tories voted for was Boris not Carrie’Instant Opinion Your digest of analysis from the British and international press
