The Guardian writes civil liberty campaigners are outraged by powers to be given to the police to shut down protests before any disruption, under the prime minister’s plans to crackdown on public order. The government wants to prevent guerrilla tactics used mainly by environmental protestors. Shami Chakrabarti, Labour peer and former Liberty director, said it could lead to giving the police a “blank cheque” to shut down dissent before it happened.

The front page features a picture of the deadly plane crash in Nepal – it’s understood at least 68 people have died.