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Johnson and Sunak must go, say ‘disgusted’ families of Covid victims The Guardian says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak cannot continue in their jobs, grieving relatives of Covid victims have said, after it emerged they had received fixed-penalty notices for breaching the lockdown restrictions they imposed on the UK during the pandemic. Several people who lost loved ones said they were “disgusted” with the prime minister, after Downing Street said on Tuesday he was among those penalised. “I just can’t see how he can continue to cling on to power,” said Jean Adamson, whose father, Aldrick, died two years ago…

The Guardian says households in Britain have come under renewed pressure from the soaring cost of living after the official inflation rate reached 7% last month amid a record increase in petrol and diesel prices.

The Guardian says a gunman wearing a gas mask filled a crowded New York subway car with thick black smoke from a canister and opened fire on morning rush-hour passengers, injuring more than 20, including 10 with gunshot wounds.

The Guardian says more than one in eight privately rented homes in England pose a serious threat to people’s health and safety, costing the NHS about £340m a year, according to a report from a committee of MPs.

The Guardian says contradictory, explosive accounts of Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s tumultuous three-year marriage have been presented to jurors on the opening day.

Wednesday’s front pages.

BBC News says Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have pledged to stay in post despite being fined by police for breaking lockdown rules in Downing Street in June 2020.

Munich Villarreal sink Bayern Munich – Villarreal’s Champions League run sinks another top side as Bayern Munich wastes key chances. The Allianz Arena speakers blared “Bitter Sweet Symphony” and “The Show Must Go On” as soon as the final whistle blew on Bayern Munich’s Champions League hopes for another season, but they wouldn’t have heard either of those mournful songs in the tiny section housing the Villarreal supporters. They were too busy celebrating their team’s 2-1 aggregate win which sealed a place in the Champions League semifinals. Once again, Unai Emery’s remarkable side had shocked a European superpower. Holders Chelsea exit Champions League…

Sky News says Insulate Britain protesters have been praised by a judge who fined them for a demonstration that blocked part of the M25 last year.

France24 says the death toll from landslides and floods in the Philippines rose to 58 on Wednesday, official tallies showed, as rescuers dug up more bodies with their bare hands.