Author: News Desk

The Independent says a man has been arrested after a former England schoolboy footballer died aged 20 following a collision with a vehicle at a “car meet”.

The Independent says summer flight bookings are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, easyJet has announced.

The Independent says the Met have been refused permission to appeal against a High Court ruling which concluded the force breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event.

The Guardian says the rising price of food caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increased energy costs could push a quarter of a billion more people into extreme poverty, Oxfam has warned.

The Guardian says MPs have expressed outrage over comments made by the Conservative MP Crispin Blunt about the guilty verdict in Imran Ahmad Khan’s sexual assault trial.

The Guardian says Sweden’s ruling party has begun debating whether the country should join Nato, and neighbouring Finland expects to reach a decision within weeks.

The Guardian says Zelenskiy has voiced concerns that Russian forces are preparing “a new stage of terror” that could involve the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.

Tuesday’s papers.

BBC News says Conservative MP Crispin Blunt is facing criticism after defending a fellow Tory MP convicted of sexual assault.

Sky News says the UK is “working urgently” to verify details following unconfirmed reports of a Russian chemical attack in a besieged city in Ukraine.