Author: News Desk

The Sunday papers cover the prime minister’s ongoing partygate scandal and other ministerial stories.

Russian shelling kills several in Luhansk and Kharkiv regions. Russian forces have now shifted their focus to the offensive in the eastern Donbas region of Ukraine. Heavy shelling and fighting have continued in the east as Russia’s army attempts to establish control over the region. Mariupol has already fallen and turned into a mass graveyard. War enters its third month The war enters its third month on Sunday but a senior Russian military officer said “the second phase of the special operation” As Moscow terms its invasion of Ukraine — had just begun. “One of the tasks of the Russian…

Macron accuses Le Pen’s idea of Europe would mean an end to the EU. French political candidates clash in the final days before the election. The two candidates fighting for the French presidency have launched bitter attacks on each other in a final bid to win over millions of undecided voters before Sunday’s election. Centrist Emmanuel Macron is aiming to become the first sitting president to win a second term for 20 years. Le Pen’s idea of Europe – The end of the EU “This election is a form of referendum, on secularism and on Europe.” He argues Ms Le…

UN chief to meet Zelensky and Putin to push urgent steps for peace. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, after meeting the Russian foreign minister. Then on Thursday, Guterres is expected to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian foreign minister. In letters to both leaders via their UN missions, he called for discussions of “urgent steps to bring about peace in Ukraine and the future of multilateralism”. UN chief to meet Zelensky and Putin Guterres will also meet with Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba as well as UN agency staff members to discuss…

Man Utd for many years were a top-flight football club. But since Sir Alex retired, the club has seen a major dip in success. Where did it go wrong? And what comes next?

Boris Johnson faces the humiliation of an inquiry into whether he lied to parliament over the No 10 parties, says the Independent.

Steve Baker MP told Boris Johnson the “gig’s up”, Metro reports, as partygate allegations continue.

Boris Johnson has suffered “humiliating blows to his authority”, The Guardian says.

British scientists are on the verge of revolutionising cancer treatment after finding “genetic clues to the disease”, the Daily Express reports.

Senior Conservative MPs are calling for Boris Johnson to resign over lockdown gatherings in Downing Street, the Daily Mirror says.