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Russians take the last stronghold of resistance in eastern Ukraine’s Luhansk province. Russian forces pounded the city of Lysychansk and its surroundings in an all-out attempt to seize the last piece of the jigsaw. Ukrainian fighters have spent weeks trying to defend the city and keep it from falling to Russia, as neighbouring Sievierodonetsk did a week ago. A river separates Lysychansk from Sievierodonetsk, and Oleksiy Arestovych, an adviser to the Ukrainian president, said during an interview on Saturday that Russians had managed for the first time to cross the river from the north, creating a “threatening” situation. Russians take…

The Metro says BT workers have voted overwhelmingly to strike, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has announced.

The Metro says Two teenage brothers who beat a dad so savagely he was left with life-changing injuries have been named by a judge.

The Metro says Gabby Petito’s family has won the right to sue the parents of Brian Laundrie, a Florida judge decided, saying the Laundrie family attorney made ‘objectively outrageous’ statements during the nationwide search for Gabby.

The Independent says Fishermen, divers and snorkelers off Cornwall’s south coast have reported seeing a spike in the number of octopus, prompting conservationists to say it could be evidence of a rare population boom.

The Independent says THE brother of an immobile and vulnerable woman who died in “horrific and filthy conditions” has been jailed for three years for gross negligence manslaughter.

The Independent says US Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas has suggested that Covid vaccines were developed using cells from “aborted children.”

The Independent says KIM KARDASHIAN’S SKIMS has been accused of “greenwashing” over its packaging claims.

The Guardian says MORE THAN 170 people who worked for the British embassy in Kabul remain in hiding in Afghanistan in fear for their lives, almost a year after the Taliban retook the country.

The Guardian says KEIR STARMER’S allies have rejected claims he is acting to block “anyone to the left of Tony Blair” from standing for the party at the next general election, as his project of reshaping Labour moves to its next stage: parliamentary selections.

The Guardian says PRIDE IN LONDON says uniformed officers should not march in the parade, following calls from LGBTQ+ campaigners to bar them due to Scotland Yard’s “homophobic” handling of the investigation into the serial killer Stephen Port.

The Guardian says THE TEENAGER who murdered five-year-old Logan Mwangi moved into the family home five days before the killing, in a decision likened by prosecutors to throwing a lit match into a powder keg, it emerged on Thursday.

The Independent says A 14-YEAR-OLD involved in the murder of five-year-old Logan Mwangi was named for the first time on Thursday as he was detained for life.

The Metro says CHILLING footage shows teen killer Craig Mulligan cheerfully dancing with his five-year-old stepbrother just months before murdering him.

Johnson commits tens of billions to boost defence – that’s the headline on the front page of the Independent.

Tory deputy chief whip resigns amid sexual misconduct claims – that’s the headline of the Guardian.

Logan’s teen murderer – that’s on the front page of the Metro which leads with the sentencing of Logan’s three killers.

Innocent lost in house of evil – that’s the front page of the Daily Mirror.

Tory whip quits after drunken gropes – that’s the headline on the front page of the Sun.

How could this tragic little boy be failed so badly? – that’s the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.

Friday’s font pages lead with the resignation of Chris Pincher.

BBC News says TORY DEPUTY chief whip Chris Pincher has resigned from the government, as a newspaper alleged he groped two men at a private members’ club.

Sky News says A 14-year-old “monster” sentenced to life in prison for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi has been named as Craig Mulligan.

Euronews says THIS COUPLE will be among the first to tie the knot on Friday morning when same-sex marriage becomes legal in Switzerland.

France24 says India imposed a ban on many single-use plastics on Friday in a bid to tackle waste choking rivers and poisoning wildlife.