Ukraine’s president said that Russian leaders must be “brought to justice for war crimes” by UN leaders, The Guardian writes.
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The Daily Mirror says millions of workers will pay more tax on their earnings from today as higher National Insurance comes into effect to help plug a gap in social care funding.
The Metro says the Government has been forced to cancel a landmark international LGBT+ conference after it was revealed transgender people will be excluded from a conversion therapy ban, it is understood.
The Metro says Volodymyr Zelensky has accused Russia of committing the ‘most terrible war crimes’ since World War Two including cutting out the tongues of civilians.
The Metro says Tiger Woods plans to compete in the 86th Masters this week, less than 14 months after suffering serious injuries in an horrific car crash in February 2021.
The Metro says Pete Davidson appears to have finally met Kim Kardashian’s daughter North despite her ex-husband Kanye West’s wishes.
The Independent says the leader of the Liberal Democrats has said the national insurance rise comes “at the wrong moment” amid the cost-of-living crisis, as the tax hike for millions for workers kicked in.
The Independent says Cabinet minister Sajid Javid has repeatedly dodged questions of whether Boris Johnson presided over “widespread criminality” in No 10 as the Metropolitan Police continue their partygate probe.
The Independent says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is set to make an historic address to the Irish Parliament later.
The Independent says Russian mercenaries and Malian soldiers have been accused of killing hundreds of men in a town in central Mali last month, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said.
The Independent says Sean Penn says Ukraine “will win” the ongoing war with Russia but that the cost of victory remains unclear.
The Guardian says the United States and its allies are preparing to impose new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in Ukraine as the west makes a fresh attempt to cripple Vladimir Putin’s economy and war effort.
The Guardian says attacks against the press in Mexico have increased by 85% since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took office, making it the most deadly period for journalists since records began, according to a new report.
The Guardian says it was one of the Conservatives’ most controversial cuts: waging war on the UK’s “benefit culture” by restricting social security payments that supposedly enabled “welfare scroungers” to have large families they could ill-afford.
The Guardian says ministers are refusing to disclose any pictures taken by official No 10 photographers of illegal gatherings held inside Downing Street.
Wednesday’s front pages.
BBC News says the burden of tax falling on workers and employers has increased as a hotly-debated rise in National Insurance payments takes effect.
Sky News says a musician has pleaded guilty to the murder of teenager Bobbi-Anne McLeod.
France24 says the United States and its allies on Wednesday prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings in northern Ukraine.
Euronews says Germany has reported a rise in attacks against Ukrainian refugees and Russians since the start of the war.
Aljazeera says Gotabaya Rajapaksa has revoked a state of emergency after dozens of MPs walked out of the ruling coalition, which has been struggling to quell protests over economic downturn.
TRT World says Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9 percent stake in the social media platform.
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