The Guardian says Antonio Conte declared his Tottenham team to be “now in the race” for Champions League qualification after they swept Newcastle away with a devastating second-half performance.
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Monday’s front pages.
BBC News says police have issued fines to some people who attended an event in Downing Street on the eve of Prince Philip’s funeral, sources have told the BBC.
Sky News says more than 200 flights were cancelled by EasyJet over the weekend, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos at some airports in the UK.
France24 says Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced Monday that she will step down in June ending a five-year term in office.
Euronews says the extent of the devastation in the suburbs of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv was revealed as Russian forces retreat in the north of Ukraine.
TRT World says Sri Lanka’s entire cabinet aside from the president and his sibling prime minister resigned from their posts as the ruling political clan seeks to resolve a mounting economic crisis.
VOA says police in California are searching for at least one suspect in connection with a mass shooting early Sunday in downtown Sacramento that claimed six lives and left 10 other people injured.
BBC News says Olivia Rodrigo, Silk Sonic and jazz musician Jon Batiste have shared the top honours at the 64th Grammy Awards.
Tory MP David Warburton’s suspension pending investigation dominates Sunday’s papers.
The eurozone is heading for a recession and into a new economic reality where high inflation is no longer a temporary headache and seriously threatens to undo the gains of the post-pandemic recovery. Inflation in March reached 7.5% on an annual basis, an all-time high for the EU economy. Eurozone is heading for a recession Many analysts are pointing to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but the reality is that this crisis was already here…
Daily Mirror – April cruel day
The Sun – Pain in the gas
Daily Express – House prices surge £33k in a year
The Guardian – Millions rush to minimise energy bills on eve of Bleak Friday
The Metro – Energy firms meter fiasco
The Independent – 5m households face budget squeeze
The Independent says renowned photographer Patrick Demarchelier, who worked with high-profile figures including Diana, Princess of Wales, has died at the age of 78.
The Independent says millions of people from the LGBT community have been “betrayed” and “thrown under the bus” by Boris Johnson.
The Independent says a Metropolitan Police officer will appear in court charged with voyeurism and making an indecent image of a child.
The Independent says Protesters from climate group Just Stop Oil blocked “10 critical oil terminals” across the UK on Friday morning.
The Guardian says nearly 50 people were injured after authorities used teargas and water cannon to drive back a crowd that stormed the home of Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
The Guardian says France‘s military intelligence chief is leaving his post after Paris failed to accurately predict – in contrast with western allies – that Russia would launch a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The Guardian says Britain’s defence secretary has said western nations have agreed to send armoured vehicles and long-range artillery to Ukraine.
The Guardian says Boris Johnson has reportedly performed a hasty retreat after sparking a furious backlash after an announcement that ministers were abandoning plans to ban conversion practices.