The Guardian says Young environmental activists have disrupted the red carpet at the Baftas to call for more attention to the climate crisis and for celebrities to speak out about it.
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The Guardian says a businessman from Cornwall has died after being shot in front of his teenage daughter near a popular Mexican beach resort.
The Independent says Russia will be at “war with Nato” if it bombs any of the military alliance’s territory, Sajid Javid has warned.
Monday’s front pages.
BBC News says the US says China will face harsh “consequences” if it aids Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, according to US media reports.
The Guardian says the poorest households in the UK could see their cost of living jump by as much as 10% by this autumn if Russia’s invasion leads to a prolonged conflict.
Euronews says Russia say that internet users will be blocked from accessing Instagram on Monday because it is being used to “call for violence” against Russian soldiers.
France24 says millions of people across China endured lockdowns on Sunday as virus cases doubled to nearly 3,400 in the face of the worst outbreak in two years.
Arab News says around 160 people, some carrying knives and stones, were arrested at a Moroccan football match in violence which left more than 100 officers injured.
Aljazeera says an American journalist was killed in Ukraine when he and a colleague came under fire near the capital, Kyiv, regional police have said.
UK refugee scheme and plea to help orphans makes the front pages of the Sunday Papers.
Tens of thousands of people protested across France Saturday to call for more attention to the climate crisis in the runup to presidential polls next month. “Look up,” read one message in giant orange letters demonstrators held up in Paris, urging politicians to make protecting the planet a priority. In May of 2017, Emmanuel Macron took over the presidency of France on a centrist, business-focused platform. On the eve of the French presidential elections, the protesters…
Saudi Arabia carries out a mass execution of 81 prisoners on Saturday. 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant and terrorist groups were all killed in one mass execution – the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. Mass execution of 81 prisoners – biggest in modern history The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the…
French far-right presidential contender Eric Zemmour says Ukrainians welcome, but not Arab refugees. The Far-right contender has been criticised and is on the back foot over past support for Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Ukrainians with family links to France should be given visas, unlike those fleeing conflicts in Arab Muslim nations. Ukrainians welcome, but not Arab refugees Zemmour warned on Tuesday that an “emotional response” risked unleashing a flood of refugees across Europe after the European Union agreed to…
Sarah Everard: Metropolitan Police breached vigil organisers’ rights, High Court judges rule
Inflation rose 7.9% in the US Economy update – Inflation rose 7.9% in the US – the highest in more than 40 years. Inflation rose by 7.9% in February 2022, as food and energy costs pushed prices to the highest they have been in more than 40 years. The February acceleration was the fastest pace since January 1982, back when the U.S. economy confronted the twin threat of higher inflation and reduced economic growth. Highest…
The Metro says Roman Abramovich has “blood on his hands” after the Chelsea owner was slapped with sanctions by the government.
Priti Patel’s changes to the UK’s scheme to welcome Ukrainian refugees do not go “anywhere near far enough“, The Independent says.
Relentless shelling by Russian forces is leaving a trail of utter devastation on the streets of Mariupol, The Guardian writes.
The Daily Mirror describes Mr Abramovich and Russian President Vladimir Putin as “Blood Brothers”.
“Skintski” is The Sun’s take on the Roman Abramovich story. It says Chelsea Football Club is facing going bust after its owner was hit by sanctions.
The Daily Express says Vladimir Putin hit back at the West’s crippling sanctions on Thursday by threatening to send global food prices soaring and imposing his own export bans.
The Metro says Furious Vladimir Putin is said to have sacked eight top generals in anger over the slow pace of the Ukraine invasion.
The Metro says an 83-year-old serial killer who spent over 50 years in prison was arrested in connection to the murder of another woman whose body was found missing a head, arms and legs, stuffed inside a garbage bag on a street in Brooklyn.
The Metro says the coronavirus pandemic is not over and the number of older people falling ill with the virus is increasing, experts have warned.