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.
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The Guardian says Boris Johnson’s promise to hire 20,000 more police officers has increased the risk of introducing misogynist and racist recruits.
The Independent says the actual number of deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic may be more than three times higher than official records suggest, according to a new study.
The Independent says the Partygate threat to Boris Johnson’s position has receded after Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross withdraw his demand for the prime minister to resign.
The Independent says Netflix is raising its prices for both new and existing customers, it has said.
The Metro says the British public will be asked to open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country under new plans to be announced next week.
The Independent says two senior judges are due to give their ruling over whether the Metropolitan Police breached the rights of the organisers of a planned vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event.
Friday’s front pages.
Sky News says Boris Johnson says it has been “deeply upsetting” and “absolutely agonising” to refuse President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a no-fly zone over Ukraine.
The Guardian says Rishi Sunak will take some limited action to tackle the cost of living crisis in this month’s spring statement but will reject calls to beef up his much-criticised energy bill reduction scheme.
Euronews says Expectations were low when Ukraine’s Dmytro Kuleba and Russia’s Sergei Lavrov met in Turkey on Thursday.
Arab News says When Russian tanks trundled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, alarm bells started ringing in places even far away from the war zone.
TRT World says Facebook and Instagram users in some countries will be allowed to call for violence against Russians and Russian soldiers in the context of Moscow’s assault on Ukraine.
BBC Sport says Thomas Tuchel says Chelsea face an uncertain future but has vowed the team will keep competing on the pitch.
According to The Guardian, Russian bombs “completely destroyed” a children’s hospital in Mariupol, after shelling halted evacuations from several Ukrainian cities.
The Independent writes the missile strike in Mariupol injured expectant mothers and buried children under rubble.
The Metro also leads on the Russian attack on a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, calling it a “new low for Putin”.
The Daily Express writes that Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has once again urged Western leaders to impose a no-fly zone in his country.
The Daily Mirror also leads on the missile strike on a hospital in Ukraine, describing it as “barbaric”.
The Sun leads on the bombing of a hospital in Mariupol, describing it as “evil upon evil”.
The Independent says Russia’s bombing of a maternity hospital in Mariupol is “a war crime”, a UK defence minister says.
The Independent says over the weekend, images of a family of Ukrainian civilians killed by Russian shelling outside of Kyiv inspired worldwide outrage.
The Metro says Russia has admitted using ‘devastating’ thermobaric vacuum bombs during its invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defence says.
The Metro says Ukraine’s president has survived ‘more than a dozen’ assassination attempts since Russia invaded.
The Metro says an airplane carrying former President Donald Trump suffered an engine failure over the Gulf of Mexico and made an emergency landing back in New Orleans shortly after takeoff.