France24 says Why Macron will need to work his socks off to beat Le Pen this time
Aljazeera says election runoff an image of a polarised France, analysts say. It was an outcome predicted by many, and a repeat of the same vote five years ago
The Conversation says first round of the French election: apparent stability, yet a profound reconfiguration.
French elections: Far-right insurgent reshaping the race for presidency in France says ABC news.
Hospitals drop Covid tests to ease beds crisis says the front page of the Independent.
The last stand says the Metro as the Ukrainian soldiers defending Mariupol say they have run out of food and water.
Rishi Sunak ‘out of touch’ hypocrite over tax avoidance, says Labour’s keir Starmer on the front page of the Guardian.
The Guardian says Philadelphia on Monday became the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections.
The Metro says a manhole cover explosion in New York City’s Times Square sent people running for their lives Sunday night.
The Metro says Millie Bobby Brown has opened up about the sexualisation she has experienced since finding fame, and the reactions to her turning 18.
The Metro says Johnny Depp’s multimillion-dollar US defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard has started in Virginia.
The Metro says a Conservative MP has been strongly criticised for branding the conviction of a fellow Tory for sexually assaulting a teenage boy ‘an international scandal’.
The Metro says Ukrainian officials are claiming that Russia has dropped a chemical weapon on Mariupol.
The Independent says retail sales growth slowed significantly last month as consumer confidence “continued to sink” amid the cost of living crisis, new research has revealed.
The Independent says Conservative MP Crispin Blunt has been branded “disgraceful” after he came to the defence of Imran Ahmad Khan.
The Independent says a man has been arrested after a former England schoolboy footballer died aged 20 following a collision with a vehicle at a “car meet”.
The Independent says summer flight bookings are exceeding pre-pandemic levels, easyJet has announced.
The Independent says the Met have been refused permission to appeal against a High Court ruling which concluded the force breached the rights of organisers of a vigil for Sarah Everard with its handling of the planned event.
The Guardian says the rising price of food caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and increased energy costs could push a quarter of a billion more people into extreme poverty, Oxfam has warned.
The Guardian says MPs have expressed outrage over comments made by the Conservative MP Crispin Blunt about the guilty verdict in Imran Ahmad Khan’s sexual assault trial.
The Guardian says Sweden’s ruling party has begun debating whether the country should join Nato, and neighbouring Finland expects to reach a decision within weeks.
The Guardian says Zelenskiy has voiced concerns that Russian forces are preparing “a new stage of terror” that could involve the use of chemical weapons in Ukraine.
Tuesday’s papers.
BBC News says Conservative MP Crispin Blunt is facing criticism after defending a fellow Tory MP convicted of sexual assault.
Sky News says the UK is “working urgently” to verify details following unconfirmed reports of a Russian chemical attack in a besieged city in Ukraine.