RUSSIA has admitted it has lost nearly 10,000 troops in its invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent says a man has been charged with murder following the death of 19-year-old Sabita Thanwani at student halls in Clerkenwell, London.

The Independent says the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has reached the highest it has ever been since the start of the pandemic as restrictions ease across the country.

The Independent says the first week of spring will usher in seven days of sunshine across the UK, forecasters have said.

Alina Kabaeva is seldom seen in public but was caught on video dancing in Moscow in December amid fears Vladimir Putin was planning to go to war in Ukraine and she is now living in Switzerland

The Metro says Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher were personally thanked by President Volodymyr Zelensky for their incredible effort in raising $35million (£27m) for Ukraine.

The Metro says a 95-year-old survivor of four Nazi concentration camps has been killed by Russian shelling in Ukraine, according to a Holocaust memorial body.

The Metro says police say they are now interviewing witnesses as part of the investigation into alleged lockdown busting parties at Downing Street.

The Metro says a girl has died after an e-scooter she was riding crashed with a van in east London.

The Guardian says the UK government has known for many years that if it paid a £400m debt to Iran it was likely to lead to the release of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.