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The Guardian says details have emerged of what appears to be another alcohol-fuelled social event inside Downing Street during lockdown.

The Guardian says frontline Home Office staff have warned of a “culture of fear” where they are being put into dangerous situations, and may be asked to act illegally, on the 10th anniversary of the launch of the hostile environment.

BBC News says senior civil servant Sue Gray is to hand her completed report into Downing Street lockdown parties to No 10 later.

BBC News says the Metropolitan Police is facing fresh questions over why Boris Johnson was not fined for attending a gathering in Downing Street during lockdown.

The Independent says Sue Gray’s long-awaited report into illegal Downing Street parties held during the coronavirus lockdown will reportedly contain photos from the events.

Aljazeera says Pakistan’s defiant former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on his supporters to march peacefully on Islamabad on May 25th, to press for fresh elections.

Sunday papers.

Daily Mirror says Boris Johnson has been formally contacted by Sue Gray’s team as the Whitehall enforcer prepares to name him in her Partygate report.

The Metro says Sue Gray has demanded Partygate ‘ringleaders’ are named in her soon-to-be published report into No 10’s lockdown gatherings.

The Guardian says civil servants and special advisers have reacted with fury and disbelief after Scotland Yard confirmed Boris Johnson got only one of 126 fines levied for law-breaking parties at the heart of Downing Street and Whitehall.

New York Times says the Oklahoma Legislature gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that prohibits nearly all abortions starting at fertilization, which would make it the nation’s strictest abortion law.

BBC Sport says ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next April.

TRT World says the leader of Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah has acknowledged his party and its allies had lost their parliamentary majority.

VOA says millions of U.S. voters are casting ballots in state primary races to determine which candidates face off in November’s midterm elections.

The Metro says Rishi Sunak is drawing up plans to increase the warm home discount before cutting taxes amid growing political pressure to step in and tackle the cost of living crisis, reports suggest.

The Metro says A Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences has been released on bail by the Metropolitan Police.

The Independent says a Tory MP remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault offences spanning seven years.

BBC Sport says an unnamed Conservative MP has been arrested on suspicion of rape and sexual assault.

Euronews says Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new prime minister on Monday to become the second woman to hold the post in the country.

Euronews says Hezbollah has been dealt a blow in Lebanon’s parliamentary election with preliminary results showing losses for some of its oldest allies.

The Independent says the government could cut as many as 90,000 civil service jobs in a cost-saving exercise touted by Boris Johnson.

BBC News says Boris Johnson has demanded his cabinet comes up with a plan to cut about 90,000 civil service jobs to free up cash to tackle the cost of living.

The Independent says a Conservative MP is under fire after claiming there is no “massive use” for food banks in Britain, and suggesting people use them because they are unable to cook or budget “properly”.

The Guardian says Beleaguered president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was set to name a new prime minister on Thursday to try to steer Sri Lanka out of its dire economic crisis after days of violence, officials said.

The Guardian says Liz Truss has been warned of a major rebellion over plans for a bill that could revoke parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, amid fresh concern in Washington over the UK’s approach.