The Sunday Telegraph leads with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Vladimir Putin of failing to uphold an “Easter truce” the Russian leader had called for. Putin said he expects Ukraine to follow the truce until the end of Sunday, but Zelensky said Russian artillery had not stopped. The paper also has a large photo of pop star Jennifer Lopez in Jeddah ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Sunday Times also leads with Zelensky saying Putin’s proposed truce is a lie. Below this is a story on campaigners who won a Supreme Court battle over the legal definition of a woman saying they have been “inundated with death threats and misogynistic abuse” since the judgment.
More than 80 people a day are being “savaged by out-of-control dogs” and attacks are on the rise, the Sunday Mirror reports. It writes victims and charities want tougher penalties for “reckless owners and dodgy breeders”.
The Observer leads with a story on how Gaza has been “pushed to new depths of despair” by a seven-week-long Israeli blockade that has cut off all aid. Many in Gaza are now more afraid of famine than airstrikes, the paper reports.
The Sunday Express quotes senior Tories who have accused the Labour government of risking national security by “bending the knee” to China. It follows Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Saturday saying it would be “very foolish” not to engage with the world’s second largest economy.
The Mail on Sunday reports that Labour ministers are “secretly plotting” to defy a Supreme Court ruling that woman refers to a biological woman and does not include transwomen. The paper writes the exchanges reveal the “private fury” on Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench, with minister planning to hold a meeting to decide a way forwards.
The Sun on Sunday leads with a story on how Apprentice winner Dean Franklin is reportedly at the centre of a “rogue trader probe” over his business that won the BBC show. Franklin said he was “not aware of any review or investigation”.
The Sunday People has an interview with the mother of Sally Anne Bowman, a model who was murdered in 2005. Linda Bowman said police “mistakes cost Sally Anne her life”.
And the Daily Star has a story on how a quarter of Brits are “turned on” by dreams of their first car.
The Sunday Telegraph’s front page focuses on scepticism about the so-called “Easter truce” in the Ukraine war. It says critics have described it as a “naked attempt” by President Vladimir Putin to curry favour with Donald Trump, after the US president threatened to walk away from efforts to secure peace.
The Observer leads with the latest from Gaza, reporting that the territory has been pushed to “new depths of despair” by the seven-week-long Israeli military blockade that has cut off aid supplies to the strip. It cites interviews with civilians, medics and humanitarian workers inside Gaza, and says many are now more afraid of the risk of famine than airstrikes. Israel’s government introduced the blockade after accusing Hamas of stealing aid supplies.
“Bending knee to China risks UK Security” is the Sunday Express front page headline, as it quotes senior Conservatives who have accused the government of risking national security over its relations with Beijing. It follows comments from Chancellor Rachel Reeves that it would be “very foolish” not to engage with the world’s second largest economy.
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Emmanuel Macron is set to visit the UK for a state visit in May, the Times reports
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A corgi whose training included chasing Edinburgh seagulls claimed victory
In its front page splash the Sunday Mirror reports that campaigners are calling for tougher penalties in light of figures that show more than 80 people a day are savaged by out-of-control dogs. It says police statistics show that attacks are on the rise across England and Wales.
But in happier canine news, several papers feature pictures from the annual ‘Corgi Derby’ held at Musselburgh race course in Scotland yesterday. Sixteen competitors took part in this year’s 70-metre sprint with four-year-old Juno from Edinburgh taking victory. The event celebrating the late Queen Elizabeth’s favourite dog breed was first held in 2022 to mark her Platinum Jubilee.
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