Ukraine’s ‘high-stakes talks’ and ‘nonsense planning delays’ shake-up
Monday’s Financial Times looks ahead to “high-stakes talks” between Kyiv and Washington due to take place in Saudi Arabia this week. The paper says Ukraine will propose a “partial ceasefire” with Russia – a move it hopes will encourage the US to restore intelligence sharing and military support to the war-torn nation.
Also previewing this week’s Ukraine peace talks, the Telegraph quotes US President Donald Trump as saying Ukraine “may not survive”. Washington will only lift its ban on weapons and intelligence sharing if Kyiv cedes land occupied by Russia, the paper says.
Trump was upset after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met King Charles earlier this month, the Daily Star reports. The US president now does not feel “so special” about his own invite to meet the King, the paper adds. It depicts Trump as a baby throwing his toys out of the pram.
A “planning shake-up” could see people living near new pylons getting £250 a year off their bills, the Times reports. The proposal is part of the government’s efforts to speed up building new homes, the paper adds.
The i newspaper also reports on the government’s planning reforms. It focuses on a proposal to tackle “Nimby” – meaning “not in my back yard” – groups accused of delaying developments. It says some bodies will no longer be consulted in decisions under planned reforms.
The Mirror looks back at the UK’s Covid Day of Reflection. Thousands of people mourned those who died during the pandemic at events across the nation on Sunday, the paper says.
King Charles has paid tribute to soldiers who fought in WWII in his Commonwealth Day message, the Daily Express reports. The monarch praised the “untold sacrifice and selflessness” of those who fought the Nazis ahead of the 80th anniversary of Hitler’s defeat.
In an exclusive report, the Guardian says hundreds of new cells will be added to prisons in case there is a repeat of last year’s summer riots. The extra “makeshift and newly refurbished cells” will be in use by the end of 2025, the paper adds.
The Metro reports on a rise in upskirting crimes against women on public transport in recent years. More than 200 women reported incidents – which involve people taking photos or filming under their clothes without permission – to the British Transport Police in the past four years, the paper says.
The Sun reports on what it calls a “potty plan” to feature less football and more analysis on the BBC’s Match of the Day programme. It says the broadcaster’s chairman, Samir Shah, said most fans have already seen match highlights before it airs on Saturday evenings.
The Daily Mail says the RAF is “running out” of pilots after the failure of what the paper calls “a secret bid to discriminate against white male applicants”. In a statement the RAF tells the paper it has “sufficient pilots and aircrew to conduct all current operations and service the front line”.
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