the sunday times has further allegations about prince charles by the paper s investigations team. crackdown on militant unions is the lead for the express with suggestions that the prime minister is being urged by the attorney general not give an inch to striking rail staff. so let s begin. we will start with the observer, the pms planned for a third term described as delusional, according to the observer. nigel, let s begin with you this time. take to the observer. nigel, let s begin with you this time. to the observer. nigel, let s begin with you this time. take us through the sto . with you this time. take us through the story- yes. with you this time. take us through the story- yes. i with you this time. take us through the story. yes, i think with you this time. take us through the story. yes, i think delusional i the story. yes, i think delusional is the right word for this. what happened was, borisjohnson was giving some interviews to reporters where he is at
the guardian leads on anger as ministers refuse tojoin last ditch efforts to halt the rail strikes ahead of a week of cancelled trains with more warnings of potential action to come. network derailed the metro also carries the rail and underground strikes this week, they re calling it the biggest rail shutdown in 30 years . the financial times reports on city bosses warning that the uk is ill equipped to deal with severe economic shock caused by inflation and stagnation. and the i newspaper also leads on rail strikes, saying that the strikes could carry on until the autumn , as the general secretary of the rmt warns of a long fight between unions and network rail. the central image on the front page of the independent is macron outside polling stations yesterday as latest projections suggest the french president is set to lose his grip on power, by winning seats just short of a majority in france s national assembly. the times reports on the possibility of further w
the i says the death sentence has breached the geneva convention and says russia accuses them of being mercenaries despite their membership of the ukrainian army unit. and finally, theguardian leads with a different story, highlighting the knock on effect of rising food and fuel prices which are causing low paid workers to call in sick because they can t afford to drive to work. good evening to you both. thank you for coming on. will start with the story of ukraine just because it dominates so many of the front pages, it was our top story at ten o clock this evening. the front page of the matter, daisy, why don t you start. they go with the headline there of putin ponds, brits facing death by firing squad. the fear that they are russia s marketing chips after sham verdicts. they are russia s marketing chips after sham verdicts. what are they drivin: at after sham verdicts. what are they driving at there? after sham verdicts. what are they driving at there? that s after s
talks about the ministerial code changes and says opposition parties are accusing the prime minister of trying to save his own skin. the i also focuses on politics, it takes a different line. it s examining survey evidence suggesting that the conservatives could be in trouble next general election. the daily star highlights the plight of travellers try to get away for half term with a picture of trafficjams and there s a warning in the daily expressive holiday hell, both at half term and throughout the summer because of shortage of staff at britain s airports. james, do you want to kick us out this time? i ll start of that story on the front of the telegraph. we ve got to move or will die. tory mps son on the front line in ukraine. absolutely extraordinary story about ben grant. these son of a tory mp, hamlin grant and he s been out in ukraine since march. didn t tell his mum he was going out there was a significant point as well because if you want to go out there you have t