MPs in 'once-in-a-decade vote' and Wallace accused over comments

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Most of the front pages feature reports into allegations against Gregg Wallace

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Time for a look at the papers and many set out their positions ahead of a vote on the assisted dying bill.

The Daily Mail urges MPs to "press the pause button", external on what it calls the "rushed and ill thought-out" legislation, while in the Daily Express, the campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen calls on them, external to allow terminally ill people "the good death we all hope for".

Politico says what it describes as the "question of life and death" has "engendered deep divisions" in Parliament. , external

According to the Independent, the result is on a knife-edge, external, with the Guardian reporting that at least 100 MPs are thought to still be undecided, external. If the bill is eventually passed, the Financial Times says it would be "one of the most significant changes to the legal system in a century"., external

The Mail leads with what it calls a "new Labour bombshell", external - the revelation that the transport secretary pleaded guilty to a criminal offence in 2014. It says there have been calls for Sir Keir Starmer "to come clean" about why Louise Haigh was given "such a leading role". The Times points out, external she has "never publicly declared her conviction, even when making judgements about political rivals who had dealings with the police", referring to her calls for Boris Johnson to resign over the Partygate scandal. Haigh insists she made a "genuine mistake".

Most of the front pages feature images of Gregg Wallace, as they report on what the Daily Mirror terms, external "a new scandal at the BBC". "Bad taste" is its headline, while the Sun claims his career, external is "hanging by a thread".

The Daily Telegraph says it has been investigating complaints , externalfor more than four months. They include allegations that the MasterChef presenter danced around a studio almost completely naked and, in a separate case, mimicked a sex act towards a crew member. The BBC says it takes the accusations seriously. Lawyers for Wallace say claims he engages in "behaviour of a sexually harassing nature" are "entirely false".

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The mother of the former British Army soldier, Daniel Khalife, has given an interview to the Times. Farnaz Khalife tells the paper that her son, who was found guilty of spying for Iran and escaped prison while awaiting trial, lives in a fantasy. Painting a picture of a young man obsessed with video games, she says he was "making his game a reality"., external She describes the idea that he was leaking intelligence as "ridiculous".

Boris Johnson tells the Telegraph that British troops should be sent to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire with Russia., external The former prime minister says that if a truce is agreed, European peacekeepers - including those from the UK - should maintain security at the Ukrainian border. His calls are echoed by security sources, but they admit to the i that this could place a significant demand on the UK's already stretched armed forces.

And the Guardian reports on a study which has proposed an unconventional way to reduce food waste by pulling on shoppers' heartstrings. The paper says researchers have found that customers are more likely to buy individual pieces of fruit when they are labelled "sad singles"., external