'Hundreds feared dead in quake' and Reeves likened to Truss

Photos from the earthquake make many front pages. The Guardian shows an injured survivor being carried by a rescue worker in central Myanmar. It says the isolated military government has made a rare request for help from "any country" and "any organisation".

The Mail's headline is "thousands feared dead". The Daily Star describes the scenes as "hell on earth". The Daily Express pictures the moment a high-rise block collapsed in the Thai capital, Bangkok.

The Times leads with the story of two parents who were questioned by uniformed police officers for eight hours after complaining about their child's school via email and social media.

It contains a first person account from the detained father, Maxie Allen, who writes "what happened was so bizarre and dystopian it all sounds as if we're making it up or we've gone mad". The paper says that he and his partner Rosalind Levine - who had already been banned from entering Cowley Hill Primary in Hertfordshire as well as attending its parents' evening and its Christmas show - were told they would face no further action, by officers, after a five-week-long investigation. The school tells the paper it's always happy for parents to raise concerns if they're done in a suitable way.

The Daily Telegraph says Canada's Prime Minister, Mark Carney, has denied allegations of plagiarism after questions were asked about ten pages of his 1995 Oxford University thesis. His team has described the claims as an "irresponsible mischaracterisation".

The Sun says the UK's digital services tax of 2% on the revenues of search engines and online markeplaces might be used as a bargaining chip in negotiations with the Trump White House over the imposition of tariffs. It says there's a "mad scramble" to secure a deal before tariffs pour "more misery on the flatlining economy".

Polling for the i Paper has indicated misgivings at the government's handling of the economy. Its survey has suggested half of the public opposed this week's spring statement - only slightly lower than the figure for those who opposed Liz Truss's mini-budget in 2022.

However, the polling suggests 42% back the benefit cuts and there's strong support for defence spending. The i says the Chancellor has defended Britain's economic performance - pointing to figures which show an increase in disposable income.

The Financial Times reports that the Chinese owner of British Steel wanted almost a billion pounds from the government to to keep its Scunthorpe plant open, and to move to greener methods of steel production.

The government's offer of half a billion pounds was rejected by Jinye. Instead a consultation has been launched that could see its two blast furnaces close in the summer - threatening almost 3,000 jobs.

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