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".

The Times reports that thousands of residents living near new electricity pylons could be given up to £250 a year off their bills for a decade as part of government plans due to be set out this week.

The paper says the proposal is intended to reduce opposition to renewable energy schemes, as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer makes a building boom the cornerstone of his push for growth.

The i newspaper focuses on the planning bill's aim of curbing the power of administrative bodies to block developments.

Its headline says ministers want to "freeze out 'Nimby' groups to end nonsense planning delays". The paper says the prime minister realises that despite his recent success on the international stage, voters prioritise domestic achievements.

The Daily Telegraph leads on Donald Trump's suggestion that Ukraine "may not survive", ahead of the peace talks due to start in Saudi Arabia this week. The paper says he is putting pressure on Volodymyr Zelensky to give up territory to Russia - something Kyiv has said it will do only in return for Nato membership.

The Financial Times says President Zelensky will use the "high stakes" talks to try to persuade the US to resume military and intelligence support - and to convince Trump he wants a swift end to the war with Russia.

The Times's front page says people could be given major discounts on their bills for if they live near electricity pylons

"Prisons to get hundreds more cells in case summer riots happen again" is the Guardian's headline. It leads on comments by the prisons minister, James Timpson, that there'll be no more emergency measures such as early release schemes.

The paper says the government is refurbishing cells and creating makeshift ones, because it wants to avoid a repeat of the lack of space last summer.

The Daily Mail headline warns that the "Woke RAF is running out of top gun pilots". The paper says the Royal Air Force has launched a desperate search for pilots after a diversity drive, which prioritised women and ethnic minorities, backfired. It suggests candidates who were previously overlooked are being urged to reapply.

The Telegraph claims Sir Keir Starmer is facing the biggest rebellion of his premiership, over plans to cut the welfare budget to boost defence spending. The paper says it understands about 80 Labour MPs - around a fifth of the parliamentary party - "won't tolerate" the planned raid on benefits expected in the chancellor's spring statement.

The front page of the Daily Mirror marks yesterday's Covid Day of Reflection with the headline, "We must never forget". Five years on from the start of the pandemic, the paper includes testimonies from the families of victims at a ceremony at the National Covid Memorial Wall in London.

The Mirror prints a poem read by the former children's laureate Michael Rosen at an event in Staffordshire. It begins: "Coughing and coughing, gasping for air. We remember. Empty streets, no cars anywhere. We remember."

And the Guardian, Times and Daily Express all feature pictures of the winner of the Crufts dog show in Birmingham.

The Italian whippet, Miuccia, beat 18,000 dogs to be crowned "best in show". The Express has a photo of Miuccia receiving a kiss from her handler, with the caption "leader of the pack".

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