Newspaper headlines: Crunch Brexit vote and plane crash tributes

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Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish sits on the ground following the attackImage source, Reuters
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Grealish sat on the turf while a man was apprehended

Pictures of Joanna Toole, one of the Britons on board the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed on Sunday, are on several of the front pages.

The crash makes the lead for the Mirror, external and the i - which headlines the words of her father: "It's hard to imagine life without her", external.

Comparisons have been drawn between Sunday's accident and the crash of a Lion Air plane in Indonesia only a few months ago involving Boeing's latest variant of its 737 model.

The Daily Nation in Kenya, external says there's now global concern about the safety of Boeing's best-selling jet.

A former British Airways pilot writes in the Mirror, external that Boeing is going to have to answer some questions very quickly - though he stresses that at this early stage, we need to be careful because there may not be a link at all.

Meaningful vote ahead

Brexit is the lead for most of the papers, with MPs preparing for the meaningful vote on Theresa May's deal on Tuesday.

According to the Telegraph, external, the EU is planning to charge Britain £1bn a month and impose a number of other punitive conditions as its price for agreeing a Brexit delay.

The Guardian, external says there are signs that Eurosceptics could move against her if there's a delay.

The Times, external reports that the prime minister has been urged by senior Conservative MPs to pull Tuesday's meaningful vote on her deal if she fails to secure significant concessions from Brussels.

The Independent, external website says the prime minister is desperately attempting to salvage her deal as negotiations enter the 11th hour, with a plane reported to be on standby at RAF Northolt to fly her to Brussels at the first sign of EU officials shifting their position.

Aston Villa assault

There's widespread coverage of the assault by a spectator on the Aston Villa captain, Jack Grealish, during the derby with Birmingham City on Sunday.

It's the lead for the Sun, external and the Star, external. A man has been charged. "Could football sink any lower?" the Daily Mail asks, external.

For the Telegraph, external, it was a day of shame for football. The Guardian says, external the attack was the latest among a rash of troubling crowd-related incidents in recent weeks.

The former Newcastle striker, Alan Shearer, tells the Sun, external the football authorities must act. "If we don't stamp it out now, next time it could be a knife," he warns.

Prince's birthday present

Finally, Prince Edward is 55 today, and several papers focus on his birthday gift from the Queen - a new title to use in Scotland.

The Belfast Telegraph, external says the Earl and Countess of Wessex will now be known as the Earl and Countess of Forfar when they are north of the border.

The i explains, external that the earldom of Forfar - the county town of Angus - was created in 1661 and became extinct as a title in 1715.

The Mail, external says that, as birthday presents go, an earldom seems pretty impressive.