Newspaper headlines: King's 'coronation treat' and Zahawi tax 'error'
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The Sunday Times' front page carries its exclusive about Boris Johnson choosing Richard Sharp to be the Chairman of the BBC, external, shortly after the former banker helped him secure a loan guarantee.
The paper says the disclosure raises questions for Mr Sharp - such as whether his decision-making has been affected by his proximity to the former prime minister. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
The Observer says Nadhim Zahawi is "fighting for his political life", external because of his tax affairs.
The Sun on Sunday says the row has cost the former chancellor a knighthood., external Mr Zahawi says his mistake was not deliberate, and all his taxes have been paid.
Children who are seeking asylum have been kidnapped by gangs from outside their hotel in Brighton and bundled into cars, according to a whistleblower in the Observer. , external
The paper's investigation finds that out of 600 unaccompanied children who have recently stayed at the hotel - 136 of them have been reported missing, and 80 are still unaccounted for. The National Police Chiefs Council says multiple agencies review each case of a missing migrant child.
The Sunday Times has a dispatch from life on the front lines in Ukraine, external - which it says are reminiscent of scenes from World War One. The newspaper says Russian conscripts are being treated as cannon fodder - sent to their deaths to run down Ukrainian ammunition. In its editorial, the paper says it is time for Germany to send tanks to Ukraine.
The Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, writes in the Sunday Telegraph, external that confidence in the police is "at breaking point" after the officer, David Carrick, was found to be a serial rapist. She says officers should be able to be sacked more easily.
One of Carrick's victims, interviewed in the Sunday People,, external says she is planning to sue the Metropolitan Police for allegedly failing to act on numerous complains about his behaviour.
The Sunday Express says a senior government source has warned the scandal is the "tip of the iceberg" and more revelations are to come.
The Sun on Sunday says the Duke of York is planning to overturn a multi-million pound settlement, external with the woman who accused him of sexual assault.
Virginia Giuffre dropped her lawsuit last year, but the paper says Prince Andrew is now hoping to force a retraction or an apology, which it says could clear the way for his return to royal duties. Prince Andrew settled the civil case last year without making any admission of liability.
King Charles wants his coronation to unite the nation and lift the gloom, according to the Sunday Express., external
The Sunday Telegraph says refugees and NHS workers will be at the heart of the events., external The paper says it will be a "majestic but inclusive" three-day celebration featuring a coronation choir made up of singers who are LGBT, deaf, and living across the Commonwealth.
The Sunday Mirror calls it "a concert fit for a King" while the Sun on Sunday describes the events as a "coronation treat"., external
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