Newspaper headlines: 'Give us wings for freedom' and 'UK warns Putin'

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By BBC News
Staff
PA Media

Most of the front pages feature President Volodymyr Zelensky's surprise visit to the UK - describing it as powerful, extraordinary, emotional and heroic.

The Guardian and the Financial Times, among others, use his appeal for combat jets - "wings for freedom" as he called it - in their headlines.

The Sun carries a photo of what it calls the "hero" president meeting the King.

Its headline reads: "Thanks for the tea... Now give me your jets."

That appeal is putting mounting pressure on Rishi Sunak, according to the Daily Mail and the Daily Express.

They highlight Boris Johnson's intervention - with the Express quoting him as saying it is time Kyiv gets "exactly what it needs to finish the job" against Russia.

The Russian embassy says the move "would have consequences for the entire European continent", notes the i.

The prime minister has laid the groundwork for Britain to supply fighter jets, say the Daily Telegraph and The Times.

The former speaks of his "sudden openness" to fulfilling Ukraine's request.

The Times has an account of the speech at Westminster Hall, which was built in the 11th Century.

In his sketch, Quentin Letts says Mr Zelensky would have been recognised as a "warrior" in the time of William the Conqueror.

He describes the enthusiastic cheering by MPs as feeling "feral".

In other stories, the Express carries a picture of its reporter surveying the earthquake damage in the city of Nurdağı in southern Turkey.

It says that while the search for life continues, time is running out to find survivors.

The paper praises the volunteers and rescue workers it says have been tunnelling day and night.

The Mirror issues an appeal for aid alongside a picture of a young girl comforting her brother as they await rescue from the rubble.

The Financial Times covers the story that the UK's competition regulator is threatening Microsoft's more than 60-billion pound deal to buy the maker of the popular video game, Call of Duty.

It quotes the Competition and Markets Authority as saying the combination with Activision Blizzard could result in "higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation" for British gamers. Activision insists the deal would have a positive impact.

Could Moon dust that is blasted into space help keep the Earth cool?

So asks the Guardian, which says researchers from the University of Utah have come up with the "moonshot" idea.

Their proposal involves mining our celestial neighbour for millions of tonnes of dust, then firing it into the sky.

The hope is the particles would form a kind of "solar shield" that would partially block the sun's rays.

But the paper cites other scientists who claim a better approach to tackle climate change is to cut greenhouse gasses.

And a dispute between two swan rescue groups has ruffled feathers in Cheltenham, according to the Times.

Two years ago, a faction of the The Pittville Swans and Friends group split off to form the rival Pittville Swan Watch after accusations flew about the mysterious death of a mute swan.

Since then, the paper says police have been called to threats of violence, verbal abuse and allegations of animal cruelty, as the sides fight it out to protect the birds.

The King has reportedly been asked to settle the dispute.