Newspaper headlines: 'PM to seal Brexit deal' and 'Ukraine's victory inevitable'

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By BBC News
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Several papers report that Rishi Sunak is on the verge of announcing a new Brexit deal.

The Guardian says the agreement would overhaul post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland - bringing to an end a two-year standoff with the European Union. The Daily Telegraph reports that a legal text could be presented to Parliament as soon as Monday. But the paper says it's not yet known whether the deal will be accepted by the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). According to the Times, Rishi Sunak is prepared to publish the agreement with or without the DUP's endorsement.

Some of the front pages picture events held to mark the first anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Financial Times shows women paying their respects in a cemetery in the western city of Lviv. The paper's main story focuses on more sanctions being announced against Moscow - amid what the FT says are mounting concerns about the role China is playing in the Russian war economy.

A mother's plea for her daughter's killer to be blocked from leaving prison is the main story for the Daily Mail. The paper says Robert Brown is due for automatic release in November after serving half of his 26-year jail term for manslaughter. Diana Parkes tells the Mail he still poses a risk to her family and the public and she wants the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab to intervene. A Ministry of Justice spokesman tells the Mail that Mr Raab will do everything in his power to keep the most dangerous offenders behind bars.

The Daily Express credits the Queen Consort with forcing Roald Dahl's publisher to announce that the author's books will be printed in their original form. The paper says Camilla was shocked and dismayed about the removal of portions that could cause offence.

The Daily Mirror and the Daily Star say some shops have run out of turnips after the Environment Secretary Therese Coffey suggested them as a way of getting around shortages of other fruit and veg. The Mirror says the minister's advice sparked a run on the root vegetable. Recalling that turnips were the favourite food of the Blackadder character Baldrick, the Star has the headline, 'Not Such A Cunning Plan, M'lady'.