Newspaper headlines: Passport strike and arrest warrant for Putin

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"We're not going on a summer holiday", exclaims the Daily Star - which is one of several papers to lead with concerns about how a five-week strike starting next month at the Passport Office will disrupt international travel.

The Daily Mail says holidays are "at risk".

It complains that the service is already slow and says "Lord knows how long the delays will be" now there is a walkout.

A source has told the Independent there's already been a surge in passport applications.

The government advice is to allow 10 weeks to get a passport.

The Guardian's top story says doctors are being offered cash bonuses of up to £5,000 to recruit their colleagues from the NHS into jobs at private hospitals.

A doctor has told the paper "there is a drain by the independent sector of NHS talent at all levels".

The paper also says Rishi Sunak is preparing to make fresh concessions in order to end public sector strikes, and that Number 10 wants to see all disputes resolved in the coming weeks.

The Times says Mr Sunak will give MPs a free vote on Boris Johnson's future if he's found to have deliberately misled parliament about pandemic parties in Downing Street.

The paper says the prime minister is wary of repeating the approach of his predecessor - who tried to overturn Owen Paterson's suspension.

The i says allies of Mr Johnson plan to block any sanctions imposed on him by the Commons privileges committee.

The paper calls it a "show of force" against Mr Sunak.

Mr Johnson - who denies the allegation - will be questioned by the committee on Wednesday.

The government is expecting the Covid inquiry to last up to seven years, according to the Telegraph.

The paper says there are concerns ministers may be using the hearing to "kick things into the very long grass".

Rishi Sunak has said the investigation needs to follow a proper process.

A decision by MPs to ban hunting trophies from being imported to the UK is being hailed by the Daily Mirror as a victory for the paper's campaign.

The legislation will now go to the House of Lords and campaigners tell the Mirror that the world has become a better place for wildlife.

But the Daily Mail has a different view.

In its editorial, it argues that "emotion has trumped logic" and says MPs should have listened to African countries which said regulated big game hunting was an essential and lucrative part of their conservation strategy.

The Sun says 230,000 Russians have fled to Thailand to escape being called up to fight in Ukraine.

The paper says the migration has led to a boom in property prices there.

Ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday, the Times has published a poll by the Post Office that finds the adage "mother knows best" rings true for children - but not until they turn 26.

The poll also finds only 15% of people share the same political views as their mother, "but despite these differences" four in 10 say their mother is their best friend.