Newspaper headlines: 'Farewell Ms Miniskirt' and nurses 'set to reject' pay deal
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The Times reports that the main nursing union is poised to reject the government's pay deal , externalon Friday, prompting another round of strikes. The paper says members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) could return to the picket line as soon as this month, with their leaders readying for a "prolonged campaign". It says frontline staff are disappointed their industrial action did not produce a better government offer than the 5% pay increase this financial year, as well as a one-off bonus.
The Daily Telegraph's lead story is based on figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which the paper claims show that excess deaths almost tripled in England around the junior doctors' first strike, external last month. It quotes a government source accusing the British Medical Association (BMA)'s "militant leaders" of putting politics before patient safety. But the paper also points out that other causes, apart from the strike, could have contributed to the number of deaths.
Away from the strikes the Times also reports that, for the first time ever, hands-free cars are now driving legally on British roads, external. Ministers gave Ford permission to operate its BlueCruise system on motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. The cars are equipped with sensors to make sure the driver's eyes are on always on the road.
The Daily Mirror reports that the daughter of one of the victims of the rapist Iorworth Hoare - who won the lottery while serving life in prison - has called on him to give his winnings to charity, external in the same way her mother gave away the compensation money she won from the case. The paper says Hoare has now been given full access to his £7.2m jackpot.
Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to intervene after more senior Conservatives complained about Home Secretary Suella Braverman's language, external, the Guardian reports. Yesterday the Tory peer Sayeeda Warsi, writing in the paper, accused Ms Braverman of using "racist rhetoric".
The Daily Telegraph says ministers have postponed plans to unveil a new recycling system until after local elections. It reports they were afraid of a backlash from Conservative voters , externalover the new scheme, which would involve each household having seven different types of bin.
Images of British fashion designer Dame Mary Quant, who died on Friday, feature on many of the papers
According to the Daily Mail, Mr Sunak has put "clear blue water" between himself and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer over trans rights. Under the headline: "At last, a leader who knows what a woman is", it reports that the prime minister has insisted women do not have male genitalia, external. Sir Keir sparked controversy last week when he said one in a thousand women did. The Sun carries the same story, but gives most of its front page to the news that the Duchess of York has not been invited to the King's coronation. Instead, the paper suggests, she will watch it at home, external.
And many of the front pages feature pictures of Dame Mary Quant, who died yesterday aged 93. The Financial Times has a striking black and white photo of the fashion designer with papers and patterns laid out before her. The Guardian says she "put the swing into the 60s".