Newspaper headlines: Israel's 'tragic' error and Labour 'pro-building' bid

The killing in Gaza of seven aid workers, including three British nationals, in an Israeli air strike is on many of Wednesday's front pages. The Mirror's headline is: "Killed trying to feed starving kids". The Daily Mail says two of the British victims, James Henderson and John Chapman, were former Royal Marines, and the other, James Kirby, was a former soldier. The Sun focuses on Mr Chapman, describing him as a "Special Boat Service hero".

The Guardian has a photo of the burned-out interior of one of the vehicles caught in the attack. It believes the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip "seems likely to worsen" in the wake of what happened. It says many aid organisations have already suspended their operations in the territory. The i says the UK is demanding answers from Israel. The headline in The Times is simply: "Outcry at aid worker deaths", while for the Daily Express it is: "Three Britons killed on Gaza mercy mission".

World Central Kitchen said seven of its aid workers were killed

According to the Daily Telegraph, the Foreign Office has been considering for weeks whether Israel is failing to demonstrate a commitment to international law, and whether it should therefore stop selling arms to the country. The paper says there are emerging calls that - if legal advice finds Israel is falling short of that requirement - intelligence sharing should be scaled back.

An investigation by Royal Mail into reports that new barcoded postage stamps are wrongly showing as counterfeit also makes the front page of the Telegraph. It says customers have complained about being forced to pay £5 penalties to collect their post, despite the stamps being bought directly from Royal Mail.

The Times reports that the number of police-enforced drug tests has risen tenfold in the past two years. The paper says figures due out later are expected to show 100,000 tests were carried out by officers, in the final three months of 2024. It says Home Office data reveals the majority of tests come back positive, and cocaine is found in nine of 10 of them. The paper says ministers are planning to expand police powers to broaden testing further.

The FT reports a sharp fall in Tesla and BYD electric vehicle sales

The Financial Timesleads with a slump in electric car sales in the first three months of this year. The paper says the performance of the world's two leading producers of electric cars, Tesla, and its Chinese rival BYD, have added to concerns about the slowing uptake of the technology.

Finally, many of the papers feature pictures of the 18-carat gold toilet stolen from Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire in 2019. James Sheen, from Wellingborough in Northamptonshire, has pleaded guilty to stealing the loo which is worth £4.8m. The Sun's headline is: "The great chain robbery".

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