‘Putin shatters own truce’ and ‘over 80 dog attacks a day’
The Sunday Telegraph leads with Volodymyr Zelensky accusing Vladimir Putin of failing to uphold an “Easter truce” the Russian leader had called for. Putin said he expects Ukraine to follow the truce until the end of Sunday, but Zelensky said Russian artillery had not stopped. The paper also has a large photo of pop star Jennifer Lopez in Jeddah ahead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The Sunday Times also leads with Zelensky saying Putin’s proposed truce is a lie. Below this is a story on campaigners who won a Supreme Court battle over the legal definition of a woman saying they have been “inundated with death threats and misogynistic abuse” since the judgment.
More than 80 people a day are being “savaged by out-of-control dogs” and attacks are on the rise, the Sunday Mirror reports. It writes victims and charities want tougher penalties for “reckless owners and dodgy breeders”.
The Observer leads with a story on how Gaza has been “pushed to new depths of despair” by a seven-week-long Israeli blockade that has cut off all aid. Many in Gaza are now more afraid of famine than airstrikes, the paper reports.
The Sunday Express quotes senior Tories who have accused the Labour government of risking national security by “bending the knee” to China. It follows Chancellor Rachel Reeves on Saturday saying it would be “very foolish” not to engage with the world’s second largest economy.
The Mail on Sunday reports that Labour ministers are “secretly plotting” to defy a Supreme Court ruling that woman refers to a biological woman and does not include transwomen. The paper writes the exchanges reveal the “private fury” on Sir Keir Starmer’s frontbench, with minister planning to hold a meeting to decide a way forwards.
The Sun on Sunday leads with a story on how Apprentice winner Dean Franklin is reportedly at the centre of a “rogue trader probe” over his business that won the BBC show. Franklin said he was “not aware of any review or investigation”.
The Sunday People has an interview with the mother of Sally Anne Bowman, a model who was murdered in 2005. Linda Bowman said police “mistakes cost Sally Anne her life”.
And the Daily Star has a story on how a quarter of Brits are “turned on” by dreams of their first car.