'Navalny killed by frog toxin' and 'There must be probe into envoy Andrew'

News imageThe headline on the front page of the Sunday People reads: “UK reveals Navalny killed by frog toxin”.
A number of Sunday's papers focus on the UK saying Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was killed using a poison developed from dart frog toxins. Navalny died suddenly while incarcerated in a Siberian prison in February 2024, after being an outspoken critic of Russian leader Vladimir Putin for years. The Sunday People says that Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper led the probe into his death, and "points [her] finger" at the Kremlin. According to the Russian news agency Tass, Moscow has dismissed the finding as "an information campaign"
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Telegraph reads: “Russia murdered Navalny with frog poison”.
The Telegraph says that the poison responsible for killing Navalny was developed from an Ecuadorian frog, which it says serves as proof that Russia possesses illegal chemical weapons. Navalny's death has been investigated by Porton Down scientists, the paper says, with biological samples smuggled from his cell to the UK shortly after his death
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Mail reads: “Now there must be a probe into envoy Andrew”.
The Mail on Sunday leads with a call for police to investigate Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and his role as a UK trade envoy, saying it has compiled a "dossier of evidence" against the former prince. Mountbatten-Windsor has previously strenuously denied any wrongdoing relating to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Mirror reads: “Will's agony”.
The Mirror leads on "Wills' agony", and features a full-page rendition of a new photograph shared by the Prince and Princess of Wales for Valentines Day. The paper says Prince William was "in a state of disbelief" when he learned of Catherine's cancer diagnosis, and that he "told pals it was brutal and completely disorienting"
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Sun reads: “Epstein lured telly donna”.
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "lured" actress and model Donna Air, the Sun on Sunday alleges. The front page also highlights an interview with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with the headline: "It's been tough but I'll fight on"
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Express reads: “Rise in pension age 'will send 115,000 elderly into poverty'”.
The Sunday Express claims the rise in pension age later this year will "send 115,000 elderly into poverty". The paper says it has based its figures on the previous rise in pension threshold from 65 to 66, which saw the proportion of 65-year-old's living in poverty rise from one in 10 to one in four
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Observer reads: “Dr Ice and the skeleton crew”.
"Dr Ice and the skeleton crew" reads the headline of the Observer, referencing Matt Weston's Winter Olympics gold in the skeleton on Friday
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Star reads: “Clarkson's harm”.
The Star says a woman is suing TV presenter and farmer Jeremy Clarkson, claiming she tripped and fell in his pub car park - the front page reads "Clarkson's harm". The paper says he has been contacted for comment

The Sunday Telegraph reports that the Defence Secretary, John Healey, is being lined up by Labour rebels to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the party leadership. The paper says Mr Healey is seen as the 'unity' candidate drawing support from all sides of the party. The moderate wing of MPs is said to believe that the Health Secretary Wes Streeting has become too "toxic", after he published his Whatsapp messages with Lord Mandelson.

The Mail on Sunday leads on more claims about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor when he was a UK trade envoy. The paper says that documents released by the US Department of Justice show he leaked sensitive information about the Royal Bank of Scotland, to one of Jeffrey Epstein's advisers in 2010. The Mail says there is now a "clamour of demands" for a full investigation by police and ministers into his conduct while in the role. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied any wrongdoing.

Meanwhile, the Sunday Times quotes the Director of Public Prosecutions for England and Wales, Stephen Parkinson, saying that "nobody is above the law" as, the paper says, pressure grows for a full investigation into the former Duke of York. Mr Parkinson tells the paper he has "total confidence" that detectives will examine any relevant evidence that would point to criminality.

Ministers are set to delay publication of the government's definition of Islamophobia, according to the Sunday Telegraph. The paper says they want to wait until after the Gorton and Denton by-election; a Labour source explains that the government is worried about, in their words, "the Muslim fallout". The Department of Housing, Communities and Local government tells the Telegraph the story is speculation and it's carefully considering the recommendations of a working group.

The Sunday Mirror carries extracts from a new biography of the Prince and Princess of Wales which describes how William was in a "state of disbelief" before he and his wife told their children she had cancer. The book's author and the paper's Royal Editor, Russell Myers, reveals how Prince William told friends the diagnosis was "sudden, brutal and completely disorientating".

Charities warn in the Sunday Express that a rise in the state pension age will plunge more than a hundred thousand people into poverty. The paper says the pensionable age of 66 will rise by a month in April and keep increasing until it reaches 67 in March 2028. Age UK tells the Express that many those affected are not aware of the changes and it will "crush a generation" struggling with soaring bills. The Department for Work and Pensions says it's committed to tackling poverty among all ages.

A UK exam board chief tells the Observer that children could be taking half of their GCSEs and A-levels on screens, within a decade. Colin Hughes, from AQA, says replacing some pen and paper exams with digital assessments would make the system "more secure" and "fairer" particularly for children with special educational needs.

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