'Truth is antidote to Putin's poison' and 'Europe sabotage campaign'

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News image — The aftermath after the UK and its European allies said Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a frog toxin continues to lead some papers on Monday. The i says the UK plans to "slash vital funding to counter Russian operations" against the country, as well as planning "new sanctions against Moscow" following the poisoning announcement. Opposition parties have called the funding changes to security "deeply irresponsible", the paper reports

The headline of the i Paper reads: "UK to cut Russian defence fund as Kremlin poison threat revealed." — The aftermath after the UK and its European allies said Russia killed opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a frog toxin continues to lead some papers on Monday. The i says the UK plans to "slash vital funding to counter Russian operations" against the country, as well as planning "new sanctions against Moscow" following the poisoning announcement. Opposition parties have called the funding changes to security "deeply irresponsible", the paper reports

The headline of the Metro reads: "Cooper: Truth is antidote to Putin's poison." — Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper calls for "tougher new sanctions" to be placed on Russia following her probe into the death of Navalny, Metro reports. Meanwhile, a "golden moment of history" at the Winter Olympics features large at the top of the paper's front page, with snowboarders Charlotte Banks and Huw Nightingale celebrating "Britain's first ever Winter Olympic gold on snow"

The headline of the Financial Times reads: "Kremlin enlists former Wagner Group agents for Europe sabotage campaign." — The Financial Times reports that former Russian Wagner Group agents have enlisted for "Kremlin-organised sabotage attacks in Europe". The Wagner recruiters are appealing to "economically vulnerable Europeans to carry out violence on Nato soil", the paper reports, citing unnamed Western intelligence officials

The headline of the Indepedent reads: "'It's dark, it's cold ... it's endless'." — A photograph of the "daily life in Kyiv", depicting people lining up for food in the cold weather, takes up the entire front page of the Independent. "It's dark, it's cold … it's endless", is the paper's headline. It says people are "battling to survive winter as Putin's latest strategy targets power supplies"

The headline of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Trump to give Koran burner US refuge." — More of Team GB's Winter Olympics glory is spotlighted on the front page of the Daily Telegraph, with a picture of skeleton racers Tabitha Stoecker and Matt Weston celebrating their mixed team gold medal win. Elsewhere on the front, the paper says democracy will be "denied to 15m voters" if there are further delays to some local elections. Labour says that a "looming reorganisation of local authorities would make elections expensive, complicated and unnecessary"

The headline of the Sun reads: "£500k phone compo for migrants." — The Sun leads with an exclusive on "£500k phone compo for migrants", following a ruling by High Court judges that seizing the phones of 70 boat migrants was "illegal and in breach of European human rights laws"

The headline of the Daily Express reads: "Switch on the lights to make our streets safer." — Campaigners warn "switching off street lights at night to save money" puts women and girls at greater risk, the Daily Express reports. The paper is launching a "Safer Streets crusade", which is also concerned with overall pedestrian safety during the early hours of the morning

The headline of the Times reads: "Under-16s social media ban may happen this year." — "Under-16s social media ban may happen this year", the Times reports. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer plans to use new powers to push through changes faster, according to the paper, which may include restrictions to infinite scrolling designs

The headline of the Daily Mail reads: "So what are the police waiting for?" — The Daily Mail asks "what are the police waiting for?" as it says officers face "mounting calls to launch a full investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's role as the UK's trade envoy". Files released by the US department of Justice appear to show the former prince forwarded UK government documents and other commercial information to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mountbatten-Windsor has always consistently and strenuously denied any wrongdoing

The headline of the Guardian reads: "Revealed: the true toll of suicides with domestic abuse at their core." — The link between suicides and domestic abuse is the focus of the Guardian's front page on Monday. Researchers say domestic violence suicides are a "national scandal" and that the exact number of "women driven to suicide by domestic abusers is severely under-reported", the paper reports

The headline of the Daily Mirror reads: "The Great British Water Shame." — "The Great British Water Shame" leads the Daily Mirror. It is about a new Channel 4 drama, which features the story of the young British girl who died from E. Coli in 1999 after playing on the beach in Devon

The headline of the Daily Star reads: "Keep calm and curry on!" — And the Daily Star leads with an appeal to "save Britain's first ever Indian restaurant from closure", and a call for King Charles "to rescue the 100-year-old" eatery that "sparked our love of curry and beer"

The Times says the prime minister is seeking to "steady his premiership" by using "Henry the Eighth powers" to force through changes to online safety - including, the paper says, the possible banning of under 16s from social media this year.

The paper says pressure is growing internally after more than 60 Labour MPs called for the move last month. Opposition parties have accused the prime minister of using delaying tactics, by starting a consultation when they say a ban could be introduced now.

The Daily Mail leads on Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and what it says are mounting calls for a full police investigation into his role as a UK trade envoy. The Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey tells the paper the former prince abused his position by allegedly sending sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein, and that there must be a public inquiry. Mountbatten-Windsor has always denied wrongdoing.

The Daily Telegraph reports that a man who set fire to a Quran in London may be accepted by the US as a refugee from Britain, if he loses his blasphemy case this week. The paper says the Crown Prosecution Service will contest the decision to overturn Hamit Coskun's conviction for a religiously aggravated public order offence, at a High Court hearing tomorrow. Officials in Washington say it's one of several cases being considered.

The lead story for the Guardian is research that has found the number of women driven to suicide by domestic abusers is under-reported and police are overlooking cases. It cites a study from a suicide prevention programme in Kent which suggests the number of suicides with domestic abuse at their core could be ten times higher than figures from the National Police Chief's Council. Experts are quoted, calling it a "national scandal".

The Daily Express uses its front page to launch a campaign, calling for street lights to be kept on at night, to protect women and girls, and to prevent road accidents. The government tells the paper it's working with local authorities to increase lighting in key spaces.

The Daily Mirror's headline is "The Great British Water Shame" as the paper highlights a new TV drama about water firms' sewage spills. The programme, called Dirty Business, features the story of eight-year-old Heather Preen who died of E. coli in 1999, after a family trip to the beach in Devon. The makers of the Channel 4 show tell the Mirror they hope it will do for water pollution what 'Mr Bates vs The Post Office' did for the Horizon IT scandal.

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'Truth is antidote to Putin's poison' and 'Europe sabotage campaign'

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