Newspaper headlines: 'Haunted' Zelensky condemns Putin's 'genocide' as West calls for more sanctions

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Many front pages feature pictures of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit to the scene of alleged war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine.

"Hero leader comes face to face with horrors of Putin's war", declares the - while the says Mr Zelensky was "overcome with emotion" as he saw at first hand "the horrific fate of innocent civilians butchered by retreating troops".

says its reporters in Bucha witnessed mass graves being filled with bodies so badly decomposed residents were unable to identify them.

The Daily Mirror publishes an on the war in Ukraine - written in Russian. It begins in English: "A message to the Russian people..." with "you need to know" written in both languages.

The letter urges Russians to believe that the conflict is an "illegal war". It states that even if Russians "cannot or will not" believe what has been written, Russians should ask themselves: why has President Putin silenced the free press, why are young men being sent to their deaths and who benefits from this war.

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Image caption, President Zelensky visited the scene of alleged war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine.

According to the Times, Boris Johnson is close to making a formal statement about

The paper says the prime minister wanted to announce a trial of the scheme last week, after a surge in the number of people attempting to cross the Channel.

A government source says an agreement is "close" - but adds "there are still a lot of things in the balance". The paper also points out similar attempts to process migrants in Albania and Ghana collapsed.

'Fierce reaction' to Channel 4 privatisation

reports that officials are expecting "substantial interest" from companies wanting to buy Channel 4.

The Sun puts and says any deal should be completed by 2024. says ITV is understood to be keen on a takeover.

reports there has been a "fierce reaction" from some in the media industry to news of the sell-off.

The presenter, Sir David Attenborough, has accused the government of pursuing "shortsighted political and financial attacks" on British public service broadcasters.

is the Daily Mail's take on the equality watchdog's fresh guidance that places such as toilets and changing rooms can be protected as single-sex spaces.

The paper says the Equality and Human Rights Commission's document makes clear that it is legal for a gym to limit communal changing rooms to a single sex, as long as gender-neutral changing rooms are also provided.

says organisations, including the NHS, had been waiting for clarity from from the watchdog.

'The puff of legend'

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Image caption, June Brown played the much-loved character of Dot Cotton on EastEnders

Almost all of the papers pay tribute to the Eastenders actress, June Brown, who has died at the age of 95.

says as Dot Cotton, Brown "created a great Dickensian character of detail, humanity and colour" that enrolled her in Eastenders' "female pantheon".

calls her "indomitable", a "national treasure" and "as dependable a fact of British life as fish and chips or April showers".

For its take, says Brown's 35-year career as the chain-smoking Dot Cotton was "the PUFF of legend".