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Newspaper headlines: Mariupol's last stand and 'travel chaos' warnings

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Residents walk past a destroyed building in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol

Several of Tuesday's front pages focus on concerns over expected delays at the UK's travel hubs this Easter. are being drawn up to prevent "airport chaos" ruining people's holidays. It reports that backroom staff are being offered bonuses to work on check-in desks - but that travellers could still be in queues for hours.

Industry figures tell to vet new security staff and cabin crew, who were taken on when operations expanded after the pandemic. They want ministers to speed up the process. The , saying the economy will be hit and that the chaos is causing "reputational damage" to the UK.

counter-terrorism scheme to be overhauled after an extremist was found guilty of murdering Sir David Amess MP. Ali Harbi Ali had been referred to the de-radicalisation programme seven years earlier, but had only one meeting.

are being take out of conflict zones in their country and sent to remote corners of Russia. have admitted the UK scheme to help refugees will leave many people disappointed - and won't be accelerated enough to appease its critics. Writing in The Telegraph, the to take in Ukrainian refugees, but has still heard nothing from the government. She says some people who offered to help will just give up. They should have been encouraged, she says, "or at least kept in the loop".

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Travellers queue at a check-in desk at Heathrow Airport

for pensioners facing a £1,000 increase in their bills. have led to a "cost of living agony" and highlights one couple who fear they'll never be able to put their heating on again. to question whether super-rich politicians can relate to the public. He accuses Chancellor Rishi Sunak of "rank hypocrisy" for imposing more taxes on people given revelations last week that Sunak's wife, Akshata Murty, held non-dom tax status in the UK. can, and must, help families in crisis.

longer hours because of concerns over pressure on A&E departments. It reports that new NHS guidance says any appointments lost because of practice closures over the Easter bank holiday should be made up within a fortnight.

The sports pages of after drivers were told there are rules about what underpants they can wear. Apparently the reminder was a hot topic during an "unusually long" two-hour meeting. Many drivers did not want to change their habits on the eve of a race. It's thought the rule is about flammable materials. One team boss said he certainly wouldn't be checking for rule-breakers, but a French driver said "if they want to check my pants, feel free. I've nothing to hide."