“Big-hearted Britons” will get £350 a month as a “thank you” for opening their homes to Ukrainian refugees – and the Sunday Express says volunteers are being urged to provide a safe haven for thousands of families enduring their “darkest hour” following Russia’s invasion.
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove wants multimillion-pound mansions that belong to Russian oligarchs to be seized and used to house Ukrainian refugees – and according to The Mail on Sunday, the minister has argued passionately in cabinet that the move would be “payback”.
The Sunday Telegraph says people will be allowed to sponsor named Ukrainian individuals or families to stay in their homes – and in a radical departure from the government’s earlier approach to the refugee crisis, Britons will be able to sponsor strangers they have discovered by trawling social media appeals.
Britons who open their homes to Ukrainians fleeing the war will receive £350 a month under a new “cash for accommodation” scheme – and The Observer says Michael Gove is calling for a “national effort” on behalf of refugees in desperate need.
The Daily Mirror focuses on hope amid horror – and says a mother-to-be who fled an explosion on her maternity ward has safely given birth to a baby girl.
As Kim Jong Un tests a new rocket that can hit the US, while New Delhi accidentally fires a missile towards Pakistan, the Daily Star’s headline says: “Not now North Korea & India!”
The Queen has “dramatically” pulled out of Monday’s Commonwealth Day service – sparking fresh fears for her health, that’s on the front of the Daily Mail.
Ukraine is claiming that Russia is planning a manmade catastrophe at Chernobyl – and the Daily Express reports that the country’s spy chiefs fear Vladimir Putin is “ready to stunt up a ‘false flag’ assault to stop the West from halting his invasion”.
France’s Emmanuel Macron has condemned Boris Johnson’s government for making Ukrainian refugees unwelcome in the UK and for falsely presenting to lead the world in helping the victims of the war, The Guardian writes.
