Metro

A wealthy Nigerian politician and his wife are facing jail over a kidney swap plot in the UK, reports Metro.

Boris Johnson claims a “detailed and compelling” dossier will clear his name over Partygate.

The Metro urges nurses and paramedics to vote for a pay offer agreed between health unions and the government.

The Metro calls today’s budget announcement the “easy does it budget,” noting that inflation is expected to fall to 2.9% in the UK this year.

Over the Black Sea, a Russian fighter jet brought down a US drone, reports the Metro.

Metro reports that Gary Lineker’s “stand-off” with the BBC over his tweets ended with his bosses climbing down and with the corporation’s chairman “in the firing line”.

The BBC is facing a growing crisis over Lineker’s outspoken social media comments, Metro reports.