The Papers: 'Berlin sends tanks' and 'Hunt rules out tax cuts'

The Daily Telegraph reports that the West is to nonstop astir 200 tanks to Ukraine successful a imaginable hammer stroke for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Military researcher Kirill Mikhailov said deliveries of tanks connected that standard could "change the people of the war". The insubstantial besides says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is facing increasing unit to chopped taxes this outpouring aft figures revealed households paid an mean of £821 much successful taxes this fiscal year.

The Daily Mail says immoderate Conservative MPs are arguing taxation cuts are needed present to assistance equilibrium the Treasury's books aft the nationalist indebtedness deed £2.5tn.

The one reports that the chancellor was amazed by the spike successful nationalist borrowing, with a Treasury root telling the insubstantial the magnitude was "way higher" than expected. It says Mr Hunt volition archer MPs the Treasury cannot spend to chopped taxes successful the Budget.

The Times says the Office for Budget Responsibility told Mr Hunt it over-estimated the prospects for medium-term maturation successful the system past twelvemonth and it intends to revise its forecasts down. The insubstantial says portion immoderate recession this twelvemonth volition beryllium shorter than expected, the semipermanent prospects are bleaker.

Germany's expected announcement that it volition nonstop Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine leads the Guardian's beforehand page. It says the determination is apt to made nationalist connected Wednesday. The paper's main representation is of histrion Michelle Yeoh, who was nominated for champion histrion by the Oscars.

And the Financial Times reports that Berlin is besides going to o.k. Poland's petition to nonstop immoderate of its ain Leopard tanks to Ukraine. Elsewhere, it says Eurostar trains are moving much than a 3rd bare during its greeting highest due to the fact that of delays caused by post-Brexit borderline arrangements.

The Daily Express says Mr Hunt's squad is considering raising the authorities pension property 11 years earlier than primitively planned. It reports the summation is presently acceptable for 2046 but the Treasury wants it brought guardant to 2035. The Centre for Ageing Better told the insubstantial that the planned changes "should not beryllium rushed".

The Daily Mirror reports Chief Inspector of Probation Justin Russell arsenic saying helium cannot warrant the nationalist is being decently protected. Speaking aft a study into failings that near a antheral who was wrongly assessed arsenic "medium risk" escaped to termination Zara Aleena, Mr Russell said probation unit were overworked.

Some contestants taking portion successful a crippled amusement based connected Netflix's Squid Game suffered frostbite portion filming successful the UK, the Sun says. Participants competing for a £3.7m prize spent hours successful temperatures arsenic debased arsenic -3C, the insubstantial reports. Players told the Sun the acquisition felt "like a warzone" and contestants were "left successful tears".

The Daily Star warns microchips successful fridges, doorbells and laptops could mean Britons are being spied on.