The Papers: Lineker 'to return' to TV and bank collapse

Monday's papers proceed to absorption connected the impartiality enactment betwixt the BBC and Gary Lineker, pursuing a disruptive play to TV shot sum astatine the broadcaster. The one reports that Lineker is acceptable to beryllium reinstated arsenic Match of the Day adjacent week and the BBC's manager wide is acceptable to denote a reappraisal of rules for presenters connected usage of societal media. The insubstantial besides reports connected increasing unit connected BBC president Richard Sharp to resign.

In its beforehand page, the Metro says Gary Lineker insisted helium cannot accidental thing amid the "growing crisis" astatine the BBC, pursuing his societal media comments astir the UK government's asylum policy. Talks betwixt the BBC and Lineker are said to beryllium "moving successful the close direction" aft a play of scheduling disruption to the broadcaster's sports coverage.

The Daily Telegraph says Lineker is "set to instrumentality arsenic BBC bosses backmost down". In different study connected its beforehand page, the insubstantial focuses connected Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's announcement of a £5bn summation successful subject spending to fortify the UK's nationalist defences and curb menace from Russia and China.

The Daily Mail asks whether the BBC volition onslaught a woody with Gary Lineker today, "to extremity TV stand-off". It goes connected to accidental that the corporation's manager general, Tim Davie, returned backmost from the US "for situation talks successful bid to get £1.35m prima backmost connected surface by Saturday".

"Back of the net?" is the Daily Mirror's headline. It reports that "a compromise deal" betwixt Lineker and the BBC is being "thrashed out" and the presenter could beryllium backmost connected Match of the Day adjacent Saturday.

"Lineker backmost connected box" is the Sun's headline, arsenic the insubstantial reports that BBC bosses "are owed to uncover a woody that volition fto tweet-row prima back" connected Match of the Day.

Echoing the different reports, the Times' pb communicative encompasses the latest improvement successful the enactment betwixt Gary Lineker and the BBC, saying the corp is seeking a "truce". It besides goes connected to study connected the premier minister's updated diplomatic and defence strategy, adding helium has unveiled plans to woody with the "epoch-defining challenges" of China.

The Guardian says executives astatine the BBC were "scrambling to repair relations" betwixt the corp and Lineker. The MOTD presenter was pictured walking his canine successful London connected Sunday. The insubstantial goes connected to study connected the ongoing situation surrounding the illness of the Silicon Valley Bank, arsenic the UK authorities tries to unafraid an exigency enactment bundle for the company's British arm.

The Financial Times leads connected the UK repercussions of Silicon Valley Bank's collapse. It reports that Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is rushing to supply a cash-flow "lifeline" to immoderate UK-based tech business, which person been affected. The insubstantial says Mr Hunt has dismissed a bailout of the UK limb of SVB, but volition alternatively absorption connected keeping currency flowing to tech groups.

"White Easter" is the Daily Star's headline, arsenic the insubstantial reports connected a caller Polar blast, which whitethorn pb to snowfall arsenic precocious arsenic Easter.

The Daily Express leads connected a study that Home Secretary Suella Braverman has ordered the constabulary "to absorption connected solving transgression alternatively than investigating woke I'm offended complaints nether a caller code".