Lost Malaysia jet's final messages and TV licence dodger block - the front pages
By Alex KleidermanBBC News
The missing Malaysia Airlines plane continues to generate headlines. The Daily Telegraph has obtained a transcript of its exchanges with air traffic control and says it shows there were two "potentially odd" moments. It also carries news of a denial from the spokesman for late fashion designer L'Wren Scott that her business was in trouble.
The Daily Mirror says the 54-minute transcript of the pilots' exchanges on missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 suggests it could have been hijacked in the "vital seconds" between the handover from Malaysian to Vietnamese airspace.
The sanctions taken out by the US after Moscow's annexation of Crimea is starting to hit some of Russia's wealthiest oligarchs, reports the Financial Times. Foreign banks and investors have scrambled to reassess their dealings in Russia, it says.
Television viewers who fail to pay the licence fee face having their BBC channels blocked under plans considered by ministers, reports the Times. The move comes as MPs start to debate scaling down the offence to a civil matter.
The Daily Mail also concentrates on the potential changes to the offence of non-payment of a TV licence. It suggests the move means the abolition of the licence fee has come a step closer.
The cholesterol-reducing drugs statins are the focus of the Guardian's front page story. It reports the comments of a leading academic that doctors who worry about their safety are creating a "misleading level of uncertainty" that could lead to the loss of lives.
The i also leads with a medical story - claims by the British Medical Association chairman that the coalition is putting patient care and the future of the NHS at risk.
Changes to pension rules in the Budget could led to a buy-to-let boom and a 30% rise in house prices in the next few years, says the Daily Express. Experts are warning pensioners may use cash from their investment pots to buy a property and live off the rental income, it says.
The Daily Star reports that six new actresses are set to join Coronation Street after Michelle Keegan leaves the soap.
Real life news about other TV personalities makes the front page of the Sun. It reports model and presenter Kelly Brook is to marry former Gladiator Tornado after a whirlwind romance.
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