Today's front pages: May will be a 'bloody difficult woman'
3 May
Mounting tensions between the UK and the EU lead in the Financial Times, which claims the Brexit "divorce bill" could be closer to €100bn (£84.5bn) than the previous estimate of €50bn (£42bn).
The Times runs with reports that EU negotiators plan to bar Theresa May from heads-of-state meetings about Brexit, saying it is another sign of the bloc's "increasingly hardline stance" towards the UK.
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May biting back - telling the BBC she will be a "bloody difficult woman", borrowing from comments made about her by rival Conservative Ken Clarke last year – makes the front page in several papers.
Both the i newspaper and the Daily Express warn people are suffering strokes and heart attacks because of misleading "scare stories" about statins, which could substantially cut their risk.
Meanwhile, the Daily Telegraph reports on plans to offer diesel car drivers compensation to scrap or refit their vehicles in a bid to tackle poor air quality.
The Daily Mirror splashes on Prince William seeking €1.5m from French magazine Closer for publishing photos of his wife Kate Middleton sunbathing topless while on holiday in France in 2012.
Today's front pages: Police foil Westminster knife attack
28 April
Friday's front pages are dominated by the arrest of a suspected terrorist carrying knives near the Houses of Parliament, five weeks after Khalid Masood killed five people in a deadly rampage in the same spot.
The Daily Telegraph says armed police were able to put the 27-year-old suspect under surveillance after a member of his family raised the alarm about his behaviour.
Meanwhile, the mystery of Masood's final message on WhatsApp has been revealed, says The Independent. The text indicated his attack was motivated by western intervention in the Middle East.
Leading with an exclusive story, the Daily Mirror publishes a letter to Downing Street signed by 500 headteachers warning that government budget cuts are pushing schools to breaking point.
The Times reports on the NSPCC's call for social media companies such as Facebook to be fined if they fail to adequately protect young users.
Saturday's EU summit makes the front page of the Financial Times, which says the meeting could see bloc leaders signal they would accept a "united Ireland" into their number. Northern Ireland voted Remain in last June's referendum.
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