Today's front pages: Theresa May not

Today's front pages: Borrowing, Brussels and bunnies

26 April

A scathing report on the government's flagship free schools initiative makes The Guardian's front page, with a cross-party committee of MPs saying the scheme is often incoherent, costly and poorly planned.

The Independent ramps up the pressure on Theresa May to take part in a televised TV debate with other party leaders ahead of the 8 June election.

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The Times leads with the news that the government is borrowing at a lower level than at any time since Gordon Brown was in office.

Less sanguine about Britain's finances is the Daily Telegraph, which reports that Whitehall insiders say the government is prepared to commit to paying the EU until 2020 in exchange for a transitional deal including membership of the single market.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail and most of the tabloids are awash with the latest update on Madeleine McCann, as the Scotland Yard detective leading the search says there is still at least one major lead to investigate.

The Sun, however, goes off-piste altogether with a story of "a new PR disaster" for beleaguered US airline United - the unexplained death of a valuable giant rabbit named Simon on a flight from Heathrow.