with me are nigel nelson, political editor of the sunday mirror and the political commentator, jo phillips of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the observer leads on government figures that reveal almost four times more men than women are in britain's highest paid posts. the sunday express says that the ex—russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia may have been poisoned by the contents of a parcel that went undetected in the post. the sunday telegraph reveals that senior government figures are leading a plan to ban russian officials involved in corruption and human rights abuses. the sunday times claims that since becoming prime minister, theresa may has received over £800,000 of donations from russian oligarchs. the sunday mirror front page features claims that up to one thousand children could be involved ina new thousand children could be involved in a new child abuse and trafficking scandal. and the sunday people says that the russian president vladimir putin is planning eight more attacks. of course, it's worth a reminder that russia has not yet been found responsible for

front pages at 10:30 and 11:30pm this evening in the papers — our guests joining me tonight are nigel nelsonsunday mirror, and the political commentatorjo phillips. the education secretary says he wants to resolve a recruitment crisis in england's schools, by cutting the work load of teachers. damian hinds told a conference of head teachers that the government would "strip away" pointless tasks, so their staff can "focus on what actually matters". here's elaine dunkley. this is passmores academy in essex, and like so many schools, it's struggling to recruit teachers. classrooms around the country are now relying on agency supply teachers to cover permanent vacancies. the government keeps missing targets about recruitment into the profession. we've got 4,000 less teachers than we need, and especially in the shortage subjects, key subjects in the curriculum, english, maths, science, all those sorts of things. the issue isn't just about recruiting new staff, but stopping existing teachers from leaving the profession. over the next five years in england, the pupil numbers are expected to increas