Newspaper headlines: 'Israel's 9/11 stopped' and 'That was a great life'

Pictures of the stabbed captain of the Flydubai jet - covered in blood and wearing an oxygen mask - appear on some of the front pages. According to the Times, the Israeli prime minister has called Smit Machchhar a "true hero" - after his co-pilot allegedly attacked him in a suspected attempt to crash the plane. The Daily Telegraph pictures Benjamin Netanyahu greeting a passenger who helped regain control of the flight . The paper describes how Yaniv Hayun confronted the attacker in the cockpit, and "pulled him outside" before rushing back in to steady the plane. The i Paper says Israel has now increased security checks on pilots flying into the country.

The Guardian reports that senior Downing Street officials have been contacting think tanks and pollsters "as they look to test public support for the UK rejoining the EU". It says some in Number 10 are "nervous" that promising to negotiate re-entry to the bloc could "revive the flagging political fortunes of [Reform UK leader] Nigel Farage". The Financial Times notes that Brussels has "other priorities" , including "the rise of Marine Le Pen in France and the Eurosceptic far right in Germany, Spain and Italy". The Daily Mail pokes fun at the suggestion Britain could reverse Brexit. Its Pugh cartoon features a couple watching Celebrity Traitors with the caption "apparently one of them wants to rejoin Europe and the faithfuls have to work out who it is."

Dame Esther Rantzen is remembered on many of the front pages. The Sun goes with the headline "that was a great life, Esther" . The Daily Express, which championed the broadcaster's call to legalise assisted dying, describes her as an "indefatigable campaigner" . In its inside write-up, The Daily Mirror notes her break in TV "came by accident" when a producer decided to put her on screen while she was still a researcher. The paper says while she "never meant to be a star", she used her fame to "become a tireless champion for young and old alike".