What the papers say - December 18
British embassy worker Rebecca Dykes, who was found dead by a Beirut motorway on Saturday, is pictured on many of the front pages.
Lebanese police are investigating whether Ms Dykes, believed to have been aged 30, was sexually assaulted before being strangled to death.
The papers also carry the latest lines from Westminster on Brexit, Theresa May's Government and faltering attempts to avert a future pensions "crisis".
"Brit embassy girl is murdered" reads the Daily Mirror front page, which carries comments from her "devastated" family and "deeply shocked and saddened" colleagues.
Tomorrow's front page: Brit embassy girl is murdered #tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/bgG4fpROABpic.twitter.com/ESSd1fz4V1
-- Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) December 17, 2017
The Metro also reports on Ms Dykes's death, saying the diplomat was preparing to fly home for Christmas.
Tomorrow's front page:
UK diplomat 'strangled in sex attack'#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/8Y7ShMpUws-- Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) December 17, 2017
In its coverage, The Guardian says Ms Dykes is believed to have been at a party before her death. The newspaper's lead story reports the PM has been told by Tory rebels that she should form a cross-party alliance with Labour MPs to deliver a soft Brexit.
The Guardian front page, Monday 18.12.17: Labour the key to soft Brexit, rebels tell May pic.twitter.com/MeJCPFlePx
-- Guardian news (@guardiannews) December 17, 2017
The fragility of negotiations to leave the EU could see Mrs May stay in office until 2021 - as a result of the Tories wishing to avoid a damaging leadership contest, reports The Times.
Tomorrow's Times front page: Tories urge May to stay until 2021 pic.twitter.com/NxbIPR3TnJ
-- The Times of London (@thetimes) December 17, 2017
The crisis in Yemen leads the Daily Telegraph, with calls from International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt for Saudi Arabia to stop "starving" the country with its blockade that could be in contravention of international law.
Monday's @telegraph front page #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/CmpxwRXbSF
-- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) December 17, 2017
The Independent's online edition reports that bomb-making "manuals" that show how to build devices similar to that recently used on the New York subway can still be found online.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the daily edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/yqW0tSSX8V
-- The Independent (@Independent) December 17, 2017
Workers from the millennial generation and the gig economy face a pensions squeeze in retirement despite Government efforts to better prepare the population for old age, the Financial Times reports following the publication of a new analysis by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP).
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition Monday December 18 https://t.co/DD9SdZIc31pic.twitter.com/m0dhU1JuNe
-- Financial Times (@FT) December 17, 2017
The Daily Mail also reports on the DWP analysis, warning of a "middle-class pension crisis" as six million people are not saving enough for retirement.
Mondays' @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/AwNs14Xqv7
-- Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) December 17, 2017
The Sun carries a story concerning the past conduct of former Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley on its front page, along with news of the death of the actor Terence Beesley, husband of Extras actress Ashley Jensen.
Tomorrow's front page: Corrie pervert Bruno Langley preyed on a 16-year-old girl before they had sex at her home pic.twitter.com/eVn8wsogrQ
-- The Sun (@TheSun) December 17, 2017
The Daily Express carries warnings from weather forecasters that a "70mph storm" is expected to batter Britain over the Christmas period.