Victory in Europe (VE) Day dominates the UK's front pages, with

many leading on the Queen's address to the nation.

"Never Give Up, Never Despair" is the headline chosen by both the

Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mirror, while the Queen's message
of hope - "Our streets are not empty. They are filled with love" - is
the Daily Mail's takeaway from the speech.

The Sun reflects on how commemorations were restricted and The

Daily Express publishes a photo of a 92-year-old World War Two
veteran who insisted on attending the Cenotaph in London despite
the coronavirus crisis.

The Guardian leads with a striking image of residents of a street in

Chester dressed up in 1940s-style clothes. The paper also
shares teachers' concerns about the re-opening of schools.

Meanwhile, "furlough phase-out plan takes shape" is the lead of

the Financial Times.

"All arrivals to be quarantined" is the headline of the Times as it

details how Boris Johnson is expected to announce that almost all
people travelling to the UK will face a fortnight in self-isolation
from next month.

China and Russia 'spreading anti-US propaganda'

The US has accused China and Russia of conducting propaganda
campaigns designed to spread false information about the
coronavirus.

A US state department official said social media accounts linked

to China and Russia were pushing similar anti-American messages.

"Even before the Covid-19 crisis, we assessed a certain level of co-

ordination between Russia and the PRC (People's Republic of
China) in the realm of propaganda," Lea Gabrielle said.

China and Russia were trying "to shape public understanding of

the Covid-19 pandemic for their own purposes", she said.
The US is locked in an information war with China over the origin
and handling of the Covid-19 outbreak, with both pushing
contradictory narratives.

Zhao Lijian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, has repeatedly

promoted the idea - without evidence - that Covid-19 might have
originated in the US.

In turn, the US has repeatedly suggested that the coronavirus was

leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first
cases of the disease were detected.