Brexit developments, the first acid killing in the UK and a council in crisis over protecting vulnerable young people are among the front pages stories on Wednesday.

Theresa May is to appeal to French president Emmanuel Macron to soften his stance over Britain’s withdrawal from the EU, the Financial Times says.

The Prime Minister will also seek assurances that he will help to secure a comprehensive trade deal for the City of London, according to The Times.

It comes as the UK has asked France and Germany to make the European Commission strike a deal, the Daily Express reports.

Meanwhile the head of the Food and Drink Federation has told the i that Brexit is “shaping up to be the stuff of nightmares”.

The Metro leads with the jailing of Xeneral Webster, 19, over the acid attack death of mother-of-three Joanne Rand.

Northamptonshire County Council has warned it cannot protect vulnerable children and young people as it deals with a funding crisis, The Guardian reports.

In other news, Labour will include a plan for a universal basic income in its next manifesto, The Independent reports.

The Daily Telegraph leads with accusations that the Government betrayed a Northern Ireland veteran investigated for the attempted murder of two protesters injured on Bloody Sunday.

Daily Mirror reports on a row over the Duchess of Sussex’s father, Thomas Markle Sr, and interviews he has given to the media.

The Sun carries a report on an alleged incident between a man and a woman outside an East London nightclub.

And the Daily Mail leads with questions by Manchester bomb attack victims on why the Royal Navy’s rescue of killer Salman Abedi was kept secret.