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The Daily Mail says anxiety levels across the country are rising as Freedom Day on July 19 approaches and all restrictions are removed, experts have warned. 

The Guardian says the rise in infections that will follow the government’s plans to reopen on 19 July will put intense pressure on the NHS.

The Guardian says it was the comedian Matt Lucas who best captured the jarring ambiguity in Boris Johnson’s broadcast to the nation last May.

The Guardian says Channel 4 is launching a new platform dedicated to true crime programming as it attempts to respond to the boom in popularity of the genre.

The Times says ministers will tell technology giants to immediately hand over details of the racists who abused England players so the government can “make examples” of the perpetrators.

The Metro says: Johnson & Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine is reportedly about to suffer another setback – a potential warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it could lead to increased risk of an autoimmune disorder.

The Times says outside the home of English football hordes of intruders rushed barriers, stewards allegedly took cash bribes and there was violence on the terraces.

The Times says selective universities are getting tougher on recruitment this year after squeezing in more students than expected last autumn.

The Metro says: A young boy has penned a heart-warming letter to Marcus Rashford after England’s agonising penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.

The i says a number of pubs in Britain will approach service with caution after 19 July to make sure they are still “inclusive” for every part of the community.

The i says an exhausted Gareth Southgate will take a break before deciding whether to extend his contract as England’s manager

The i says the easing of lockdown seems to have helped many British teenagers’ mental health – but loneliness and anxiety remain extremely common.

The Mirror says: Matthew Keenan, 34, was a self-confessed ‘vaccine sceptic’ until he caught Covid, according to a senior medic who is looking after him

Thu Sun says: FLASH flooding hit parts of London and the South today as Brits battle torrential showers – but a heatwave with sizzling 27C highs is on the cards.

Boris Johnson’s decision to lift restrictions comes despite warnings from scientific advisers that the “exit wave” could result in more than 200 deaths a day.

The Sun says: Boris Johnson wants to give the England boss a knighthood after his side’s scintillating run to the Euro 2020 final lifted the entire nation.

The Times also leads on concerns from scientists, with predictions of up to 4,800 people being admitted to hospital every day.

The i says nearly four million clinically extremely vulnerable people being advised to avoid those who have not been fully vaccinated.

The Sun says: BRIT F1 ace Lando Norris, 21, had his £40,000 watch nicked at Wembley as fans ran riot.

BBC News England footballer Tyrone Mings has accused the home secretary Priti Patel of pretending to be disgusted by racist abuse.

France24 says the EU said Monday it wanted to agree by the end of July the legal framework for a sanctions regime targeting Lebanese leaders.

Priti Patel has been slammed by England’s Tryone Mings after she called out the racist abuse despite her stance on taking the knee with the Aston Villa defender accusing her of “stoking the fire”

Aljazeera says firefighters are working in extreme heat across the western United States to contain surging wildfires, the largest are burning in California.

TRT World says the latest suspect detained amid the search for the assassins in the killing of President Jovenel Moise is a Haitian in his 60s.

The Mirror says: Four people were assessed at the scene of The Waterhouse, on Princess Street, Manchester, by a fire service trauma technician and paramedics