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The Times says John Bercow lobbied Jeremy Corbyn to secure a peerage and wrote his own reference for his nomination, leaked emails have revealed.

The Times says Boris Johnson has warned of a “rough winter” ahead as senior advisers predicted that flu could be a bigger problem than Covid-19 by the end of the year.

The Guardian says passengers on the London underground will have mobile coverage throughout the network by the end of 2024, the mayor of London has said.

The Guardian says Spain’s socialist-led government will on Tuesday approve the deeply controversial pardons of the nine Catalan independence leaders

The Guardian says vital work on river pollution and flood defences is being stopped or cut back because the Environment Agency has been underfunded for years, freedom of information documents reveal.

A new report from MPs on the education committee makes the front of the Guardian. The report has found white working-class pupils have been let down by decades of neglect in the education system in England

The Times says leads with a positive story on foreign holidays. The paper says ministers are set to announce an overhaul of travel restrictions

The Daily Mirror calls it a “Covid crisis”, warning that Mount and Chilwell might have to miss the game against the Czech Republic later

The Metro’s front page says Gilmour’s positive test has “rocked” Euro 2020, with Chilwell and Mount now in doubt for England’s match tonight.

The Sun leads with Scotland midfielder Billy Gilmour testing positive for covid-19 and will miss Scotland’s match against Croatia.

Sky News says Italy’s prime minister wants the Euro 2020 final to be moved from Wembley Stadium because of Britain’s rising infections.

France24 says South Africa will host the continent’s first Covid-19 vaccine production facility, as President Cyril Ramaphosa said Monday Africa now understood that doses would “never come” from elsewhere in time

Arab News says renowned human rights defender Amal Clooney has secured the prosecution of a Daesh member who abused, enslaved and assisted in the rape of captured Yazidi women.

Aljazeera says Iran’s President-elect Ebrahim Raisi has for the first time addressed his links with the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988

VOA says the US, the EU, Britain and Canada joined forces Monday to impose sanctions on several senior officials in Belarus

BBC News says Las Vegas Raiders defensive end Carl Nassib has become the first active NFL player to come out as gay.

Prince William counts down start of Father’s Day marathon with George and Charlotte The Mirror says Prince William spent Father’s…

The Metro says despite a miserable week ahead, Brits need to be patient as more summer weather is just around the corner.

Love Island 2021 cast: Sharon Gaffka revealed as first islander heading into villa as line-up announced

The Mirror says this is the first picture of a 13-year-old schoolgirl who died after falling off the roof of a Tesco Express.

The Mirror says England’s players have all tested negative for Covid-19 after their contact with Scotland’s Billy Gilmour on Friday night.

The Mirror says it is “unlikely” that coronavirus restrictions in England will be lifted before July 19, a minister has said.

The Mirror says Oprah Winfrey has opened up on the role she thinks she will play in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby girl Lilibet’s life.

The Metro says England’s Freedom Day will not be brought forward to July 5, despite some experts suggesting it is safe to do so, reports suggest

The Metro says thousands of people queued for hours in the rain for jabs on Sunday as the vaccination drive reached its final major phase.