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The Daily Mirror leads on a pensioner jailed for smuggling £1m worth of cocaine on a cruise ship has told of his regrets after breaking his silence for the first time. The paper says he refuses to admit guilt and instead is demanding compensation for ‘human rights breaches.’

The Daily Mirror reports the couple who scooped £61m in the Euromillions lottery said they partied like Del Boy and Rodney from Only Fools And Horses after their win. It includes a picture of the winners Richard and Debbie Nuttall popping a bottle of Champagne, as well as an inset image of Del Boy and Rodney.

Metro leads on claims David Cameron’s government knew the Post Office dropped a secret investigation that could have proved the innocence of jailed sub-postmasters. It adds that ministers were told about the probe in 2016 but it was “ditched” by the Post Office anyway.

The Sun leads on the Trident missile that misfired and crashed into the ocean off Florida, yards away from the British nuclear submarine that launched it. The paper quotes a source as saying “it just went plop”.

The Daily Mirror reports on claims Vladimir Putin is plotting to murder at least a dozen critics in Britain as part of a “killing spree” in the wake of the death of Alexei Navalny.

The Daily Mirror focuses on the Royal reaction to the Israel-Gaza war. It leads with Prince William’s “message of peace” that “highlights the human suffering of the Middle East war, as innocent victims continue to die”. The top story adds that the Prince will meet aid workers providing help to Gaza, and will speak at a synagogue about the rise of antisemitism.

The Sun leads on a couple who are “at war” after winning £1m on a Lotto scratchcard. Charlotte paid for it and scratched it, but Michael claims he suggested the idea and tried to transfer her cash in the shop to cover the purchase. He says she initially decided to share the cash, but walked out on him weeks later before claiming to be sole winner.