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Sky News says Prince Andrew must be questioned under oath by Virginia Giuffre’s lawyers in her civil sexual assault case by mid-July next year.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to increase the national living wage from £8.91 to £9.50 in the budget, according to Sky News.

The Independent says a delay in the UK’s participation in EU research programmes because of a row about the Brexit deal is beginning to hurt British science, MPs have warned.

The Metro says Covid cases will plummet to just 5,000 a day by Christmas without ‘Plan B’ restrictions, according to new modelling seen by the Government.

Daily Express says organisations are targetting rush-hour traffic this morning as protests resume after the “campaign of civil resistance” was paused earlier this month.

Monday’s front pages report on the Budget 2021 as Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a £6bn plan to clear the Covid-19 backlog.

A round-up of Sunday’s front pages and their lead stories – from booster jab updates to the upcoming COP26.

The Sun says UK daily Covid cases today passed 50,000 for the first time in three months.

The Metro says CCTV images of two women have been released after a woman was smashed over the head with a wine bottle.

BBC News says Britain’s Andy Murray was knocked out in the second round of the European Open in Antwerp by world number 14 Diego Schwartzman.

The Guardian says a lorry has fallen into the harbour in Bristol city centre.

The Daily Express says Photographs show the white HGV submerged rear-first into the water after the collision.

The Daily Mirror says a man has been rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds after a shooting in south Manchester.

The Guardian says Brexit divisions in UK society appear to be as entrenched as ever, according to the latest British social attitudes survey.

British troops shoot Isis jihadis in Mali — first killings by regular UK forces since 2014

The Metro says households could be banned from mixing under a potential ‘Plan C’ for winter, it has been reported.

The Daily Express says CLIMATE change is a clear passion for many members of the Royal Family and Prince William made huge steps in the global bid to tackle the environmental crisis with his Earthshot Prize this weekend.

Many of Thursday’s papers lead on the health secretary’s warning that if not enough people get vaccinated, it is more likely that Covid restrictions will be reintroduced in England.

France24 says Britain and New Zealand have unveiled a comprehensive free trade deal, including a commitment aimed at preventing the revered haka, from being misused.

The Daily Mirror says Health Secretary Sajid Javid is expected to a give a coronavirus update from Downing Street today amid growing alarm over rising cases.

Newcastle United’s new owners have sacked head coach Steve Bruce following the £305 million Saudi takeover. The replacement of Bruce was expected and comes as no surprise.

The Queen has cancelled her planned trip to Northern Ireland, Buckingham Palace has said. The palace says HM “reluctantly accepted medical advice to rest for the next few days.”

The Sun says BRITS won’t be plunged back into lockdown again this winter, a Cabinet minister vowed today.

The Daily Mirror says as a key architect of lockdown warns of winter Covid measures, many Brits are being urged to get a booster jab.

The Guardian says individual cigarettes could have “smoking kills” printed on them under a raft of tough measures proposed by MPs