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Monday’s front pages are dominated by the expected plans of PM Boris Johnson to raise National Insurance to help finance social care.
The death of former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding – who died of cancer aged 39 – is featured on most front pages.

Friday’s papers cover the discussion around the UK’s vaccine rollout, as regulators move closer to approving vaccines for young teens in the UK. 

Making the lead on several papers is the government plans to increase taxes to pay for social care.

The ongoing Afghanistan crisis also makes the lead on several papers, suggesting that Britain and its allies have “no coherent plan” to deal with the Afghan refugee crisis. 

Another popular story in Friday’s papers is the new criminal offence for pet abduction, with dognappers facing jail time of seven years as part of the crackdown.