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The i says Boris Johnson said he is “on the side” of the Belarusian opposition leader as he welcomed her to No10 amid heightened international scrutiny of Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.

The Guardian says Prof Sarah Gilbert has had quite a year. The co-creator of the Oxford/AstraZeneca jab has been made a dame, been given an emotional standing ovation at Wimbledon – and now a Barbie doll has been made in her honour.

The i says a second official VIP “Brexit jet” painted in Union flag livery will cost taxpayers up to £75m over the next five years after it was sourced via the same company in charge of Britain’s Covid hotel quarantine system. 

Sudesh Amman – a terrorist who stabbed two people – became increasingly violent in prison and declared he wanted to “kill the Queen,” an inquest has been told. 

An extra 17 countries should be added to the travel green list at the next government review later this week.

Two adults and a 13-year-old boy have been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a five-year-old.

The latest estimates show infection rates have continued to rise across most of the UK, with rates only dropping in Scotland. 

The Times says senior civil servants in the Home Office received pay rises of up to £20,000 last year even though police officers have been hit with a pay freeze.

The Guardian says a serial killer who murdered five women in Suffolk in 2006 has reportedly been arrested on suspicion of murdering a teenager who went missing on her way home.

The i says NHS workers are desperately trying to clear huge waiting lists while juggling the treatment of an influx of Covid patients, leading medics have said.

The Guardian says Wayne Rooney has apologised to his family and Derby after images emerged appearing to show him asleep in a hotel room surrounded by a group of young women.

The Times says an international hunt for £4.2 million of diamonds stolen from Boodles in Mayfair will continue after a thief who tried to blame it on her dead sister was jailed yesterday.

The i says the sister of a teenager with sickle cell has overcome her fear of needles and donated blood for the first time to help others like her brother.

The government has announced the UK will give Kenya 817,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine. 

Former football star Wayne Rooney’s complaint of blackmail has been dropped by the police. 

A police officer has claimed the force was “held back” from confronting the Wembley chaos, as ticketless intruders tried to force their way into the Euro 2020 final.

Data shows 618, 903 alerts were sent – up 17% rise from the previous week – to people using the NHS Covid app in England and Wales, forcing them to self-isolate in the week between 8 and 15 July. 

The Times says a policeman who challenged ticketless fans during the Euro 2020 final at Wembley has accused senior officers of a reluctance to use force because of concerns over “brand image”

The i says the UK has demanded a “significant” renegotiation of its own Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.

Liverpool has lost its World Heritage status because of developments on the city’s waterfront including the building of the new Everton football Stadium

Marcus Rashford has defended his non-football partnerships amid claims from a, so far, unpublished article that he has profited by campaigning. 

BORIS JOHNSON has been branded “irresponsible” over the end of England’s coronavirus lockdown.

The Guardian says the heatwave health alert issued by Public Health England has been extended to Friday as much of the country continues to swelter under high temperatures.

The highest ever single-day total of migrants sailed across the Channel and arrived in the UK on Monday. 

Supermarkets and pubs close: Iceland has been forced to close shops due to staff shortages caused by people being forced to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app.