The Times and the Guardian lead with Sir Keir Starmer “facing fresh revolt” as the Times puts it, over the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) shake-up in schools. The Times also has the Texas summer camp disaster – which it calls an “unimaginable tragedy” – on its front page.
The Guardian’s front page also includes stories on possible new doctors’ strikes, and the exhaustion faced by Palestinians in Gaza as ceasefire negotiations continue.
Labour is “willing to explore” a wealth tax, the Daily Telegraph reports, above its own story on the SEND review.
The i leads on Labour promising to avert a “water crisis”, reporting that the UK “was 10 years off from turning off the taps”.
China is rerouting exports via south-east Asia as it seeks to avoid Trump’s tariffs, the FT reports.
The Daily Mirror carries a special report on “dental deserts” as it launches a campaign called “Dentists for All”. “Data from 700,000 participants in last year’s GP Patient Survey showed it is hardest to get an NHS dentist appointment in South West England,” it reports, with Devon being highlighted as one of the country’s worst dentistry deserts.
Metro’s front page focuses on the Metropolitan Police chief Mark Rowley calling for a policing shake-up that would see 43 county forces turned into 12-15 mega-forces.
The Daily Express reports that “Campaigners have warned Sir Keir Starmer that a stealth tax raid on the state pension would be an ‘insult’ to older people.”
The Sun leads with the BBC’s new Match of the Day pundit, Wayne Rooney, and his £800,000 two-year deal.
The Daily Mail’s top story is on senior officers saying that the smell of cannabis can make them feel “unsafe”, under the headline “Top police chiefs: smell of cannabis is a ‘sign of crime’.”
The Daily Star has a summer-focused front page, complete with a sunglasses and sombrero-wearing seagull, and a topless man in swimming shorts. “Britain hotter than Delhi”, it reports.
By saiphnews
