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Monday’s front pages continue coverage of Labour’s plans to cut public spending, tax rises and delay some major infrastructure projects – as Labour try to fix the £20bn hole.

Other domestic topics include threats by GPs to go on strike, the latest from Team GB at the Olympics and the Tory leadership race all find space on the front pages.

In international news, Kamala Harris has raised more than £200m in donations since Biden announced he would not seek re-election in November – paving the way for Harris to become the Democratic nominee.

The Golan Height attack – which killed 12 children – is reported on the front pages, as Israeli PM Netanyahu cut his US trip short to return to Israel and has vowed to retaliate against Hezbollah.

Adam Peaty’s silver medal dominates the back pages this Monday morning, as well as Andy Murray’s dramatic win.

Wrong national anthem played for South Sudan at Olympics Olympic organisers in France mistakenly played the wrong national anthem for South Sudan before their men’s basketball game against Puerto Rico. The crowd at the Pierre Mauroy stadium booed when the Sudanese anthem was played instead. After a brief pause, the correct anthem was played, receiving an ovation from the audience. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games organisers issued an apology, attributing the mistake to “human error.” South Sudan player Majok Deng called the error “disrespectful”. “They [the organisers] have to be better because this is the biggest stage, and you know…

Italy PM Giorgia Meloni vows to relaunch ties with China Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has pledged to “relaunch” relations with China during her first visit to Beijing since taking office. Meloni met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the start of her five-day trip and signed a three-year plan to enhance economic cooperation between the two nations. This visit follows Italy’s exit from President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) last year, with Rome citing a lack of benefits from the scheme. Meloni described her visit as a step towards a “new phase” of bilateral cooperation, including agreements on…

Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed on Olympic debut Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde made his Olympic beach volleyball debut in Paris, greeted by a mix of boos and cheers. Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 for raping a 12-year-old British girl. Despite their high ranking of 10th in the world, Van de Velde and his partner Matthew Immers lost 2-1 to Italy’s Alex Ranghieri and Adrian Carambula, ranked 25th, at the Eiffel Tower Stadium. The crowd’s reaction was mixed, with both boos and applause when Van de Velde was introduced. The…

Venezuela elections 2024: Venezuela’s Maduro declared winner in disputed vote President Nicolás Maduro has been declared the winner of Venezuela’s presidential election, according to partial results from the National Electoral Council (CNE). Elvis Amoroso, the CNE head and a Maduro ally, reported that with 80% of the votes counted, Maduro secured 51.20%, while his main rival, Edmundo González, had 44.02%. The opposition rejected the CNE’s announcement as fraudulent, claiming González actually won with 70% of the vote. They argued that their own vote tallies, exit polls, and quick counts showed González leading by 40 percentage points. Opposition parties had united…

Thousands mourn children killed in Golan Heights strike Thousands gathered on Sunday in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights for the funerals of children and young people killed in a rocket strike. Druze community members in Majdal Shams carried caskets and expressed anger towards government officials. The White House and Israel attributed the attack, which killed 12 people, to the Iran-backed Hezbollah, although Hezbollah denied responsibility. World leaders condemned the attack and sought to reduce tensions to prevent a war between Israel and Hezbollah. In retaliation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, and Hezbollah attacked two Israeli military…

Huge California wildfire tears through 5,000 acres every hour A massive wildfire, known as the Park fire, has been expanding by 8 square miles (20 sq km) per hour in northern California. Since its suspected arson-related start on Wednesday, it has scorched over 350,000 acres northeast of Chico and was only 10% contained by Sunday, according to Cal Fire. Around 3,700 firefighters are combating the fire, which has been exacerbated by steep terrain and strong winds. A 42-year-old man was arrested on Thursday, suspected of starting the fire by rolling a burning car into a gully in Butte County. This…

Man, 20, dead after fight in park in Newham | UK News A 20-year-old man has been stabbed to death in a park in east London. Police were called to a fight in Plashet Park, Newham, at 7.38pm on Saturday. The man died at the scene despite the best efforts of emergency services. Two other teenage males were found at the scene – one with head injuries and the other with stab injuries. Both are in hospital in a non-life threatening condition. No one has yet been arrested by police. Officers believe they know the identity of the 20-year-old man…

The masked Olympic torchbearer was a closely guarded secret as Paris 2024 officials opted to keep the identity a mystery during the opening ceremony. Wearing an outfit inspired by Arno, the famous character from the video game Assassin’s Creed Unity, the mysterious acrobat was seen jumping their way through the streets of Paris and around the iconic monuments throughout the Olympic opening ceremony on Friday night. The mystery figure finally emerged through a trapdoor on stage at the Trocadero to hand the torch over to former France and Real Madrid midfielder Zinedine Zidane. Viewers were undoubtedly hoping that the masked…

Willing Olympic athletes have were presented with a mystery gold box on Day 1 (Reuters) With the Olympics now underway, the medals are being handed out for the winning athletes of Paris 2024. But fans have noticed that during the medal presentation, athletes are also given a long gold box while they’re on the podium. Whether they win gold, silver or bronze, Olympic medallists are traditionally given gifts during the victory ceremonies. At Tokyo 2020, athletes received a small bouquet of yellow, green and blue flowers. At Rio 2016, medallists were presented with a small model of the official logo.…