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Cliff Notes Two men, Patrick Maughan and Owen Maughan, have been charged with murder following the death of a four-year-old boy in a truck collision in Dartford. The crash, involving two pickup trucks, occurred on Sunday night, and resulted in hospital treatment for three individuals, including a one-year-old girl. Both men face additional charges of grievous bodily harm with intent and attempted wounding with intent, as police continue to seek information on the incident. Two men charged with murder after boy, 4, died in crash involving two trucks in Dartford | UK News . Two men have been charged with…

The FT leads with the news the US investor has backed out of rescuing Thames Water over fears of political meddling.

Police cuts mean some crimes must be ignored The Times says the PM has been warned by police chiefs that they will face “stark choices” over what to investigate should Treasury trimming be implemented.  The UK-US trade deal delay leaves British steel “at the mercy of Trump tariffs.” The new search for Maddie McCann has begun – 18 years after the British toddler disappeared.

Maddie suspect: I’m looking forward to a nice steak and a beer The Daily Star leads with the new search for Madeleine McCann as the main suspect spoke to a German broadcaster saying he was looking forward to a “nice steak and a beer” when he is released from jail. Celebrity gossip makes the front page.

Reeves in £15bn spending pledge to placate fractious Labour MPs The Guardian reports the chancellor is to announce a £15 billion investment into transport. The paper says the move is an effort to convince Labour MPs that we are not returning to austerity.  27 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire whilst they were waiting for food the paper reports. Bernie Sanders tops the paper as he speaks on the class war in the USA.

Love Island hunk fired over machete arrest The Sun leads on Love Island reporting that Kyle Ashman was “sensationally axed” after the paper alerted bosses that he was arrested on suspicion of a machete attack”.  The paper reports the new search for Maddie McCann, led by Portuguese and German authorities, have begun in Portugal – 18 years after the British toddler disappeared.

Now it’s good weather to blame for boat surge! The Daily Express says “now it’s good weather to blame for boat surge” as the paper mocks the Labour government’s comments. The new search for Maddie McCann has begun in Portugal. There’s coverage of a royal intruder breaking into Windsor Castle and an exclusive from Vanessa Feltz.

The evidence Rwanda plan did deter small boats The Daily Mail says there is evidence that the “Rwanda plan did deter” small boat crossings following the release of a government report on the number of migrants trying to reach the UK across the English Channel.  TV star Holly Willoughby is pictured on the front page after her new TV project has been axed.

The UK front pages react to a new Home Office report that has linked the UK’s hot weather this year to a dramatic rise in the number of small boat crossings when compared to the same period last year. A record 11,074 people arrived in small boats before May this year, a rise of almost 50% compared with the same period last year.

The story leads two tabloid front pages this morning – both conservative-leaning.

The left-leaning press takes a more neutral tone compared to the sensationalist approach from the right.

The UK steel industry avoids a doubling of tariffs on exports to the US, which remain capped at 25% rather than increasing to 50%.