Author: News Desk

BBC News says Priti Patel has authorised Border Force to turn boats carrying migrants back at sea to prevent them reaching the UK.

VOA says law enforcement concerned by the prospect of violence at a rally are planning to reinstall protective fencing that surrounded the U.S. Capitol after the January 6 insurrection.

Sky Sports says British teen Emma Raducanu is through to the US Open tennis semi-finals after beating Switzerland’s Belinda Bencic in straight sets.

TRT World says a swath of the Florida panhandle has been placed under a tropical storm warning after Tropical Storm Mindy made landfall.

Aljazeera says opening statements got under way in the highly anticipated $9bn fraud trial of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, with prosecutors portraying her as a liar.

France24 says foreign countries greeted the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay after the Taliban appointed hardline veteran figures to top positions.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson has won the backing of MPs for his controversial health and social care plan, amid a growing backlash from experts and professionals.

The Daily Express leads on a “crackdown on crossings” as it says migrants will be turned back to France as Priti Patel gets tough over “French failings”.

The Sun leads on a story that a charity set up to honour Sir Winston Churchill has sparked a “woke” storm by changing its name and “erasing him from its website”.

The Daily Mail leads on a letter from leading figures who are demanding that Met Police Commissioner Cressida Dick must not have her contract extended.