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Boris Johnson faces a tax rise battle with his cabinet and MPs as parliament returns on Monday, with the prime minister poised to break manifesto commitments on tax and pensions while plotting a delicate reshuffle. Plans to raise national insurance contributions to increase funding for the NHS and to overhaul social care have been privately criticised by cabinet ministers – and MPs have told the chief whip they could oppose the measures in the Commons. Johnson, along with the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, and the health secretary, Sajid Javid, will announce a three-year funding settlement for the NHS from next April,…

Boris Johnson’s expected plan to raise National Insurance contributions to help finance social care dominates the Guardian’s front page.

Dominating the front of the Daily Mirror is a black and white photo of Harding, followed by her mother’s tribute.

The Sun leads with the death of former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding. The 39-year-old died on Sunday morning, her mother said.

The Daily Mail says the majority of the cabinet are opposed to the idea of increasing National Insurance contributions.

Demonstrators set up blockades on main roads ahead of planned inauguration of new head of Serbian Orthodox Church.

The Sunday Papers report on the unrest within the Conservative party over plans to raise national insurance. The PM says the move is vital for the NHS.

A delegation of high-ranking Lebanese ministers visited Damascus Saturday for talks on importing energy via Syria, the first such official visit since its civil war broke out 10 years ago.

Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis say the rebels fired three ballistic missiles at cities in the kingdom’s east and south

Some cities in Brazil are providing booster shots as part of the strategy to limit Brazil coronavirus cases. The booster shot is being rolled out even though most people have not yet received their second jabs, in a sign of the concern in the country over the highly contagious delta variant in South America. Rio de Janeiro, currently Brazil’s epicentre for the variant and home to one of its largest elderly populations, began administering the boosters Wednesday. Northeastern cities Salvador and Sao Luis started on Monday, and the most populous city of Sao Paulo will begin Sept. 6. The rest…