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Revolutionary President Gustavo Petro elected in historic Colombian elections. Gustavo Petro will become Colombia’s first leftist leader, after winning the country’s presidential race on Sunday. The revolutionary leader won by a slim margin with over 50% of the votes, against 77-year-old entrepreneur Rodolfo Hernandez. In this historic win, his running mate Francia Marquez will now become the first Afro-Colombian to hold executive powers. Petro bet on Colombians to believe in him as an evolved politician, telling…

The Sunday Paper’s front pages feature a variety of stories. Many of the papers lead with the impending walk-out of 40,000 rail workers in strikes next week.

The United States has so far this year faced some truly extreme climate-related catastrophes, including raging floods, devastating fires, thunderstorms and a seriously dangerous heatwave that has affected a third of the population.

Boris Johnson has triggered outrage in Westminster with plans to abolish the post of ethics adviser after the resignation of Lord Geidt, The Independent reports.

Inflation is set to soar to 11% as the cost of living crisis continues to pile pressure on millions of Britons, Metro reports.

The Guardian reports how Boris Johnson could scrap the role of ethics adviser after Lord Geidt resigned.

Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell believes she deserves to be freed from jail in just over two years, according to the Daily Mirror.

The Sun leads on how a disabled airline passenger fell to his death down an escalator at Gatwick Airport – as the travel industry remains in chaos.

Industry leaders have warned food prices could rise by 15% this summer, the Daily Express reports.

Daily Mirror says A bus has gone up in flames while driving through Brixton, in south-west London.

Daily Mirror says 21-year-old British man is in a serious condition with multiple injuries after falling from a 12ft high balcony in Ibiza.

Daily Express says A DISABLED EasyJet passenger has died at Gatwick Airport after reportedly falling down an escalator as the UK’s airport system remains gripped in chaos.

Daily Express says HOME SECRETARY Priti Patel has approved an order to extradite Julian Assange to the US to face espionage charges.

The Sun says GATWICK Airport has cancelled 4,000 flights over the summer – sparking holiday travel chaos for thousands of Brits.

The Sun says YOU could be the lucky winner of the EuroMillions £111million jackpot TONIGHT – making you one of the UK’s richest ever winners.

The Sun says THE UK is set for a scorcher TODAY as temperatures soar to highs of 34C, as health bosses have issued an urgent warning to Brits across the country.

The Metro says a married Home Office boss who spiked his pregnant mistress’s orange juice in a bid to cause a miscarriage has been jailed for more than three-and-a-half years.

The Metro says a gunman opened fire inside a suburban Alabama church yesterday evening, killing two people and wounding a third.

The Metro says Britain’s heatwave is set to peak today with sizzling temperatures of up to 34°C on what has been dubbed ‘fiery Friday’.

The Independent says Downing Street has urged employers to allow staff to work from home during next week’s rail strikes as the transport secretary warned strikers they were risking their jobs because the railway was now competing against remote working and other forms of public and private transport.

The Independent says the head of the UK’s armed forces says Russia has already “strategically lost” the war in Ukraine and is now a “more diminished power”.

The Independent says Parts of the UK are set to experience hottest day of the year so far with temperatures peaking at 34C (93.2F) today.

The Independent says a previously unknown population of polar bears that adapt to limited sea ice access due to global warming by hunting from freshwater ice pouring into the ocean from glaciers have been discovered by scientists.

The Guardian says the family of Dom Phillips have spoken of their heartbreak over the murder of the British journalist and the Indigenous activist Bruno Pereira as colleagues said the men’s work would be an inspiration to others.

The Guardian says After two years of eating in near-monastic silence, children in Japan have been given permission to chat to their classmates over lunch, as Covid cases in the country continue to fall.