The Guardian says Official statistics show Covid is claiming 100 lives a day on average across the UK.
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The Metro says Sarah Storey claimed the 15th gold medal of her incredible Paralympics career after romping to victory in the final of the women’s C5 3000m individual pursuit.
The i says Liverpool left-back Andy Robertson has signed a new deal at the club until 2026 and will be available against Chelsea at the weekend
The Guardian says Paris Saint-Germain are considering a €160m bid from Real Madrid for Kylian Mbappé, with the France forward hoping to seal a move to the Spanish giants.
The Guardian says Britain’s evacuation from Kabul is expected to end within “24 to 36 hours”, potentially abandoning thousands of Afghans.
The i says the Taliban must guarantee “safe passage” for those that want to leave Afghanistan after the 31 August deadline, the G7 agreed on Tuesday.
The Metro says President Joe Biden has announced he intends to stick to the Afghanistan evacuation deadline of August 31 – despite pleas from allies to extend the mission
“Joe’s no to Bojo”, says Metros’s headline. It says the US president snubbed the prime minister’s plea to keep his troops in Afghanistan beyond 31 August.
The i sees the next few days as the “last chance to escape the Taliban”. The only realistic route out of the country will soon be a “dangerous land journey to refugee camps
The Guardian says thousands of Afghans could potentially be abandoned if the UK operations end as expected in 24 to 36 hours.
Aljazeera says Japan is expanding a state of emergency to eight more prefectures, taking the total to 21 in all, to stem a rapid rise in coronavirus infections
Arab News says Saudi Arabia on Tuesday lifted a direct entry ban on expats from 20 countries, a decision taken in February to curb the spread of COVID-19.
TRT World says the World Bank has suspended aid to Afghanistan, saying it is “deeply concerned” by the situation there, especially regarding women’s rights.
TRT World says Joe Biden has said US intends to complete its pullout from Afghanistan by August 31 and needs to withdraw rapidly because of a growing risk of militant attacks.
France24 says the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday denied President Joe Biden’s bid to rescind an immigration policy implemented by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
BBC News says Sir Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have paid tribute to their bandmate Charlie Watts, following the death of the Rolling Stones drummer.
The Daily Mirror quotes the tribute from Sir Elton John, who described Charlie Watts as the “ultimate drummer”.
Photographs of Charlie Watts feature on every front page following the death of the Rolling Stone’s drummer at the age of 80.
The Daily Mail reports Joe Biden’s decision – but its story also points out that the Taliban rejected a deadline extension.
The Metro says a woman has been arrested on suspicion of animal cruelty after allegedly throwing her ex’s cat into a river during an argument which got out of hand.
The Metro says parts of Donald Trump’s much-publicised border wall with Mexico have been severely damaged in monsoon rains.
The i says the leader of US extremist group the Proud Boys has been jailed for five months after tearing down a historic black church’s Black Lives Matter banner and burning it.
The i says a niece of former US President Donald Trump has accused him of “cheering on the chaos” in Afghanistan as fear and uncertainty continues to grip the impoverished nation.
The Guardian says Kathy Hochul, the first woman to become governor of New York state, will make her debut speech from the executive mansion in Albany on Tuesday
The Guardian says Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the US, has died in Minnesota. He was 38.