The i says the Dixie Fire is now California’s largest single wildfire in recorded history having burned an area more than twice the size of New York City.
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The Guardian says as Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due to spread of the Delta variant, experts are urging the federal government to fast-track vaccine approval for those under the age of 12.
The i says three quarters of all adults in the UK have now been double vaccinated against Covid-19, according to official statistics.
The Guardian says the government is coming under pressure to intervene amid concerns that its Covid testing regime for travellers is close to collapse, with thousands failing to be properly tested on their return.
The Times says the snow on the Pyrenees where Esther Dingley disappeared had long melted but for months there was no trace of the missing British hiker.
Algeria’s president announced that 25 soldiers were killed while rescuing citizens from wildfires raging across woods and communities east of the capital.
The Times says David Cameron’s employer secured a £123 million genetic-sequencing contract after the former prime minister lobbied Matt Hancock to attend a genomics conference.
The Guardian says ministers have opened the door to expanding the use of animal testing to ingredients used in cosmetic products for the first time in 23 years, an animal welfare charity has said.
The i says Boris Johnson is under renewed pressure to take action against human rights abuses in China after a majority of the British public backed a stronger Government stance.
The gap between private and state school A-level pupils leads the Guardian. The paper says teacher-assessed grades “disproportionately benefited those at independent schools”.
Plan to fix A-level inflation: Next year’s A-level students should not worry about suffering a “sudden shock” amid a plan to fix A-level inflation, the i paper suggests.
Soaring A-level grade inflation could see Gavin Williamson replaced as education secretary by Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch, the Times reports.
TRT World says Australia’s Melbourne extended its lockdown in a bid to stamp out an outbreak, while authorities in Sydney said they were considering easing restrictions for the vaccinated.
The Guardian says two more women who identified themselves as victims of New York governor Andrew Cuomo’s pattern of sexual harassment in the workplace came forward on Tuesday.
BBC News says the Duke of York “cannot hide behind wealth and palace walls” and must respond to sexual abuse allegations filed in a US court, his accuser’s lawyer told BBC Two’s Newsnight.
Arab News says after initially finding no grounds for disciplinary action, the Israeli military later opened an investigation into an artillery bombardment that killed six Palestinian civilians.
Aljazeera says the Taliban has captured two more cities in Afghanistan, taking the number of provincial capitals the group has seized since Friday to 8. “This afternoon the Taliban entered the city of Farah”.
VOA says U.S. airstrikes are helping to blunt Taliban advances across Afghanistan, although Pentagon officials warn American air power alone will not be enough to push back the insurgent offensive.
Strictly Come Dancing has been hit by Covid after a dancer tested positive, according to the Sun. The positive test could throw the launch programme into jeopardy, the paper claims.
Prince Andrew could face a further civil case in the US from another woman, the Daily Mirror claims. It says Johanna Sjoberg could air allegations – which the duke denies – in court.
The Metro leads on the news that a US woman has filed a civil case against the Duke of York, alleging he sexually assaulted her when she was 17-years-old.
Frank Ocean is developing his own luxury brand called Homer – the Brand’s name “represents carving history into stone” according to a press release.
Goldman Sachs has bumped up pay for its junior investment bankers, after analysts at the bank sent a presentation to management revealing massive workloads.
A woman has died and two other people have been taken to hospital after two buses crashed at London’s Victoria bus station.
The Evening Standard says a glide path back to a more normal state of affairs” for A-levels will be needed, the Education Secretary has said, as top results rose to a record high.