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The Guardian focuses on the fallout from the announcement that NHS staff will get a 3% pay rise, reporting that ministers will force the health service to cover part of the cost

The Times says workers in 2,000 warehouses and supermarket distribution centres who are identified as contacts of people with Covid will be covered by the testing scheme

Local Lebanon news agencies have reported that Lebanese Officials have lodged a protest at the UN over Israel had violated Lebanese sovereignty by using Lebanese airspace to target Syrian territory. The Lebanese government claims that Israel violated its airspace while launching attacks on military sites in Al-Qusayr in Syria’s Homs governorate believed to belong to Hezbollah. It says that a missile from an Israeli plane landed in an area of forest near the town of Lehfed, 56 kilometres north of Beirut in the Byblos region. The Lebanese people of Lehfed awoke to the sound of a huge explosion that shook…

The i focuses on the changes to self-isolation rules, saying that supermarket delivery drivers will be among those exempt from isolating if they test negative for Covid every day

The Daily Mail carries calls from business leaders to exempt more employees from isolating if they are fully vaccinated. The front page features a picture of Olympic sprinter Dina Asher-Smith

The Metro offers yet another bit of rhyming wordplay based around the verb-of-the-moment with the headline “Ping in the Army”. It says one MP has called for armed forces to be deployed

The Daily Mirror has an interview with the mother of Ben Needham, who disappeared on the Greek island of Kos 30 years ago alongside an image of how he might look now

Nine people have been arrested in Peru after accusations they have been charging Covid-19 patients the equivalent of more than £15k for hospital beds

The Balearic Islands  – including Ibiza, Majorca and Minorca – will be moved back to the amber list. 

A police officer has claimed the force was “held back” from confronting the Wembley chaos, as ticketless intruders tried to force their way into the Euro 2020 final.

Data shows 618, 903 alerts were sent – up 17% rise from the previous week – to people using the NHS Covid app in England and Wales, forcing them to self-isolate in the week between 8 and 15 July. 

UK grinds to a halt: The Metro says supermarkets and petrol stations are being forced to close due to staff shortages caused by the NHS Test and Trace system

BBC News says Iceland has said there is no need for people to start panic buying, but warned the rising number of workers being forced to self-isolate risks shutting shops

The Daily Mirror says Iceland has confirmed plans to hire 2,000 extra store staff to cover staff absences following the so-called “pingdemic”.

The Sun says SUPERMARKET shelves at Tesco, Lidl, Asda and Sainsbury’s have been stripped bare as shoppers complain they cannot buy essential items

The Telegraph says “Vulnerable… but not fragile. Bold. Outspoken. Funny. Loved and loving. Fascinating… and a little bit scary.”

The i says In May, the tennis champion Naomi Osaka – at present ranked the number two women’s player in the world

The Times says hot summer sunshine has been in abundance over the past week or so as high pressure has parked itself across northern France and Britain

The i says Lidl shoppers could feel the effects of the country’s lorry driver shortage more than most this week because of a “boycott” by haulage firms.

The Times says a policeman who challenged ticketless fans during the Euro 2020 final at Wembley has accused senior officers of a reluctance to use force because of concerns over “brand image”

The Telegraph says a woman who shielded for nine months was killed on her first day out after being hit by a lorry while searching for a face mask in her handbag.

The Times says Britain and the European Union are at loggerheads over government demands to rewrite the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland and strip EU courts of their right to police the agreement.

The Telegraph says the European Commission has rejected the UK Government’s call to renegotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol just hours after it was proposed.

The i says the UK has demanded a “significant” renegotiation of its own Brexit deal on Northern Ireland.

The Times says a 3 per cent pay rise for NHS staff is likely to be funded from an increase in national insurance that was intended to pay for overhauling social care