The Times says Labour has just clung onto Batley and Spen in a closely-fought by-election seen as critical to shoring up Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership.
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The i says England is set to ease many of its remaining Covid-19 restrictions on 19 July when step four of the lockdown roadmap comes into effect.
The i says a Paris gang has been jailed for a string of burglaries on the homes of several high-profile celebrities including footballer Thiago Silva.
The i says the Met Office has poured cold water on reports of a month-long heatwave, saying the UK should expect “unsettled” weather, particularly in the first half of July.
The i says England manager Gareth Southgate insists his players continue their conservative style of play despite reaching the Euro 2020 quarter-finals.
The i says Sir Keir Starmer has survived the biggest test of his Labour leadership after Kim Leadbeater held on to Batley and Spen against all the odds.
The Guardian says a statue of Queen Victoria has been toppled in Canada amid growing outrage over the discovery of unmarked graves belonging to Indigenous children.
The Guardian says England fans who had tickets for the Euro 2020 quarter-final have seen them cancelled at the request of the Italian government.
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The Guardian says Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson is aiming to beat fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos into space by nine days.
The Guardian says Labour has narrowly won the Batley and Spen byelection, holding on to the West Yorkshire seat after a hotly contested campaign.
The Times says Germany is preparing to relax restrictions on British travellers entering the country before a meeting between the two leaders.
The Guardian says climate scientists are warning that “nowhere is safe” from the kind of extreme heat events that have hit the western US and Canada.
The i says Boris Johnson has warned that “extra precautions” may be needed after the planned lifting of England’s lockdown on 19 July.
BBC News says Angela Merkel is set to make her last official visit to the UK as German chancellor on Friday for talks with the prime minister.
France24 says the WHO said Covid cases were on the rise again in Europe and called for better monitoring of movement of Euro 2020 games.
Arab News says it’s well past the coronavirus curfew, but Seif and his waiters are still serving customers at his Baghdad restaurant.
Aljazeera says The Trump Organization’s longtime chief financial officer surrendered to authorities in New York to face state tax charges.
The Guardian says after three days of unrelenting heat, the people in the British Columbia village of Lytton were hoping for a modest respite.
ABC News says a wealth management firm that has acted as a co-conservator of Britney Spears’s estate has asked to be withdrawn from the case.
The Daily Mirror splashes with Prince William and Prince Harry’s joint tribute to their mother, Princess Diana: “Every day, we wish she were still with us.”
The Sun says “Princess and the peace”. It marked Prince William and Prince Harry’s’ first appearance together since Prince Philip’s funeral in April.
The Metro – along with most of Friday’s papers – feature Prince William and Prince Harry, who reunited to unveil a statue for Diana, Princess of Wales.
A wildfire in Canada has burned 90% of the village in the British Colombia district that recorded Canada’s highest ever temperature, the local MP says. Brad Vis said the fire had caused extensive damage to Lytton, in British Columbia, and to surrounding critical infrastructure. People were fleeing in a panic, running for their lives as structures burned just before the evacuation order was issued. Some were clutching onto their most dear treasures like pictures of…
The Telegraph says John Whittingdale took the chance to defend the broadcaster’s latest challenger.