The Guardian says Mark Ronson has been a DJ longer than he hasn’t: his entire adult life, sometimes working four or five nights a week, since he was 18
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The i says federal prosecutors in R Kelly’s sex trafficking case say he had sexual contact with a teenage boy as well as girls, and jurors should hear the claims in his upcoming trial.
The Times says restrictions on travel from France are likely to be dropped next week as part of a review of the government’s traffic light system, The Times has learnt.
The Guardian says children experiencing poor mental health are three times less likely than their peers to pass five GCSEs including maths and English, according to a study.
The i says Tom Daley and Matty Lee beat defending Olympic champions China to earn a dramatic gold medal in the diving pool on the first Monday of Tokyo 2020 by just one point.
The Times says the United States will today declare an end to combat operations in Iraq, asserting that the fight against Islamic State can be led by local forces.
The Guardian says the British economy is growing at its fastest pace in 80 years and could recover its pre-pandemic size by the end of this year
The i says quarantine-free travel to Spain could be impossible for most of the summer holidays following speculation the country may be placed on the “amber plus” list next week.
The Times says Lady Kitty Spencer, whose aunt was Diana, Princess of Wales, has married a fashion tycoon at a ceremony in Italy.
The Guardian says torrential rain has flooded roads and tube stations in London after thunderstorms hit the south of England on Sunday.
The i says torrential rain in London has flooded streets and left families stranded in waist high water.
The Times says you could have set your alarm clock by it. At 3.12am UK time, Adam Peaty won Great Britain’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
The Guardian says Adam Peaty fulfilled his destiny at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Monday, when he won Team GB’s first gold medal of the Games in the 100m breaststroke
The i says the competition is not the only thing that’s heating up in Tokyo – the weather is too.
More than three-quarters of officers had mental health difficulties in the last year, according to a poll, the I says.
The Guardian reports that increasing numbers of young people are being admitted to hospital with COVID – most unvaccinated.
The UK is seeing a fall in COVID cases outside of lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began, the Times reports.
TRT World says crews battling a large fire that has incinerated more than 190,000 acres in northern California braced for the possibility that smoke columns could spawn lightning storms.
Aljazeera says the United States will continue to carry out air raids in support of Afghan forces, a senior US military commander has said, amid an increase in attacks by the Taliban.
Arab News says the first direct commercial flight between Israel and Morocco landed in Marrakesh on Sunday, more than seven months after the countries normalized diplomatic relations.
France24 says Tunisia’s president dismissed the government and froze parliament, prompting crowds to fill the capital in support of a move that dramatically escalated a political crisis.
The Guardian says more than 550 migrants have been intercepted attempting to cross the Channel as the home secretary reaffirmed her “unwavering determination” to stop the journeys.
BBC News says Adam Peaty wrote his name into the history books once again as he powered to 100m breaststroke gold in Tokyo to become the first British swimmer to defend an Olympic title.
The UK is seeing a sustained fall in coronavirus cases outside of lockdown for the first time since the pandemic began.
Wayne Rooney called in police after photos of women posing with him as he slept on a chair were shared online.