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The Metro says THE BODY OF A WOMAN has been found in the remains of a house destroyed in a suspected gas explosion in Birmingham.

The Independent says HEROIC residents have described how they clambered past flaming debris, through dust and rubble shortly after a suspected gas explosion to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house.

The Guardian says CRIMINAL BARRISTERS in England and Wales are to begin a strike over legal aid fees on Monday, as they warn the profession is facing an “existential crisis” because of inadequate funding.

BBC News says BARRISTERS will walk out of courts across England and Wales on Monday in a dispute over legal aid funding.

Sky News says RESIDENTS have described how they clambered past flaming debris and rubble to pull an injured man alive from the ruins of a house in Birmingham.

Sky News says THE FAMILIES of four men murdered by Grindr killer Stephen Port after basic police failures say officers have blood on their hands and must “put things right”.

The Sun says A TEEN boy who died after suddenly collapsing during class was “very full of life”, loved ones said.

The Metro says A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman and five-year-old child – believed to be her son – were found stabbed to death in north London.

Sky News says THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER wants to introduce a Bill of Rights to ignore European Court of Human Rights judgments blocking removal flights to Rwanda.

Daily Express says FIREFIGHTERS are battling a blaze at a London block of flats near Grenfell Tower.

The Sun says A HELICOPTER pilot who died after his chopper crashed into a field has today been named as Ian MacDonald.

The Metro says IF YOU LIVE in London or have to travel to London at any point over the next few days, it’s not likely to be the best week you’ve ever had.

The Metro says the family of Archie Battersbee are preparing to mount an appeal bid to keep him on life-support treatment after a judge ruled the youngster is dead.

The Independent says Parts of the UK are set to swelter in a second heatwave within days as temperatures climb back to 28C later this week.

The Independent says Britain’s major trade unions are collectively urging the government to “get round” the negotiating table to try to find a resolution, 24 hours ahead of the biggest strike action on the rail network for decades.

Daily Mirror says A bus has gone up in flames while driving through Brixton, in south-west London.

The Independent says As news emerged of a tragedy involving a disabled passenger who had just arrived at Gatwick, the airport has announced plans to cap operations in July and August.

Daily Express says UK POLICE are “very alive” to a license offence committed by a fairly large proportion of drivers.

The Guardian says The British public are not bitterly polarised over trans equality, according to new research, which found a majority agreed schools should talk to pupils about transgender issues and that one in four knows a trans person personally.

The Metro says A woman who scammed her cousin out of her £47,000 life savings, claiming she was ‘lonely and used it to pay for people to go out with her’, has been jailed.

The Guardian says sea level rise will put about 200,000 coastal properties at risk in England within 30 years, new data suggests, as the climate crisis takes hold.

Today marks the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire – a horrific tower block fire that claimed the lives of 72 people in west London in 2017.

The Metro says a new Overground station will be added to Transport for London’s network earlier than originally planned.

The Guardian says The tower’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

The Metro says It’s been five years to the day since fire engulfed the Grenfell Tower block in West London, tragically claiming the lives of 72 people.