The Independent says Frank Lampard is set for further talks with Everton, and is now emerging as a leading contender to take the manager job.

The Metro says Kim Kardashian has denied the existence of a second sex tape with Ray J after her ex Kanye West claimed to have obtained it.

The Guardian says unemployed workers will be forced to take up a job in any sector or face swift financial sanctions under a crackdown designed to fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in sectors from social care to construction.

The Independent says scientists have spotted a “mysterious” object letting out giant blasts of energy, three times an hour.

The Metro says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake occurred off the coast of Tonga at 0640 GMT on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said.

The Guardian says the music streaming platform Spotify is in the process of removing Neil Young’s music after the company refused to take down Joe Rogan’s podcast amid the musician’s objections that it spread vaccine misinformation.

The Independent says Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are reportedly engaged.

Metro says Keith Urban is reportedly set to take over some of the planned Adele shows in Vegas in the coming weeks.

The Guardian says Ukraine’s interior ministry says at least five people were killed when a member of the national guard opened fire at an aerospace factory in the east of the country.

The Independent says Donald Trump took a momentary break from a round of golf to claim that he would become the 47th president of the US.