The Guardian says a manifesto-busting 1p increase in national insurance contributions for workers and employers could be used for a post-Covid boost for the NHS.

France24 says Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Friday he will not run for re-election as party leader this month, ending his tenure after just one year.

Arab News says the Taliban said on Thursday they were close to forming a new government, as dozens of women held a rare protest for the right to work under a new regime.

VOA says Alexanda Anon Kotey, 37 – a British national – admitted he played a leadership role in an IS scheme to torture, hold for ransom and eventually behead American hostages.

The Mirror says a violent extremist who carried out an ‘ISIS inspired’ terror attack on a shopping mall, stabbing multiple people, has been shot dead by police.

“Why the hold-up?” asks the Daily Mirror. It quotes Prof Peter Openshaw as saying delays to rolling out booster jabs mean the UK may face an autumn wave.

The Daily Express leads with suggestions from Prime Minister Boris Johnson that millions of people could get Covid booster jabs within weeks.

“More jabbing, less jabber!” is the headline for the Sun, which accuses advisers of “dithering” over vaccines for teenagers and boosters for older adults.

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