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Daily Mirror - Rapists get his hands on £7m lotto jackpot

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The Daily Mirror leads on the news that a convicted rapist has been given access to a £7.2m Lotto jackpot he won in 2004 after a lengthy legal battle.

There is another exclusive in the Daily Mirror, this time about the convicted rapist Iorworth Hoare who the paper says has been granted access to the fortune he won in 2004 while serving life in prison. “Hoare, 70, has gained full access to his £7.2m fortune after a 15-year legal dispute,” the paper reports, adding he was initially prevented from having unlimited access to his money under the conditions of his release on licence.

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7/7 Terror Attacks: 20 years on - New Covid variant spreading across UK 

7/7 Terror Attacks: 20 years on – New Covid variant spreading across UK 

The UK headlines this Monday morning all lead with the 20th anniversary of the July 7 2005, terror attacks across London. The attacks killed 52 people and injured more than 700. The headlines ask whether Britain is really any safer now than 20 years ago, and some look at what life in the UK is like for British Muslims. Many publications speak to the survivors and the relatives of the victims.

The headlines roll out as the tributes roll in, with the prime minister and King Charles leading the tributes.

Elsewhere, a new COVID-19 variant is spreading across the UK, and there are fears of a new NHS doctors’ strike amid calls for a pay rise.

In international news, the UK media continues its coverage of the flash flooding in Texas, which has killed at least 81 people, including children. There’s ongoing coverage of the Trump-Musk spat as the world’s wealthiest man launches his own political party in the USA to take on the Democrats and Republicans.

Israel continues to attack Gaza, with at least 38 killed on Sunday. It comes amid ceasefire talks and as Israel’s Netanyahu prepares to head to the USA for a meeting with Donald Trump.

Tributes To Victims Of 7 July Terror Attacks On 20th Anniversary

Tributes To Victims Of 7 July Terror Attacks On 20th Anniversary

On the 20th anniversary of the 7 July terror attacks, Prime Minister Keir Starmer, King Charles III, and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper led national commemorations to remember the 52 people killed and over 770 injured in 2005 suicide bombings on London’s Underground and a bus.

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