Cheaper food and a "boost to trade" will be on the cards for the UK as the deals of today's major summit are announced, the i Paper declares. No 10 is closing in on lower prices by cutting the cost of imports including beef, cheese and olive oil, it says, while UK tourists will be able to use their passports at EU e-gates.
The prime minister risks a "Brexit vote betrayal" from his critics, the Daily Mail writes, as he is set to ink a renewed trade agreement with the EU. The front page also carries a photo of former US president Joe Biden, who has been diagnosed with "aggressive" form of prostate cancer.
Talks between the EU and UK about a "major reset" of the trade deal went "down to the wire," the Guardian says. Elsewhere Israel has announced the start of a major offensive in Gaza to seize "operational control" of the Palestinian territory, the paper reports.
The Times carries a photo of Pope Leo XIV trying out the Popemobile for the first time. Also headlining on today's EU summit, the paper reports Brussels officials risk "collapsing" Starmer's reset, and that the EU's fishing demands were the reason talks continued "late into the night" before the meeting.
Starmer is "hellbent" on selling Brexit freedoms, blares the Daily Express, leading with an interview from shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel. A feature about Elton John's anger at the government's stance on creative copyright is also teased at the top.
Also leading on dissent surrounding the EU summit, the Telegraph reports Labour rebels have "turned on" Starmer and warn the UK will get a "worst of both worlds" deal - which may push voters towards the Reform UK party. Elsewhere Biden's cancer diagnosis is featured, while consultancy and accountancy firm Deloitte has changed its paternity policy following the Princess of Wales's campaign.
The Metro leads with the aftermath of the Mexican tall ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge on Sunday. The captain of the ship is "said to have lost control" amid a technical failure, the paper reports. A photo illustrating sailors atop the ship's masts accompanies the piece.
A new cluster of boutique banks is fuelling "fresh fervour" for blank-cheque companies, the Financial Times reports. The trend raised $9bn in the first five months of this year, spurred in part by Donald Trump's return to office.
The British Home Guard is being revived to "stop Mad Vlad Putin" according to the Daily Star, which splashes on a still taken from Dad's - or Vlad's - Army. The new organisation would be separate to the army reserves and provide security for British power plants and airports, and is expected to be part of the government's upcoming strategic defence review.
And finally, former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson has given birth to twin daughters, following her "pregnancy hell," the Daily Mirror says. They have been named Ocean Jade and Story Munroe.
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