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Youth benefits 'crack down' and Gatwick 'Fly and dry'

News image"PM to crack down on youth benefits," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham's latest policy plans lead several front pages. "PM to crack down on youth benefits" is the Daily Telegraph's headline, reporting that "payments may be stopped unless training or voluntary work is done" as part of the new administration's efforts to "reduce the country's £333bn welfare bill" and "find billions of pounds for spending on social care and defence". "We will always support those who genuinely need it", said a spokesman for the Department of Work and Pensions.
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Times reads: "Teen anxiety pays more than job".
"Young people who take up part-time work on minimum wage earn £100 less than those claiming sickness benefits", is the Times' top story. Using its own analysis, the paper says more than 87,000 16 and 17-year-olds are claiming personal independence benefit (Pip). The government told the paper: "Pip, as designed in 2013, is no longer fit for purpose".
News image"Council tax and stamp duty to be scrapped under Burnham plans," reads the headline on the front page of the i Paper.
The i Paper tops with its own reporting that the new government is "actively considering options to replace council tax and stamp duty", writing that more than 100 Labour MPs support "two alternatives – a proportional property tax and a land value tax". Burnham "rules out general early election", the paper adds, quoting the new leader: "I don't think people want it".
News image"Miliband vows to give UK 'global leadership' role on climate crisis," reads the headline on the front page of the Guardian.
The Guardian headlines on the new foreign secretary Ed Miliband vowing "to give UK 'global leadership' role on climate crisis" by "taking up the country's seat on the board at the World Bank". The position is usually delegated to a junior minister, the paper explains.
News image"Streeting: I will quit if defence plan falls short," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail.
Another reshuffled cabinet minister, Wes Streeting, unveils his promise to "quit if defence plan falls short" as he takes on the post of defence secretary, the Daily Mail writes. Streeting, who held the health portfolio before stepping down in May, made the conditional promise as Burnham "refuses to commit to 3% funding increase by 2030", according to the paper.
News image"Biggest defence companies home in on start-ups for nimbler military tech," reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times.
The Financial Times leads with defence companies' "push" towards tech start-ups in order to "adapt to the rapidly evolving face of modern warfare", citing new venture capital rounds launched by Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems. The companies have "long-standing ties to western governments and militaries", the paper explains.
News image"Fly and dry: No go at Gatwick for thousands after water outage with loos blocked up and taps all off," reads the headline on the front page of the Metro.
"No go at Gatwick for thousands after water outage with loos blocked up and taps all off," reads the Metro's lead story, under the headline "Fly and dry". Expanding on the "grim start" to travelling families, it writes, "drinking fountains were out of action", "there were queues for toilets, which could not be flushed" and "crowds were forced to sit on the floor".
News image"Police 'waste' millions on diversity schemes," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.
"Police 'waste' millions on diversity schemes", says the Daily Express. It reports on new findings from a conservative think tank, which says £631m was spent on diversity, equality and inclusion activities since 2020 across police forces. Such funds "could instead have been used to fight crime" or recruited "thousands of new officers", according to the paper, quoting the report's author David Spencer. Chair of the National Police Chiefs' Council's DEI committee, chief constable Rachel Kearton, told the paper that "understanding the communities we serve" is essential.
News image"No child should die for a day at the seaside: Call for PM to crack down on firms pumping sewage into sea & rivers," the Daily Mirror's headline on its front page reads.
A "grieving mum's plea" leads the Daily Mirror, whose daughter died after contracting E.Coli – a potentially harmful bacteria found in infected food or unclean water. She is urging the new prime minister "to crack down on firms pumping sewage into sea & rivers".
News imageThe headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Tanks for nothing: Huge rise in drivers filling up without paying".
"Huge rise in drivers filling up without paying" is the Daily Star's lead, writing that "nearly 800 people a day are nicking petrol from forecourts". It quips: "Tanks for nothing".
News image"Lights! Camera! Act Ron! Ronaldo Exclusive: Act produces TV drama" reads the Sun's headline on its front page.
Finally, the Sun leads with something that will excite soccer "ace" Cristiano Ronaldo's fans – he is due to play himself in a TV drama. "Lights! Camera! Act Ron!" is the playful headline.

The i Paper says Andy Burnham is "actively considering" replacing stamp duty and council tax. It says the options being mooted as replacements are a land value tax and a proportional property tax, which would be 0.48% of a home's value each year. The paper says the chancellor will make a decision in the run-up to the budget.

The Daily Telegraph also claims it has a glimpse into the new thinking in Downing Street. It says young people will be stripped of their benefits unless they agree to do training or voluntary work, as part of a government plan to reduce the benefits bill. The paper says the aim is to find savings to fund defence spending.

The Daily Mail focuses on Wes Streeting's comment that he would hypothetically resign as defence secretary, at some point in the future, if he felt that his department wasn't sufficiently funded. The paper's editorial questions whether defence funding is above social care in Number 10's priorities.

The Guardian's lead is that the new foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, will be taking up a role on the board of the World Bank, usually given to a junior minister, which would place international aid as a foreign policy priority.

The Financial Times says the world's biggest defence companies are investing billions of pounds into small start-ups in the sector. It says it is to benefit from tech advancements in the face of increased government spending on defence.

The Daily Mirror says finance campaigners are lobbying Number 10 to impose new taxes on banks. It comes as half-year results are to be declared in the next fortnight and are likely to show record profits.

The Daily Star has found that almost 800 people a day, on average, are driving away from petrol stations without paying. It says the figure has doubled over a 12-month period and is based on a freedom of information (FOI) request from the paper. The FOI response shows the DVLA was contacted 290,000 times for the registered keeper of a vehicle, in the 2025-26 financial year.

The Sun splashes with an exclusive that Cristiano Ronaldo is producing, and will appear in, a drama about football that is partly being filmed in Barnet, in north London. The series is called "Day Ones" and depicts the fictional life of a football agent. An insider tells the Sun it's a "prestige project".

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