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Several papers lead with the Metropolitan Police's investigation into media reports that Prince Andrew allegedly used his police protection to try to obtain personal information about his accuser Virginia Giuffre. It allegedly occurred just before the Mail published a photo of the pair's first meeting in February 2011, in what the Sun describes as an order to "dig dirt". Prince Andrew has not commented on the reports, but consistently denies all allegations against him. On Friday, he announced he would give up his royal titles, including the Duke of York.
The Daily Mail leads with details on King Charles III's "threat" to strip Prince Andrew of his royal titles. The paper cites anonymous sources who say the prince tried to "dig his heels in", despite "the growing tsunami of evidence" about his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It prompted the King to threaten "further action" unless his brother "saw sense", the paper reports.
The Daily Mirror also leads on the claims that Andrew tried to "dig up dirt" on Giuffre, declaring it the "scandal with no end". The paper also contains details about the King's intervention, quoting a source who said: "The scandal has engulfed the family for too long, forcing the King to banish him."
Calls for Prince Andrew to lose his title lead the Metro, including "by the family of Virginia Giuffre". The paper's headline, "And when he was down, he was down", alludes to the nursery rhyme "The Grand Old Duke of York".
The Times also leads with the Metropolitan Police investigation into Prince Andrew's "bid for police to investigate his accuser". The newspaper also reports that "Russian spies and hard-left humanitarian groups are working with people smugglers to flood Europe with illegal migrants", citing remarks from Bulgaria's interior minister.
The i Paper leads with reports on the tensions in Gaza, saying the ceasefire is "in peril". It reports the "fragile sense of calm" was disrupted by a "wave of air strikes" by Israel's military. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) "claims it bombed "terror targets" in response to an alleged attack on Israeli soldiers in Rafah", in southern Gaza, the paper says. The IDF and Hamas "blame each other for breaching ceasefires", according to the paper.
"Scramble to shore up ceasefire as Israel hits Gaza with deadly raids", reads the headline on the front page of the Guardian. Two IDF soldiers were killed in a Hamas attack and dozens of Palestinians were killed in "retaliatory strikes", the paper reports. The heist at the Louvre in Paris also features on the front page. It reports on the French police's investigation into the brazen seven-minute theft at the museum, which closed on Sunday. The paper says one of the pieces of jewellery stolen was a necklace Napoleon had given to his wife.
A "fractious" White House meeting between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky leads the Financial Times. The paper reports the meeting between the two leaders "descended many times into a "shouting match", citing "people familiar with the matter". The paper says Trump urged Zelensky to "surrender the entire Donbas region" to Russia.
The Daily Telegraph also leads with the Trump-Zelensky White House meeting. It says Trump had spoken with Russian President Vladimir Putin shortly before hosting Zelensky. It describes "shouting and swearing" during the Trump-Zelensky meeting, adding: "Mr Trump threw aside Ukrainian maps of the battlefield."
The Daily Express leads with an exclusive story, reporting the mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan "read reports of young girls being raped in hotels by groups of men while publicly denying there were any grooming gangs in the capital". It quotes whistleblower Maggie Oliver, who told the paper "the cases followed 'the same pattern' she had seen with Greater Manchester Police's cover-up of the Rochdale scandal", where a group of seven men were found guilty of sexually exploiting two teenage girls over five years. "The mayor and the Metropolitan Police have consistently claimed to have 'no reports' of Rochdale or Rotherham-style rape gangs in the capital", the paper reports.
The Daily Star leads with the British Film Institute (BFI) adding the "lettuce livestream" to its national archive, marking three years since Liz Truss resigned as prime minister. The livestream featured a "plucky 60p Tesco iceberg", which was "livestreamed to see if it would outlast Truss's time in No 10 in 2022".
