The Sun 
How to watch the Champions League draw for free as Man City discover opponents
Manchester City will discover who they will play in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League league phase today.
Manchester Evening News 
US diplomat apologizes for using the word 'animalistic' in reference to Lebanese reporters
A U.S. diplomat has apologized for using the word "animalistic" during a press conference in Lebanon
The Independent 
‘Worth more than a box of chocolates’: School secretaries and caretakers demand pension parity
Protest marked the first day of an indefinite strike action by more than 2,300 secretaries and 500 caretakers
The Irish Times 
Glasgow councillor at centre of 'white racism' row joins Reform
Audrey Dempsey will become the party’s second councillor in Glasgow
The Scotsman 
Nigel Farage faces fury after Reform UK's chilling Trump-esque local media ban
Nigel Farage is under pressure to help reverse a 'dangerous and chilling' decision to ban some local journalists from engaging with Reform UK in Nottingham
The Mirror 
Met Office weather map shows when huge wall of rain will hit UK this weekend
According to forecasters, bus and train services will probably be affected
Gemma Collins flaunts her incredible weight loss in a black bikini as she poses for sizzling snap during sun-soaked Cyprus getaway after losing two stone on Mounjaro
The TV personality, 44, is currently enjoying a getaway to Cyprus and wowed in a black bikini that highlighted her slimmed-down figure.
Daily Mail UK 
Councillor calls for 'intimidatory' St George's flags to be taken down
Green Party councillor Julian Dean has said that the practise of placing flags in public places with no prior agreement is 'anti-democratic'
Birmingham Live 
Petrol and diesel prices dip as back-to-school season begins
Motorists have received some rare good news with the price of petrol and diesel falling this month.
Independent.ie 
New model of litigation finance created in Wales with £50m of financial firepower
Capital Law has launched new legal litigation venture New North with backing from Pollen Street Capital
WalesOnline 
OPINION - I can barely afford rent – and I’m a privileged journalist with a job
About £600 a month. That’s what I was paying back in 2020 for a room in a three-bedroom flat in Queen’s Road Peckham (Zone 2, no Tube). Admittedly, it didn’t have a living room and the bathroom was permanently green with mould – but on the plus side I had a personal balcony (read: awkward triangle of cement).
Evening Standard 
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