The Papers: Hong Kong \'turmoil\' and Lionesses \'ready to roar\'
Newspaper headlines: Hong Kong 'turmoil' and Lionesses 'ready to roar'
By BBC NewsStaff
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The protests in Hong Kong feature on many of the day's front pages. The i reports Beijing hit out at UK "interference" after demonstrators forced their way into the central chamber of Hong Kong's parliament and raised the old British colonial flag.
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"Hong Kong on the brink" is the Metro's headline. The paper says the activists have intensified a "war of words" between the UK and China. Meanwhile, the paper joins others in looking forward to England's Women's World Cup semi-final against the US - highlighting its column by England right back Lucy Bronze on the front page.
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The Daily Telegraph carries a picture of a man clambering on top of a pyramid of protesters in Hong Kong's parliament moments before spray-painting graffiti. It also reports Tory leadership contender Boris Johnson could abolish or merge several government departments if he becomes PM.
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The front page image in the Financial Times shows the moment Hong Kong's coat of arms was covered in paint. The paper calls the protests "one of the biggest challenges" to China's authority since it took control from Britain in 1997.
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The Times calls the protests an "unprecedented challenge" to Beijing's authority. The story features alongside a photo from Wimbledon of 15-year-old American Cori Gauff after she knocked out five-times champion Venus Williams in the first round.
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"Venus eclipsed", says the Guardian's headline about Cori Gauff's Wimbledon victory. Its main story reports figures showing police in London have been raising concerns about the welfare of children and vulnerable adults about 700 times a day on average.
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The Daily Mail leads on the news the body of a stowaway who fell from a plane over south London narrowly missed a sunbather in a garden. The person is understood to have fallen from the landing gear of a Kenya Airways flight after a nine-hour journey from Nairobi.
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The Sun also leads on the stowaway tragedy. It says the man was sunbathing just a yard away from where the man landed and quotes a friend who describes him as "lucky" not to have been hit.
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The Daily Express focuses on the continuing battle for Number 10. It says Jeremy Hunt has gone "toe-to-toe" with rival Boris Johnson over his stance on a no-deal Brexit. Looking ahead to the Women's World Cup semi-final, the paper declares that the "Lionesses are ready to roar".
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The Daily Mirror claims that the Duchess of Sussex wants to protect new son Archie from rows involving the estranged side of her family and now sees father-in-law Prince Charles as a "positive influence".
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And the Daily Star reports that TV host Jeremy Kyle will be asked to face questioning by MPs. A House of Commons committee opened an inquiry after Kyle's show was axed in May, following the death of a participant.