The Papers: Schools\' debt \'crisis\' and Flack\'s ex pays tribute
Newspaper headlines: Cipriani's Caroline Flack tribute and schools' debt 'crisis'
By BBC NewsStaff
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Caroline Flack's ex-boyfriend, Danny Cipriani, is the latest celebrity to pay tribute to the Love Island host after she was found dead at her London home. The Daily Mirror says the rugby union star fought back tears in an emotional video and revealed "kind and loving" Ms Flack had helped him to deal with his own mental trauma.
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Cipriani says in his message that he confided in Ms Flack about trying to buy a gun so that he could take his own life - this line makes the Daily Star's lead. In the 18-minute clip posted to Instagram the rugby star, 32, thanked his ex-girlfriend for making him "feel safe" during moments of "vulnerability".
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The "shocking" extent of fragile finances in schools across the country makes the front page of the i. The paper says "damning" Ofsted research suggests 28% of council-run secondary schools are in debt while staff members are struggling with 70-hour weeks. The government dismisses the report as "unrepresentative".
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David Dimbleby's "savage attack" on Prime Minister Boris Johnson over attempts to curb the BBC licence fee makes a dramatic front page for the Daily Mail. In an interview with Germany's state TV channel, the veteran broadcaster accuses Mr Johnson of trying to control the media. Downing Street last night declined to comment.
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Pensioners will be "dragged through the courts" if free TV licences for over-75s are scrapped as planned, campaigners claim in the Daily Express. Leading protester Lord Foulkes warns of "chaos" to come if the BBC fails to find a way to work out who is eligible to pay, the paper reports.
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Consumers trying offset their carbon emissions risk being deceived in the "Wild West" of the unregulated carbon market, the Daily Telegraph reports. The paper questions the legitimacy of various offsetting schemes - and says trees are being cut down at some "tree-planting" projects.
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Teachers and doctors could unwittingly prompt counter-terror probes when seeking advice from the government's anti-radicalisation programme, the Guardian claims. Critics say "revelations" in documents seen by the paper are "further evidence" the scheme, Prevent, is for monitoring potential extremists rather than helping vulnerable people.
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A secretive tax unit is investigating how wealthy British families might be using family investment companies to avoid inheritance tax, the Financial Times says. HMRC's dedicated team looks closely at family offices with more than £1 trillion in assets amid "growing concern over inequality", the paper says.
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And England football star Chris Smalling's dog has died in a suspected poisoning, the Sun reports. The "heartbroken" Manchester United defender fears his pet, Miley, ate rat poison left in the grounds of his home in Rome, where he is living while on loan, the paper says.