Newspaper headlines: Harry 'bombshell' and Bet Lynch's dementia diagnosis

By BBC News
Staff
Metro leads on Prince Harry's second day in the witness box for his historic phone hacking case. The paper focuses on his claim that he found a device on his ex-girlfriend Chelsy Davy's car in 2005.
Police are now attending every home burglary for the first time, according to the Daily Mail. The paper says the breakthrough deal, which was struck by 43 chief constables, means offenders are being caught in the act and locked up within hours. There is also a picture of the Princess of Wales playing rugby during a visit to Maidenhead on Wednesday.
The Princess of Wales is also pictured playing rugby on the front of the Daily Telegraph. The paper also looks at the Duke of Sussex's comments about how he went to court over alleged phone hacking to protect his wife. But the main story on the front page is prime minister Rishi Sunak telling US President Joe Biden that the UK can lead on AI.
The i focuses on small businesses across the UK planning to launch legal action against energy companies over high-cost deals that added thousands of pounds to their annual bills through undeclared commission fees. The paper says energy firms now face huge payouts after brokers "exploited" a loophole that raised tariff bills.
The Times says Rishi Sunak is preparing to approve former prime minister Boris Johnson's 50-strong honours list within weeks in a move which could trigger two by-elections. This is because Nadine Dorries, the former culture secretary, and Alok Sharma, the former Cop26 president, are both expected to stand down to take peerages. The paper adds Mr Sunak will accept the list in a bid to end months of acrimony between the two men.
The Sun's front page says former Coronation Street star Julie Goodyer, who played the iconic character Bet Lynch, has dementia. The 81-year-old's husband, Scott Brand, who was speaking on her behalf, said fans needed to know she still loves going out.
The Daily Mirror also leads on Julie Goodyer's "dementia heartache", adding her husband admitted they face a difficult future as "her condition will get, perhaps speedily, worse."
Heathrow staff have been criticised for turning down a double-digit pay rise in favour of holiday strike chaos, according to the Daily Express. It comes as the Unite union said 2,000 of its members are set to walk out over 31 days every weekend from 24 June until the end of August.
The Guardian splashes on an exclusive story that Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie hosted a close friend who helped plan their wedding at Chequers when a number of Covid restrictions were in place. However, a spokesperson for the former prime minister told the paper that "this was entirely lawful".
The New York skyline makes the front page of the Financial Times as smog from Canada's wildfires fills the air in the US city. Meanwhile, there is also a story on how Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer has sidelined the opposition's left.
Great white sharks happily swim along with humans nearly every day without biting them, the Daily Star's front page says.

The Times says Rishi Sunak is ready to approve Boris Johnson's long-awaited resignation honours list, and it could be published within a matter of weeks.

The paper says the delay has been a significant source of tension between the two men.

And there's renewed speculation that the former Cabinet ministers, Nadine Dorries, and Sir Alok Sharma, will stand down as MPs to take up peerages - triggering two by-elections in the autumn.

Sticking with the former PM, The Guardian says Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, hosted a close friend at Chequers in May 2021 for an overnight stay, when some Covid restrictions were still in place.

The paper says at the time indoor gatherings between different households weren't allowed except when "reasonably necessary" for reasons such as work or childcare.

A spokesman for the former prime minister said the stay was "entirely lawful" and covered by "relevant provisions in the Covid regulations".

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Boris Johnson is featured on two front pages on Thursday

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail is reporting that the police are now attending every home burglary in England and Wales.

Alex Franklin-Smith - from the National Police Chiefs' Council - is quoted as saying he's pleased that all forces are now able to "fulfil the commitment", which was set out last year, but that it was only the "first step".

The front pages of the Daily Mirror and the Sun focus on the actress Julie Goodyear - best known for playing Bet Lynch in Coronation Street - revealing that she's been diagnosed with dementia.

The 81-year-old's husband says they're coming to terms with the situation as they face a "difficult future".