The Papers: 'Bereaved families' fury' and 'Happy feet'

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: 'Bereaved families' fury' and 'Happy feet'Published14 minutes agoImage caption, Kenny Ross, whose daughter Joanna was among the 17 people murdered in the 1996 school shooting in Dunblane, has criticised Restore Britain's Rupert Lowe for "downplaying the Dunblane massacre as 'one murder'", the Daily Mirror reports. Lowe spoke about the mass shooting while discussing the UK's gun laws, the paper says, when he was interviewed by US podcaster Joe Rogan. Image caption, King Charles III and Queen Camilla have been pictured posing with penguins at London Zoo while checking up on their health during the UK heatwave, the Daily Telegraph reports.

Elsewhere, Kemi Badenoch is said to have rejected former Conservative MPs as candidates for her party as they support net zero. Image caption, The Daily Express splashes on the same combination of Badenoch and King Charles with penguins. The Tory leader has reportedly slammed her main rivals for putting their egos ahead of the country, the paper says.

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Image caption, The Clacton by-election is in one sense a "two-fox" race, Metro quips, given that wildlife campaigner Rob Pownall, dressed in his "life-size fox costume", and Laurence Fox, leader of Reclaim Party, are joining the fight against Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. Image caption, Andy Burnham has discussed the idea of a new Downing Street outpost in Manchester being run by the future deputy prime minister, the Financial Times reports. Burnham apparently wants "his second-in command" to oversee "Number 10 North", according to people close to the talks, the paper says.

Image caption, The Guardian headlines on a police investigation "into donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK" by the mother of the convicted fraudster George Cottrell. The paper says the investigation centres on two donations allegedly made by Fiona Cottrell, whose son is an ally of Farage. Farage has previously denied any wrongdoing.

Image caption, The Times also leads on the Met investigation. Image caption, The contest for a new Labour leader is all but over after 322 MPs backed the "so-called 'King of the North'", the Daily Mail reports. The paper describes last night's nominations for Burnham as a "shameless stitch-up" as voters still know "nothing of what he stands for".

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Image caption, The Sun splashes on Jarell Quansah, who has received a two-match ban at the World Cup, describing it as "out of order". The England defender was sent off during England's match against Mexico. Meanwhile Bonnie Tyler, who has died at the age of 75, is remembered by the paper as the "queen of the power ballad".

Image caption, The UK's chief medical officer has released new guidance for people on weight loss injections that say people taking the jabs should start strength training, the i Paper reports. Image caption, And the Daily Star headlines on Sir Mick Jagger backing England in their quarter-final clash as the musician flies to Miami ahead of the game on Sunday.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.