Headteachers across England have expressed despair at the human cost of the A-level grades being published, with pressure mounting on the government to institute a fairer system or face fury from students, The Guardian writes.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has warned a generation is at risk due to A-level chaos, The Guardian reports.
On the front of The Guardian, protesters are seen hurling stones at Lebanese security forces as the government quit over the deadly Beirut blast.
The Guardian says Downing Street is planning a controversial intervention to reverse the record decline in rape prosecutions by imposing targets on police and prosecutors.
Nearly 40% of A-level grades in England will have been downgraded by the exams regulator when students get their results next week, writes The Guardian.
Doctors and surgeons’ leaders have warned of pain and misery for tens of thousands of patients if normal care is shut down again to deal with a potential second wave of COVID-19, writes The Guardian.
The biggest shake-up of planning for decades is being announced amid fury that moves to fast-track the construction of “beautiful” homes across England will dilute democratic oversight and lead to more slums, writes The Guardian.
Labour leader Keir Starmer is warning there’s a month to “fix” the test-and-trace system or there will be a “long bleak winter” as a second wave of infections arrives, reports The Guardian.
The Guardian reports that a personal email account belonging to former trade minister Liam Fox was repeatedly hacked into by Russians who stole classified documents relating to US-UK trade talks.
The Guardian reports on a scientist who’s criticised the government for drawing a “shroud of secrecy” over its decisions during the pandemic – and is urging ministers to be more open about the reasons behind their policies.