The number of civil servants being paid more than £150,000 a year has soared since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Daily Mail says.
The Daily Mirror leads with what it says is the fear of top royals that Prince Andrew could damage the monarchy with his civil sex trial tactics.
The Daily Express has a warning from Boris Johnson’s allies not to repeat the “Thatcher betrayal”.
The Loch Ness Monster has been spotted in Wimbledon, the Daily Star says.
The prime minister may be preparing to scrap the national insurance tax rise, The Guardian reports.
Metro reports on millions of people returning to workplaces, as some of the last COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
The EU and UK are preparing to hit new Russian gas projects with sanctions if the country invades Ukraine – that’s on the front of the Financial Times.