The Papers: 'Water cheek' and 'Queen Amy's gold rush'

The Daily Telegraph discovered through its own investigation that Russia has established secret bases with advanced launch pads for long-range suicide drones. These bases are already being used to attack Ukraine, posing a long-term threat to NATO allies and potentially reaching places like Warsaw, Poland.

Campaigners have called on ministers to close a loophole in the law allowing convicted sex offenders to change their identity. The Safeguarding Alliance highlights the case of a convicted offender who has adopted up to 20 aliases, shielding his criminal past and forming new relationships.

The Home Office stated that protecting the public from dangerous sexual offenders remains a top priority. The Guardian reported on a review into the youth jobs crisis, which will recommend increasing specialist internships for young people with special educational needs. According to Alan Milburn, leading the review, the issue lies not in a shortage of effort by young people, but in a shortage of opportunities, jobs, and support.

A survey by the Times revealed that half of disability claimants would be willing to give up £1,000 a year in benefits for services like therapy and healthy meals. The Good Growth Foundation, an economic think-tank, polled 1,000 people and reported that ministers are considering plans to replace financial benefits with alternative forms of support later this year.