“Trump blinks first” is the headline in the Daily Mail, external, which says the US president has “dramatically pulled back from the brink” by postponing his deadline for Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz. The Financial Times, external believes “surging oil prices” and “lacklustre” public support are behind Trump’s change of tack.
Most of the papers carry pictures of the arson attack in north London on ambulances owned by a Jewish community group. The Daily Express, external calls for the government to “eliminate” the “ancient scourge” of antisemitism, while the Daily Telegraph, external says “the oldest hatred is rising again”. The Guardian, external and the i Paper, external highlight the fact that the security services are investigating whether a group linked to Iran was behind the attack.
The Times, external claims that efforts to renew the deal that sees the UK pay France for patrols to stop small boat crossings are being held up by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. The paper says she wants any new agreement to make the funding conditional on how many migrants French police intercept. The Home Office did not comment directly, but confirmed it was looking for “flexibility and innovation”.
Calls for police to stop using live facial recognition cameras over fears of racial bias are featured in the Daily Mirror, external. It says Essex Police has already paused its programme after experts found it identified more black people than other groups. The force says inaccurate identifications were “extremely rare” and the software had now been tweaked.
The Times, external has picked up on the latest hot pursuit in Hampshire, for Samba the sunbathing capybara. The nine-month old rodent escaped from Marwell Zoo last week, and was spotted at the weekend enjoying the sunshine near the River Itchen. She is still on the loose, despite a search effort involving drones and sniffer dogs.
The Daily Express, external is one of a number of titles that covers a study which has found that lots of small behaviour changes could significantly cut a person’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke. One suggestion from the scientists was getting an average of an extra 11 minutes of sleep a night – so the paper suggests readers “snooze” their way to good health, and asks “why not start now?”