What the papers say

THE TIMES:

THE GREAT DENTAL RIP-OFF

Thousands of people are losing teeth needlessly because it is more lucrative for NHS dentists to take them out than try to save them, an investigation by The Times has found.

COMMUTERS ON WORST RAIL LINE FACE A WEEK OF STRIKE MISERY

Hundreds of thousands of commuters on one of Britain's poorest-performing commuter rail lines are set for a week of misery from Monday after negotiations to avert a five-day strike by Southern Rail staff broke down.

RUSSIAN DRUG CHEATS ARE RARING TO GO IN RIO, WHISTLEBLOWER SAYS

The man who blew the whistle on rampant doping by Russian athletes has claimed that many of those competing in Rio will have used performance-enhancing drugs in their preparations for the Games.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

BBC VANS TO SNOOP ON INTERNET USERS

The BBC is to spy on internet users in their homes by deploying a new generation of Wi-Fi detection vans to identify those illicitly watching its programmes online.

HEALTH FEARS RULE PELE OUT OF RIO CEREMONY

Pele, Brazil's greatest sports star, pulled out of this morning's Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony at the 11th hour, saying he was not well enough to attend.

HEAD OF SEX ABUSE INQUIRY WHO QUIT MAY GET PAY-OFF FROM TAXPAYERS

Dame Lowell Goddard could receive up to £90,000 severance pay and continue to live in a £2,000-a-week rented home at taxpayers' expense despite her shock resignation from the Government's child sex abuse inquiry.

FINANCIAL TIMES:

RBS ABANDONS SPIN-OFF PLANS AFTER £1BN LOSS

Royal Bank of Scotland scrapped a £1.5bn plan to create a new high street bank as its eight-year effort to emerge from government ownership was quashed by billions of pounds in losses.

'BREATHTAKING' SUMS OFFERED TO WORKERS FOR CASHING IN THEIR FINAL SALARY PENSIONS

A number of companies are making "breathtaking" offers to workers to cash in final salary pensions as employers wrestle with soaring pension costs, according to financial advisers.

AGEING CAMRA SEEKS TO PRESENT PICTURE OF YOUTH

The Campaign for Real Ale is struggling to attract younger members despite the growing number of drinkers attracted to craft beer.

THE GUARDIAN:

NEW ASTHMA DRUG HAILED AS GAME-CHANGER

A new pill that could revolutionise the treatment of the 500,000 Britons with moderate or severe asthma has been hailed as a "game-changer" by scientists.

VICTIMS TO BE GIVEN ROLE IN SELECTING NEW ABUSE INQUIRY CHAIR

The government has said it will consult victims' groups before appointing a new chair of the public inquiry into child abuse, as MPs sought answers from Dame Lowell Goddard as to why she suddenly quit the job after little more than a year.

ANTI-RACISM PROTESTS BLOCK THREE CITIES

Black Lives Matter activists protesting against racism in the UK yesterday blocked roads in three major cities, including London, where traffic was brought to a standstill outside Heathrow airport.

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INQUIRY CHIEF TOLD: FLY BACK AND EXPLAIN YOURSELF

MPs are demanding that Dame Lowell Goddard explain herself after resigning from the £100m child abuse inquiry in a terse two-line letter to the Home Secretary.

SCANDALS AND PROTESTS GIVE WAY TO 'COOLEST PARTY'

The Rio Olympics looked to put earlier trials and tribulations behind it last night with an opening ceremony that organisers hailed as the "coolest party".

BOXER JAILED BEFORE HIS FIRST FIGHT OVER ALLEGED ASSAULT

A Moroccan boxer has been arrested and jailed in Rio de Janeiro after an allegation of attempted rape was made against him, just a day before he was due to fight at the Olympics.

DAILY EXPRESS:

MAGGIE'S MAN: LEAVE EU NOW

Theresa May should "save time" and pull Britain out of the EU immediately, a leading economist said last night.

MASTERCHEF GREGG SERVES UP WIFE NUMBER FOUR

Masterchef judge Gregg Wallace once joked he was "just that fat, bald bloke off the telly who likes pudding".

SCANDAL OF 10,000 ASYLUM SEEKERS 'MISSING' IN NEW MIGRANT SHAMBLES

More than 10,000 asylum seekers are missing in Britain, according to the UK's top immigration official.

DAILY MAIL:

CHILD KILLER'S £2M LEGAL AID

Taxpayers handed £2million in legal aid to the father of murdered six-year-old Ellie Butler, it emerged last night.

SAVERS HIT BY MORE PAIN AS RATES ARE CUT

Savers were hit with vicious interest rate cuts from the big banks yesterday.

CHIEF RABBI SLAMS PEERAGE FOR SHAMI IN ANTI-SEMITISM WHITEWASH STORM

Giving Shami Chakrabarti a peerage leaves the credibility of her inquiry into anti-Semitism within the Labour Party 'in tatters', the Chief Rabbi said yesterday.

DAILY MIRROR:

SAS GUARD ON GAMES BRITS

Team GB stars are being protected by the SAS in Rio amid fears of terror attacks.

SHE POPPED OUT LIKE A CHAMPAGNE CORK

A mother caught her baby in her arms as she gave birth standing in a hospital entrance.

YOU CAN'T JUST QUIT

Furious MPs are demanding that outgoing sex abuse probe chief Dame Lowell Goddard explain her decision to quit at a hearing.

THE SUN:

ARMY CHIEF RAPE CHARGE

One of the Army's most senior officers has been accused of raping a female soldier after a boozy night out.

BIG BRO BOOTS BIG GOB BIGGINS

Christopher Biggins was kicked out of the Celebrity Big Brother house yesterday following comments thought to be about the Holocaust and bisexuals.

£22BN NHS BLACK HOLE COULD SHUT HOSPITALS

Hospitals could be forced to close as the NHS deals with a £22billion black hole, a report warned last night.

DAILY STAR:

BIGGINS AXED FROM BIG BROTHER

Celebrity Big Brother bosses last night kicked out hot favourite Christopher Biggins.

JAWS ALERT FOR BRITAIN

People have been officially warned to stay out of the water as hungry sharks invade UK beaches this weekend.

OLYMPICS KIT NICKED

Billions saw Rio's Olympics open last night - but Team GB aces, including Tom Daley, found their kit had been nicked.