From the first editions

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 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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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