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"Terror probe into school stabbing" is the headline in the Daily Telegraph following an attack on two boys, aged 12 and 13, in North London. The two pupils remain in hospital. A 13-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, the paper writes. A picture of teary-eyed Norwegian Olympic athlete Sturla Holm Lagried also makes the front page in "the Olympic cheating scandal you didn't expect". Lagried told press he had cheated on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal in "one of the most unusual interviews in Olympic history".
The Times also features the counter-terrorism police's investigation into the stabbing at Kingsbury High School, highlighting the head teacher's description of the event as "deeply traumatic". It also says the investigation into Lord Mandelson's relationship with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will "go back to Blair era". The peer's appointment to the position of British ambassador to the US has come under fresh scrutiny after the latest release of Epstein files by the US Department of Justice. It was publicly known at the time of the appointment that Lord Mandelson had maintained a relationship with Epstein after his conviction for a child sex offence. The BBC understands Lord Mandelson's view is that he answered questions about his relationship with Epstein in the vetting process accurately. Lord Mandelson has not responded to requests for comment, but the BBC understands his position is that he has not acted in any way criminally and that he was not motivated by financial gain.
The Guardian says Health Secretary Wes Streeting is "still intent on deposing PM despite united front". His allies tell the paper they expect he will make an attempt to topple Sir Keir Starmer "within weeks".
Allies of the PM "admit Starmer is too 'weak' to sack Streeting after coup speculation", according to the Financial Times. The paper also reports on US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who has said he visited Epstein's island in 2012.
The i Paper headlines on the news of Lord Doyle losing the Labour whip "over link to sex offender". The prime minister's "ex-No 10 spin doctor" was suspended after he campaigned for Labour councillor Sean Morton who was charged with possessing indecent images of children in 2017. He has apologised for his past association with Morton.
The Daily Express highlights comments from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch that Labour's taxes are a "shameful assault" on high streets. This comes "amid warnings that small firms face an apocalypse", the paper writes.
The Daily Star calls Starmer a "limp lettuce" in a nod to its livestream of a lettuce during Liz Truss's premiership. It says that Larry the No 10 cat is "fed up with Labour's in-fighting", headlining with "get miaowt of here".
"Leo was gentle and kind... the heartbreak will never end" headlines the Mirror on the comments from the father of 12-year-old Leo Ross, killed in a stabbing in Birmingham. There is a "knives epidemic in our schools" says the Mirror.
The Daily Mail leads with the North London stabbing, saying witnesses claim the attacker shouted "Allahu Akbar" at the time. The paper also says it has revealed "where shamed Fergie's hiding - while plotting return".
The Sun leads with the story of Strictly Come Dancing's Robin Windsor's suicide note, which it says detailed that he was "destroyed" by Strictly. The inquest continues.
Metro leads with the story of a "DIY drugs baron" who it says "rigged his house with Home Alone-style booby traps inlcuding a flame-thrower to stop intruders". Ian Claughton has now been jailed and is "going down... in flames!"
