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Writing in The Telegraph, Andy Burnham says he cannot exempt more criminals , externalfrom his government's early prison release scheme without risking the collapse of the system "within months".
The Times says Burnham has "watered down", external the scheme, saying "killers but not rapists" will be given early release.
The Guardian calls the changes a "major intervention", external but reports the scheme will allow the release of domestic abusers. This "puts victims' lives at risk", the domestic abuse commissioner Dame Nicole Jacobs tells the paper.
The Sun hones in on the case of PC Andrew Harper, external, with the headline declaring: "Cop killers WILL go free".
The Daily Mail says it has details of the suspect arrested over the murder of a Scottish woman in Greece. It claims he was an Afghan boxer, external who arrived on a small boat and converted to Christianity. He's due in court on Wednesday.
The Mirror describes Nigel Farage's Reform UK party as a "sinking ship". The paper says the party's plans to use the Navy to stop small boats, external has been "torpedoed" by defence experts.
The Financial Times speaks to one former navy commander, who says while it is "doable", external the navy will have to "stop pretty much everything else".
The political sketch, external in the Times asks if Reform's "Operation Fortress" plan is designed to keep Farage "afloat".
The Daily Express leads on a twice-yearly jab, external heralded as a "game-changer" to help people control high blood pressure. The paper says the experimental drug could see some patients ditch the daily pills they take to tackle what the paper labels as a "silent killer".
The Times pays tribute to the journalist Rod Liddle, calling him "brilliant", external and "provocative". The Sun says its "funny and fearless", external columnist "specialised" in saying the "unsayable". The former BBC Radio 4 Today programme editor died aged 66 after a short illness.
And The i Paper, external's front page picture shows parched brown fields. It is highlighting England and Wales recording the driest July since records began 190 years ago.
The Telegraph reports another effect of the UK's recent heatwaves: stunted potato crops, external. As spuds stop growing if temperatures reach above 30 Celsius, the paper warns chips may soon be shorter and baked potatoes hard to come by. The "chips are down", the headline reads.
