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'Kane to the rescue' and 'defence black hole triples'

Image caption, It was "Kane to the rescue" in last night's England game against the Democratic Republic of Congo, writes the Metro. "Oh D.R. me that was close!" it laments.

Image caption, The Daily Star dubs the England captain "Harry Houdini" for performing "England's great escape". But, the red-top adds, "it's Tuch & go", referencing team manager Thomas Tuchel.

Image caption, The Mirror echoes with "that was Tuch and go, Harry", as the "Lions labour against Leopards".

Image caption, "Cong phew!" exhales the Sun after "Hero Harry" comes "to the rescue". Pictures of Kane cheering at both "goal one" and "goal two" are splashed across its front.

Image caption, The Daily Mail celebrates "King Harry" for his World Cup goals. And there is "fresh fury at prostate betrayal" atop the paper. It says the "decision to reject a major screening programme was made by a committee that did not contain a single prostate cancer expert".

Image caption, After the announcement of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP) earlier this week, the Daily Telegraph says the "black hole" in its funding "triples to £15bn". The Telegraph secret dossier compiled by a former MI6 agent has revealed former British Ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson "was 'privileged contact' of Russian spies".

Image caption, The Times continues with the DIP fallout, saying "Burnham's first job will be to find £7bn of cuts." It also reports that Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and his partner have built a £4m property portfolio since Brexit.

Image caption, Former Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner "fights for Cabinet return with housing job pitch to Burnham", writes The i Paper. Sources close to Rayner have told the paper "no job offer has yet been made". In other politics news, The i says Farage "fears he will face by-election over £5m gift from crypto billionaire".

Image caption, In the top slot for the Financial Times: investment management firm BlueCrest "questions UK as a business destination after £200mn tax defeat". Also on its front page, "Trump filings show bonanza" after the US president released his ethics filings. In the Middle East, the paper says people in Gaza "build new homes from the ruins of the old".

Image caption, The story of a woman who survived rapes by the Rochdale grooming gang leads the Daily Express as Shabir Ahmed, its ringleader, is due to be released from prison. "I fear for my safety after gang boss is freed", the headline reads.

Image caption, "US trade deal on medicines will cost the NHS £45bn" headlines the Guardian. In further US finance news, the paper says Trump has been accused of "£1bn 'crypto corruption' profit".

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