Cancer pill's 'precious gift of time' and 'I Dua'

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News image — A daily pill that helps to almost double the survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer features on some of Monday's front pages. Described as "game changing", the Mirror says the pill's success is thought to be the biggest leap forward for decades in the fight against one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

The Mirror headline reads 'Precious gift of time' — A daily pill that helps to almost double the survival time for patients with pancreatic cancer features on some of Monday's front pages. Described as "game changing", the Mirror says the pill's success is thought to be the biggest leap forward for decades in the fight against one of the deadliest forms of cancer.

The Daily Express headline reads 'Cancer hope for millions as drug doubles survival' — The Daily Express also leads with the cancer breakthrough, saying that currently three quarters of all adults diagnosed with the cancer in the UK die within one year, while half die within three months. It says experts hope the drug could extend the life expectancy of millions more patients with other types of cancer in the future.

The Sun headline reads 'I Dua' — The "celeb marriage of the year" leads the Sun, which reports that singer Dua Lipa has married actor Callum Turner in a "surprise low-key wedding' on Sunday. The 30-year-old singer and 36-year-old actor tied the knot in central London in front of eight guests, according to the newspaper.

The Daily Telegraph headline reads 'Reeves looks at PFI to fund new towns' — The Daily Telegraph also feature the nuptials on its front page, reporting that the celebrity couple, who have been together for two-and-a-half years, got married in Old Marylebone Town Hall. In its lead story, the paper reveals that Rachel Reeves is considering a return to Blair-style private sector deals to fund major building projects. It says the chancellor has asked investors how private finance initiatives (PFIs) could be used in national infrastructure schemes.

The Guardian headline reads 'Mandelson files show no mitigation of security concerns over top US job' — The Guardian leads with its own exclusive, reporting that a trove of government documents about Lord Mandelson contains no record of any measures taken to mitigate serious security concerns over his appointment as US ambassador. The second tranche of documents relating to Lord Mandelson's appointment as the UK's ambassador to the US will be published on Monday, sources have told the BBC.

The Times headline reads 'Reform vote in unions at same level as Labour' — The cancer pill is also featured on the front page of the Times, but the lead story is on what it calls a "damning" poll that suggests trade union members are now as likely to support Reform UK as Labour. The general secretaries of Unite and the GMB, two of Labour's largest union affiliates, have sounded the alarm over the study by JL Partners, which appeared to show support for the the two parties was now tied at 28% among union members.

The i Paper's headline reads 'Leadership rivals back revolution in UK voting system' — The i Paper's splash is also about Labour, with two potential leadership rivals expected to support a "revolution in UK voting system". Wes Streeting is understood to support electoral reform while Andy Burnham has backed a commitment to introduce proportional representation into a future Labour election manifesto.

The Daily Mail headline reads 'You've not won anything yet, Andy' — Burnham also leads the Daily Mail, which describes him as "cocky". It says the mayor of Greater Manchester has been accused of behaving like a "prime minister in waiting" after showing off his tattoo of the city's worker bee symbol on the starting line of a 10km running race on Sunday. His "hubris" reminds Conservative sources of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock before the 1992 election, the paper reports.

The Metro headlines reads 'Sturgeon: 25ft motorhome? I didn't spot it' — Nicola Sturgeon's interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg is the splash on the Metro, with Scotland's former first minister saying she never saw the motorhome her husband bought with party funds because it was parked at the back of her in-laws' house. Her estranged husband Peter Murrell last week admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP, the party she led for years.

The FT headline reads 'Wall Street's bulls bet US stocks rally has further to go' — Investors are betting that the rally in US stocks will continue, according to the Financial Times, which reports that many believe AI advances will turbocharge US growth. Israel's capture of the strategic site of Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon is also featured on the front page.

The Independent headline reads 'Ultra-strength cocaine hits UK as fatalities spiral' — The Independent reveals that a lethal wave of "ultra strength" cocaine is emerging across the UK as deaths linked to the party drug spiral to a record high. Arsenal's celebrations of the club's first Premier League title in 22 years is the main image on the front page.

The Daily Star headline reads 'Save 3 Lions' — The Gunners feature prominently on the Daily Star's front page as well, with the players waving to the crowds from open-top buses during a five-mile loop through Islington, circling Emirates Stadium. In other football news, the paper says Frank Skinner fears his Three Lions anthem is being "cancelled" by FA chiefs because they are embarrassed by the song's claims that England is the "home of football".

The Guardian leads on the release of government documents about Lord Mandelson - which it says contain no record of measures taken to mitigate security concerns about him becoming the ambassador to the US. It says the files lack detail on steps put in place to deal with concerns about his links to senior figures in foreign states. Lord Mandelson declined to comment.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering deals with the private sector to fund major building projects, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper notes Reeves risks a backlash from the left of her party over what it calls the "Blair-style" initiative. The Treasury tells the paper it is not going back to the old model, but is considering ways private finance could support its infrastructure ambitions.

The Times says two of Labour's largest trade unions have warned that their members are now as likely to support Reform UK. Unite and the GMB say their poll shows "the working class have abandoned" Sir Keir Starmer's party. A Labour source is quoted as saying the party "is and always has been" for working people.

The Daily Express says the development of a pill that almost doubles survival times for pancreatic cancer patients brings "hope to millions". The paper calls the drug the biggest leap forward in the fight against the disease for decades. The Daily Mirror's headline reads "precious gift of time" and quotes a cancer expert who says she cried after seeing how effective the pill was.

The Sun leads on the surprise wedding of the pop star, Dua Lipa, and the actor Callum Turner - in what it calls the "celeb marriage of the year". Its front page features a picture of the two walking down the steps of a register office in London, with the headline "I Dua!".

Rock markings in Mumbles in south Wales - the authenticity of which were dismissed in 1928 - have now been reclassified as the UK's oldest prehistoric cave paintings, according to the Guardian. It says scientists have used the latest methods to establish that the horizontal red bands were created more than 17,000 years ago.

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