Newspaper headlines: 'Grass up a granny' and hosepipe ban for millions
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Hosepipe bans could hit more areas, the papers warn, with some companies urging people to report neighbours seen flouting the rules
The Times leads on a warning that more parts of the country could see the introduction of hosepipe bans, external after the driest July in decades, as weather forecasters predict there will be little respite for communities on the verge of drought.
It says another heatwave is expected next week, and temperatures are likely to rise above 30C (86F).
The Guardian says while some water firms have suggested they could bring in a hosepipe ban, other companies, even in drier areas, are resisting moving too early, external in order to prevent irritating customers.
According to Metro, the new restrictions in Kent and Sussex mean people are being urged to "grass on a neighbour" if they are seen flouting the ban, external.
The Daily Telegraph reports that a Thames Water desalination plant in east London, built to protect hundreds of thousands of people from the effects of drought has been switched off until next year, external.
The company says the facility is currently out of action for planned works. The paper also says that both candidates in the Conservative party leadership contest have vowed to "crack down" on the water industry. Statements from Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss say they would hold companies to account regarding leaks and the need to stop waste.
An investigation by the Guardian has found that children in the UK are being targeted by the far-right online in an attempt to radicalise them, external.
Experts are also concerned that the age profiles of those being referred or arrested in connection with far-right extremism are getting progressively younger.
The Financial Times has spoken to workers at Heathrow Airport who are dealing with the fallout of staff shortages, cancelled flights and big queues, external at terminals this summer.
"Hot and hectic" say security officers, others describe feeling under intense pressure and some say that Heathrow had previously been something to aim for but they no longer see it as a place to build a career.
Bosses at the airport have told the FT that its own security teams are back to full strength and no-one is being asked to "do more than they want or is safe for them".
Criticism by the Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty of a lack of investment in sports facilities is the Daily Mirror's front page. He says more needs to be done, external for the sake of people's mental health and well-being.
Swimmer Adam Peaty has called for more investment in sport facilities
"Rest in power" says the Guardian reporting on the death of the civil rights campaigner Roy Hackett, external, who was one of the organisers of the Bristol Bus Boycott. He was 93.
Kehinde Andrews, who is a professor of black studies at Birmingham City University, is quoted as saying "we have lost a legend", describing his life as a "testament to the strong history of black activism in Britain".
A farmer has started painting the horns of his sheep green in an attempt to thwart livestock thieves, says the Daily Telegraph.
Neil Cole, the man who has implemented the measure so as to help the animals be identified if stolen, has described such thefts as "soul destroying".
The tactic is one of many being adopted by the industry as a "crime wave hits farms".
A report by the insurer NFU Mutual says the increase in the cost of living is fuelling the crisis.
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