Newspaper headlines: 'No cash for repairs' and Starmer's tax pledge

The Times says ministers are facing demands to speed up inspections to uncover the full extent of dangerous concrete in school classrooms.

The paper says hundreds of schools are "still in the dark" over the extent of the problem. The i talks of teachers being "thrown into a new term panic".

The Guardian says the row about the presence of the concrete known as RAAC, as well as a lack of clarity about the funding of repairs, is "threatening to engulf parliament" as MPs return from the summer recess.

The Daily Telegraph believes Rishi Sunak is set to "overturn" the ban on building new onshore wind farms, to avoid a Conservative rebellion.

The paper says final details of a compromise are being thrashed out, to avoid what it says would be a "bruising Commons defeat". It says ministers are poised to change planning rules, freeing councils to back proposed turbines where there is broad public support.

Sir Keir Starmer is interviewed in the Daily Mirror where he outlines a range of policy pledges, including a promise there'll be no income tax rises if Labour wins the next general election. He says his party will "do nothing" to increase the burden on working people.

The Irish government is reported to be seeking legal advice in an attempt to halt the UK's Northern Ireland legacy bill. The proposed legislation offers a conditional amnesty to those accused of killings during the Troubles.

Irish foreign minister Micheál Martin tells the Financial Times there are concerns the legislation is not compliant with the European Convention on Human Rights, and says it will not deliver for victims.

The paper says Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris recently told a conference he was aware the bill did not please everyone, but the prospect of convictions a quarter of a century after the Troubles had ended was slim, and called for co-operation from Dublin.

The Daily Mail leads on what it calls a "dramatic ten-fold rise" in the number of council employees given permission to work from overseas, including Spain, Egypt and Dubai. The paper says approvals have risen from 73 in the year 2020 to 2021, to more than 700 last year. The story is based on Freedom of Information requests submitted to local authorities by the thinktank the Taxpayers' Alliance.

Councils tell the paper flexible working is crucial for "recruiting and retaining the right staff".

Children's enjoyment of reading has fallen to a 20-year low, says the Telegraph. A survey, published by the National Literacy Trust, shows more than half of children aged eight to 18 do not like reading in their spare time. The charity says the figures should act as a "wake-up call" for all who support children and young people's reading for pleasure with the many "benefits it can bring".

And the Guardian has highlighted some of the more unusual designs submitted by UK inventors last year. The paper has been looking at patent applications made in 2022 which include a path that automatically washes away dog mess and a swimsuit made to look like a bikini, by using mesh to imitate a midriff. The paper says the list of patents also gives an insight into the UK's most innovative companies. Dyson is out in front with 234 patents registered.