Brexit rows and ‘save the High Street’

Several papers lead with Brexit-related stories ahead of the crucial Cabinet meeting at Chequers on Friday when ministers will try to agree a common position on a deal with the EU.

But, it adds, her allies are urging her to stand up to her challengers and fight for a Brexit that is “right for the country”.

The Daily Mail and the Daily Mirror launch campaigns to “save the High Street” as figures suggest 50,000 retail jobs have been lost this year.

It says crippling business rates have been blamed for driving long established companies to the wall.

It says there is much that can be done to halt the decline from levelling the playing field between online and “bricks-and-mortar” retailers, to having a different vision for town centres.

The head of the government’s spending watchdog, the National Audit Office, says the NHS will require far greater financial support if it is to meet the needs of a changing population.

The paper says a leaked letter from Mr Mattis to his British counterpart, Gavin Williamson, expresses concern that the UK’s military capability is at “risk of erosion”.

As the Wimbledon fortnight begins, the three-time champion, Chris Evert, suggests that the men’s final should not always be the highlight of the tournament – and women should take it in turns to play their final on the last Sunday.

Finally, Spain’s exit from the World Cup – at the hands of Russia – surprised everyone, not least the Russians themselves.

Two weeks ago, says the Russian daily Kommersant, it was impossible to believe the team would go through to the quarter finals. But it says an almost hopeless confrontation turned into probably the most important victory in the team’s history.