A mix of stories grace the front pages of Saturday's papers. "Britain will bake in 36C heat" declares the Daily Express as it reports on the "heat dome" engulfing Europe. The paper says sweltering temperatures on Monday could make it "the hottest June day ever" and the highest in three years. In contrast, Emma Raducanu is pictured alongside as "all smiles in the Wimbledon sun".
The NHS's new boss has criticised the health service for viewing patients as "an inconvenience" and "built mechanisms to keep them away", the Daily Telegraph reports. In an interview with the paper, Sir Jim Mackey says the NHS is too often "deaf to criticism" and has "made it really hard" for patients to get the care they need. Also looming on the front page is a photograph of newly married couple Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in her wedding gown. The pair's opulent £154bn ceremony in Italy took place on the Venetian island of San Giorgio Maggiore on Friday.
The Times follows with their NHS story on patients having a greater say on how much hospitals are paid by rating their treatment experiences. In plans to "rewire" the health service, pay for doctors and nurses will be linked to patient satisfaction and a hospital's ability to bring down waiting lists, the paper reports. An interview with Sir Rod Stewart is also previewed with the singer offering his political assessment, saying "we're fed up with the Tories".
The Financial Times leads with Sir Keir Starmer's "welfare climbdown" as it says the PM has "blown a £4.25bn hole" in his budget after retreating on cuts to disability benefits and pensioner subsidies. The paper warns the move could raise the likelihood of further tax hikes and risks damaging the government's credibility with investors. Elsewhere, the "A-listers and hecklers" who flocked to Bezos's Venice wedding extravaganza also earns a prime photo spot.
Supermarkets will be required to promote fruits and vegetables instead of junk food under new plans, the i Paper says. It reports that Labour ministers are drawing up proposals to push shoppers to make healthier choices and stores will need to report on how successful they are at persuading customers to "swap potatoes for sweet potatoes".
The Daily Mail promotes their Stop The SAS Betrayal campaign with new backing from a former royal aide and SAS officer. The paper is calling for Northern Ireland veterans who served during the Troubles to be protected from "legal which hunts". Sharing the top spot is a smiling Raducanu, with the Mail teasing the "tantalising clues" that reveal the tennis star has found a "love match" with a Wimbledon champion.
An exclusive in the Sun says police are under fire for wasting time investigating "non-crime hate incidents", including the case of a man singing the Flower of Scotland anthem at an English railway station. The paper sums up the affair as a "tartan barmy".
The Daily Mirror spotlights the "heartbreaking tribute" by Daniel Anjorin's father, after the schoolboy's killer was jailed for 40 years. Dr Ebenezer Anjorin remembers his son as a "kind and generous spirit that touched everyone who knew him".
Finally, the Daily Star features Luke Littler's "Darty in the USA" as the darts player says he is ready to "crack America" with his "arrows heroics" across the pond.
