'Plagiarism row professor resigns' and 'West End stab rampage'

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News image — The Times leads with the resignation of the "plagiarism row professor" Jason Arday, who it says also made "extraordinary claims about his athletic feats and fundraising achievements". The "star" Cambridge academic said in a statement that his resignation was not an acceptance of the accusations against him. The paper also reports that "grooming gang abusers" could be part of the early prison release scheme "despite Andy Burnham's pledge to exclude them".

BBC "Plagiarism row professor resigns from Cambridge" reads the headline on the front page of the Times. — The Times leads with the resignation of the "plagiarism row professor" Jason Arday, who it says also made "extraordinary claims about his athletic feats and fundraising achievements". The "star" Cambridge academic said in a statement that his resignation was not an acceptance of the accusations against him. The paper also reports that "grooming gang abusers" could be part of the early prison release scheme "despite Andy Burnham's pledge to exclude them".

"'Plagiarism professor' resigns as Cambridge investigate" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail. — Arday is dubbed the "plagiarism professor" by the Daily Mail. It says he resigned "just hours" after Cambridge University launched an investigation into "tall claims from his life story". Arday has said his decision to resign "is simply the decision of someone who has reached the limits of what any person should reasonably be expected to endure".

"Cambridge professor quits after false claims" reads the headline — As well as reporting on Arday, the Daily Telegraph also reports that donations to a think tank that "bankrolled" Defence Secretary Wes Streeting have been linked to "one of the world's most notorious fraudsters", Sam Bankman-Fried. However, Streeting's spokesperson told the paper that the list of donors to the think tank that his team reviewed did not include Bankman-Fried. "Wes has had no contact with this individual and he was never mentioned in any discussions with LLT," they said. A Labour Party spokesman added that the party carried out "due diligence checks ahead of these donations being received, through which no issues were identified."

"Academic resigns amid plagiarism accusations" reads the headline on the front page of the Guardian. — The Guardian also carries the story of Arday in its top slot, who it says was the "youngest ever black professor appointed in the university's history". Elsewhere, it reports that "police find explosives in drone at Leipzig airport." A picture of a woman being held on the ground, who was arrested after a stabbing in London's Covent Garden, takes up much of the front page.

"West End stab rampage" reads the headline on the front page of the Sun. — "West End stab rampage" tops the Sun. The attack left four injured, it writes. The paper also notes 400,000 people have signed a petition to keep the killers of PC Andrew Harper in prison. Under the government's early prisoner release scheme, two of them are set to be released.

"Early release is a 'betrayal' of hero police officer" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Express. — A few more of the papers touch on the early prison release scheme, which aims to tackle prison overcrowding. The Daily Express writes that it is "a 'betrayal' of hero police officer" PC Andrew Harper. Thames Valley Police, the force Harper worked for, "may take legal action against ministers", it writes.

"My lad's still serving time after phone theft in 2005" reads the headline on the front page of Metro. — The Metro highlights the story of a mother whose "lad's still serving time after phone theft in 2005". Shaun Lloyd was arrested under an imprisonment for public protection (IPP) sentence, given to offenders "deemed dangerous". The paper says the UN has labelled IPPs inhumane.

"China begins global tax hunt reaching back decades as fiscal pressure grows" reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times. — China has begun a "global tax hunt", reports the Financial Times. It also has a story on Richard Tice's bank transfers deepening Reform UK's "funding riddle". A string of transfers "fuel critcism of the lack of transparency over the party's funding", it writes. Reform told the paper "these are individual loans that were made by Tisun [Tice's company] that have now been reclassified as donations". It added that "no money has changed hands".

"Help is on the way" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror. — "Help is on the way" writes Prime Minister Andy Burnham in the Daily Mirror, announcing 150 new NHS mental health centres. "Finally, mental health hope", writes the paper.

"It's Kent Eastwood" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Star. — The Daily Star leads with a picture of cows running over dry grass - "forget Clint Eastwood and Spaghetti Westerns", it writes. This is "Kent Eastwood."

The Daily Mail's headline calls Jason Arday the "plagiarism professor". The Guardian says his resignation may halt the publication of his memoir this month. The Times says it has submitted fresh evidence to the university suggesting that large parts of his research were fabricated and contained "impossible" evidence. Arday has rejected claims of plagiarism and fabricating research.

Writing in The Daily Mirror, Andy Burnham says "help is on the way" for pressurised A&E centres - as he announces more than 150 new NHS mental health centres. He promises his government will "fix" the crisis. The Times hears from mental health charities who have said this expansion of services - if sufficiently staffed - could prove to be a "lifesaver".

The Daily Telegraph headline declares national debt has risen above three-trillion pounds as the government is estimated to borrow "four-thousand pounds per second". The paper is quoting the Taxpayer's Alliance - a group which campaigns for lower taxes and believes public debt had hit a historic high in recent days based on the trajectory of spending.

The Sun's front page shows a woman being held on the ground by "taser-wielding" police after what it calls a "stab rampage" in London's West End. The paper says there was a 15-minute standoff with the suspect.

The i Paper leads on an exclusive from the Education Minister Lucy Powell, in which she says schools will get new pupil attendance targets to crack down on "stay at home Fridays". It says sickness and intense heat are among the factors in concerning absence rates.

And The Guardian reports on the latest threat to pubs: a potential ban on so-called "vertical drinking". London's Westminster Council - which oversees Soho and the West End - has recommended pubs discourage "excessive drunkenness" by limiting ordering at the bar and drinking standing up. The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, hopes to use new powers coming to him to stop councils from "overreaching", the paper says.

'Plagiarism row professor resigns' and 'West End stab rampage'

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