Universal Credit report and Comey criticised over Clinton emails

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The National Audit Office says that, eight years after work on UC started, only 10% of the people expected to claim it are on the new system – and one in five haven’t received payments in time. But the government says it is building a benefits system “fit for the 21st Century”. Here’s an explanation of what UC is all about.

Three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker has claimed diplomatic immunity to prevent himself being sued for “further assets” following his declaration of bankruptcy. The tennis star says his appointment as a diplomat – a sport and culture attache – by the Central African Republic in April protects him from any legal claims.

If you want to get a haircut or shave, go for a workout, drink a coffee or eat a pizza (either at home or in a restaurant), times are good. Outlets offering these services are among the fastest-growing consumer premises in Britain. But pubs, banks, travel agents, post offices and newsagents are becoming more of a rarity.

“Welfare shambles,” declares the i’s headline, as it pores over the National Audit Office’s report on Universal Credit. The Guardian says it shows a system that is “unwieldy”. Meanwhile, Metro leads on the actions of London Tube driver Harvey Mitchell, who stopped his train above a vigil for Grenfell victims to honour a friend who died in the fire a year ago. The Daily Mail reports that four in 10 GPs leave the NHS within five years of completing their training. And the Daily Telegraph says Theresa May is “poised” to announce an extra £4bn a year for health spending to mark the NHS’s 70th anniversary.

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12:00 A memorial service takes place at Westminster Abbey for scientist Stephen Hawking, who died in March, aged 76.

16:00 Portugal’s parliament votes on legalising cannabis for medicinal use.

2000 The major contingent of the UK military task force sent to help restore order in the west African state of Sierra Leone leaves the country.