The Daily Express , external reports that police are looking into the time spent in Scotland by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, hosted by Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The paper says officers are probing the late sex offender's stay at Balmoral, believed to be in 1999. Police Scotland tells the Express it has "received information" and inquiries are ongoing. The former prince has always strenuously denied wrongdoing.

The Times , external says former prime minister Gordon Brown is helping the government draw up plans to boost defence funding, in such a way that avoids having to raise taxes, or cut public spending. Ministers are said to be in talks with several Nato countries about setting up an international bank, whose financing would not count as new borrowing.

'Humiliation for Healey' is the Daily Mail's , external headline.…