Newspaper headlines: 'Pure gold' at Olympics and tags for burglars plan

Team GB's gold medallists are on all the front pages, with pride of place going to Tom Daley, who has finally tasted Olympic glory, as the Daily Telegraph puts it.

For the i newspaper, Daley is the "baby of Beijing" who has finally come of age - a reference to his first appearance at an Olympics in 2008.

The Times describes the medals as a gold rush on Magic Monday, with Britain regaining its Olympic fever. The Daily Mail says our Team GB heroes gave the nation something to smile about amid the Covid misery.

Boris Johnson's strategy for fighting crime in England and Wales makes the lead for several papers.

The Times and the Daily Telegraph focus on his plans to put electronic tags on more burglars, robbers and thieves after their jail sentences, to track their movements and cut re-offending.

The Daily Mail gives prominence to another measure: a pledge by the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to make criminals clean up streets and green spaces to ensure that, in her words, justice is seen to be done.

The Daily Express highlights remarks by West Yorkshire Chief Constable John Robins, that frontline police are treated like Britain's "punchbag".

Writing in the paper, he says officers "are punched, kicked, pushed and spat at every day".

He appeals for cross-government support for what he calls a "meaningful" police covenant, under which officers and staff are looked after by the state.

Mr Robins also expresses disappointment that police working on the frontline of the pandemic "have not been deemed worthy of a pay rise".

For its main story, the Guardian says Downing Street remains cautious about declaring a turning point in the pandemic, despite a significant drop in Covid cases for the sixth day in a row.

It says the fall cannot be fully explained by scientists yet.

The sharply declining numbers intrigue many papers. "Has the third wave peaked already?" the Sun asks.

"So why are infections plunging... and will they go up again?" the Daily Mail wonders.

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According to the Daily Telegraph, civil servants in Scotland are to be encouraged to add pronouns to their email sign-offs under plans for a transgender inclusivity drive.

It says the Scottish government is backing proposals that would ask its 8,000 workers to take a "pronoun pledge" under which they would add terms reflecting their gender identity, such as she/her or he/him.

However, the paper adds that an internal survey found that almost 60% of staff were opposed to the idea, with comments such as "stupid" and "authoritarian".

Finally, the Times reports that horseflies are enjoying a population explosion this summer, fuelled by the combination of hot sun and rain.

It warns that the bite of females can cause allergic reactions and skin infections, requiring hospital treatment.

The British Pest Control Association tells the paper the creatures are drawn to cool water, and householders should drain paddling pools and remove standing water to deter them.