Newspaper headlines: Harry 'bombshell' and Bet Lynch's dementia diagnosis

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Boris Johnson is featured on two front pages on Thursday

The Times says Rishi Sunak is ready to approve Boris Johnson's long-awaited resignation honours list, and it could be published within a matter of weeks.

The paper says the delay has been a significant source of tension between the two men.

And there's renewed speculation that the former Cabinet ministers, Nadine Dorries, and Sir Alok Sharma, will stand down as MPs to take up peerages - triggering two by-elections in the autumn.

Sticking with the former PM, The Guardian says Boris Johnson and his wife, Carrie, hosted a close friend at Chequers in May 2021 for an overnight stay, when some Covid restrictions were still in place.

The paper says at the time indoor gatherings between different households weren't allowed except when "reasonably necessary" for reasons such as work or childcare.

A spokesman for the former prime minister said the stay was "entirely lawful" and covered by "relevant provisions in the Covid regulations".

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail is reporting that the police are now attending every home burglary in England and Wales.

Alex Franklin-Smith - from the National Police Chiefs' Council - is quoted as saying he's pleased that all forces are now able to "fulfil the commitment", which was set out last year, but that it was only the "first step".

The front pages of the Daily Mirror and the Sun focus on the actress Julie Goodyear - best known for playing Bet Lynch in Coronation Street - revealing that she's been diagnosed with dementia.

The 81-year-old's husband says they're coming to terms with the situation as they face a "difficult future".

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