The Papers: 'The buck stops here!' and 'Prickly heat!'

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The Papers: 'The buck stops here!' and 'Prickly heat!'

"The monarchy's core funding will double within three years, rising to £100 million a year," the Times says, explaining: "Under an adjustment set out before parliament, new formula has been agreed …

"The monarchy's core funding will double within three years, rising to £100 million a year," the Times says, explaining: "Under an adjustment set out before parliament, new formula has been agreed whereby the royal household will receive 20.5 per cent of Crown Estate profits, up from 12 per cent." Elsewhere, the paper leads with "hundreds feared dead after double earthquake in Venezuela", where "near-simultaneous magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes struck within 39 seconds".

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