UK Newspaper Front Pages for 20 June 2013

Nine hurt in crash near school
Nine people are taken to hospital after a car hits parents and children as they used a school pelican crossing in a south Wales village.

Schools 'let down invisible poor'
The problem of pupil underachievement has shifted from inner cities to schools in suburbs, coastal towns and rural areas, education watchdog Ofsted says.

CQC 'to reveal NHS cover-up names'
England's NHS regulator will name some officials accused of covering up a failure to investigate deaths of babies at a Cumbria hospital, ministers say.

Eye-gouge victim 'attacked again'
The new boyfriend of Tina Nash, whose ex-partner was jailed for life for gouging out her eyes, is facing a charge of attacking her.

Daily Mail in payout to psychic
Psychic Sally Morgan says she has accepted an apology and £125,000 in damages from the Daily Mail after it suggested she "perpetrated a scam".

UK mortgage lending 'up by a fifth'
UK mortgage lending surged to its highest monthly level since October 2008 in May, with activity even surprising lenders.

Government leads new GM crops push
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson says GM makes sense for consumers, farmers and the environment and calls for reform of EU regulations.

Strong rise in UK retail sales
UK retail sales recorded a larger-than-expected rise last month, helped by a strong increase in food sales, official figures show.

UK banks told to plug £27bn hole
The Prudential Regulation Authority says the UK's top banks and building societies need to fill a £27.1bn hole in their balance sheets.

Police 'hold too many mentally ill'
Too many mentally ill people are being held in police cells in England and Wales, say watchdog bodies covering police, prisons and care.