Just now The Times leads with a promise of tax cuts from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, previewing her speech to the party's annual conference on Wednesday. The paper says Badenoch "will say the Tories face a 'battle for the soul of our nation'" as she sets out plans to cut inheritance tax and halve employer national insurance contributions for young staff. The Times also carries a photo of police in riot gear at protests over school funding in France, with the paper reporting that the "biggest day of French demos turns violent" The Daily Mail also headlines on the Tory leader's pledge, saying the Conservatives would "slash jobs tax to get young back into work".
The Mail refers to this as a "'rescue package' for jobless youngsters" The Daily Mirror headlines on comments from Labour MP Mike Tapp that Reform UK is "too nasty for the nasty party". This comes after Badenoch "rules out [a] coalition" with Reform at the next general election, the paper reports. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, Badenoch said she would rather have another general election than do a deal with Reform UK to secure power, if no party wins the next election A picture of Kemi Badenoch behind DJ decks at the Tory conference is splashed across the front page of the Daily Telegraph.
Also on its front page, the paper reports on details about former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's legal action against Thames Valley Police following his arrest in February The Duchess of Sussex "wants to apologise" for comments in her and the Duke of Sussex's 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey, according to the Daily Express. The paper says the couple "realise Meghan's claim a Royal Family member had queried son Archie's skin colour was 'her biggest mistake'" The Sun leads on the "murder of Royal Family GP" Hannah Terry. The mum-of-three was found dead at home her home in Sandringham "while hosting a children's sleepover", the paper reports.
It adds that her patients "included Queen Camilla", who along with the King have been "informed of her death". Mark Cain, 45, has been charged with murder "Asos hacker havoc" is the headline on the front page of the Metro. The online retail platform says its customers data may have been accessed after hackers sent what the Metro calls a "threatening notification" Chancellor John Healey has plans for a £1bn support package to "bring down energy bills", according to the Guardian.
It says he is considering a "major intervention" to help poorer households at the Budget on 28 October. The paper says it comes after ministers "became alarmed at forecasts that show bills rising by hundreds of pounds in January" Oil tanker captains are being paid $100,000 a month to travel through the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Financial Times. Owners are paying the bumper rates as a form of "danger money", the paper reports, "to persuade seafarers to stay on vessels" as Gulf countries try to keep oil flowing through the strait The French protests cover the front page of the Independent, as it says "260,000 take to the streets in growing revolt over classroom conditions".
At least 215 teenagers and 85 school staff have been injured, the paper quotes French Prime Minister Sebastian Lecornu as saying The i says a "blunder over funding teacher pay rises" means school budgets are "set for squeeze". The paper says Education Secretary Lucy Powell has "strained relations" with the Treasury "after suggesting that new money" could pay for the 3.5% pay award The Daily Star says there are "outbreak fears" after the death of a worker at a Siberian plague research laboratory. Russian officials are still investigating the cause of the death, but they say those who came into contact with the researcher all tested negative for pneumonic plague.
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