Guardian

Number 10 has been warned that the rise in energy prices could make this winter “very, very difficult” for thousands of Britons, The Guardian reports.

The Guardian writes that Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will hold an emergency meeting with gas industry chiefs on Monday morning in an effort to contain the fallout caused by soaring market prices on consumers and businesses. 

A group of senior scientific advisors have told The Guardian that ministers have been “unwilling” to listen to their advice on controlling the pandemic. 

The Guardian leads with backlash over the US and UK’s nuclear submarine pact with Australia, citing concerns that the alliance could provoke China and prompt conflict in the Pacific.

The Guardian has a warning that up to 7,000 people a day could be admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in England next month unless the government introduces stricter measures.

Boris Johnson is set to confirm the start of a booster jabs programme for the over-50s, according to The Guardian. 

The Guardian leads with a survey of more than 20,000 working parents who say the childcare system is crippling them financially.

The Guardian says GPs are “struggling to guarantee safe care” for millions of patients due to a shortage of medics, citing Britain’s top family doctor.

The Guardian leads with new research that says scrapping the £1,000-a-year boost to universal credit next month will result in mental illness and poorer health for thousands of people, and will hit the sickest areas of the UK hardest.