The paper splashes on how more than five million public sector workers will see a pay rise next year as Rishi Sunak announces the end of the pandemic pay freeze.

COVID-19 cases will slump in November even without Plan B, according to projections from several groups, The Daily Telegraph reports on its front page.

The Daily Telegraph interviews Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, who warns that Britain must not become “dependent” on China and Beijing-controlled companies should be excluded from contracts to build Sizewell C, a new nuclear power station.

Ministers and scientific advisers are considering plans to open up COVID booster jabs to millions more elderly people, according to The Daily Telegraph.