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.