Ozempic 'slows ageing' and Jenas 'battling to save marriage'

"Is weight loss drug the secret to the fountain of youth?", asks the Daily Express. It says that a "raft of groundbreaking studies" have found that semaglutide - which is sold under the brand name Ozempic - could be used to treat "a wide range of conditions".

According to the Times, that could include illnesses linked to arthritis, Alzheimer's and even cancer. The Daily Mirror quotes one expert as saying he would not be surprised if it also helped to "slow ageing". The Daily Telegraph says millions could benefit - adding that the findings will put pressure on the NHS to roll Ozempic out more widely.

Sources tell the Guardian that Thames Water has lobbied the government to intervene - and potentially overrule the regulator - to allow the company to increase customers' bills. It is what the paper calls "the latest tactic in an increasingly desperate scramble" to repair the firm's "threadbare finances" and avoid being nationalised. Those familiar with discussions say advisers and board members have warned Whitehall officials that allowing that to happen would have a "chilling effect" on the UK's appeal to international investors. Thames Water has declined to comment.

The Telegraph reports that pub bosses have been warned that ministers could introduce minimum alcohol pricing in England. A source tells the paper that a senior government figure floated the idea at an event, saying that the industry needed to "get its act together" and do more to tackle the harms of alcohol. The government insists it has no plans to introduce such a measure.

According to the Times, defence officials fear that ministers could announce cuts to large military projects in the Autumn statement. Referring to Sir Keir Starmer's speech earlier this week - in which he warned things would get worse before they got better - a source tells the paper that "every time the prime minister speaks" it sounds less and less likely that defence will be given more money. The government says it will set out the path to investing 2.5% of GDP in defence "as soon as possible".

The front page of the i weekend highlights the results of a poll, which has found that a majority of people believe ministers are not doing enough to help with high energy bills. The paper declares that "Labour's honeymoon period appears to have come to an abrupt end", with the survey also showing declining support among voters.

The Daily Mail leads with claims that Princes William and Harry "did not share a word" when they attended a funeral service for their uncle. It says the occasion is not thought to have led to a reconciliation between the estranged brothers, after witnesses said they left without speaking. Describing it as a "cold reunion", the Sun says the "warring pair" were "so distant" - despite at one point standing "virtually back to back".

And many of the papers feature images of the deputy prime minister at a nightclub in Ibiza. According to the Sun, thousands of partygoers cheered on "Angela Rayner the raver" as she "showed off her moves". Writing in the Mail, the Conservative former culture secretary Nadine Dorries condemns the scenes as "ill-judged and utterly adolescent". But the Mirror crowns Ms Rayner "the queen of clubs" for "putting the party into party politics".

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