'DisasterChef' and 'Syrian warplanes hit back'

Much is made of Gregg Wallace's claim that "middle-class women of a certain age" are behind complaints against him. The Daily Mirror brands him: "DisasterChef" in its headline. The winner of the 2012 Celebrity MasterChef, Emma Kennedy, tells the paper: "it doesn't matter what age any woman is."

"Shut your cake hole, Gregg" is the message from the Sun. Another celebrity MasterChef contestant, the TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson, is quoted in the Daily Telegraph as saying she was "seething" when she heard the remarks.

The Times leads on warnings from the NHS, ahead of a pledge by the prime minister to ensure that 92% of routine operations and appointments in England take place within 18 weeks by March 2029. An NHS source is quoted as saying that if funding is targeted at elective surgery then there'll be a knock on effect, which will mean "war zone A&E departments and all sorts of other things being sidelined".

With a headline "Channel crossing madness", the Sun is among the papers to report that more than 20,000 migrants have made the journey from France since Sir Keir Starmer took office. The shadow home secretary, Chris Philp, is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying it is "shocking" that the prime minister has not made ending illegal immigration one of his priorities. The Guardian points out that the Home Office is blaming the weather for the arrivals, saying there has been a "record number of calm autumnal days in the Channel".

The conflict in Syria makes the front page of the Financial Times, with a picture of a rebel fighter pulling down a portrait of President Assad in Aleppo. The paper says the rebel advance marks the end of "an uneasy stalemate". The Daily Mail's David Patrikarakos says the fighting has added "more tinder to a situation in the Middle East that has never been more explosive". Dan Sabbagh of the Guardian cautions that the war "is not likely to end soon either" because of the "existential threat" posed to the Assad regime.

The Financial Times features this image of a rebel fighter tearing up an advertisement for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Aleppo on its front page

The i leads on a poll that suggests Britons want the prime minister to prioritise closer economic ties with the European Union over a trade deal with the United States. Almost half of respondents, 49%, picked the bloc, while 28% opted for America.

And finally, the Daily Telegraph reports on the rebranding of rugby union's Six Nations. The new logo reads "M6N" in orange font in front of a rugby ball. Tournament organisers say the choice of colour signifies "the optimism fans feel when they come together at the end of winter to experience the Six Nations together". But social media users are reportedly unimpressed, one has compared the logo to the artwork used for the Looney Tunes cartoons, while another has likened it to a Mars bar wrapper.

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