Newspaper headlines: Energy bill 'crisis' as record price hike looms
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Liz Truss attended a hustings event event in Norfolk on Thursday
"It's not good news. I'm jumping up and down to keep warm" is the caption accompanying the Daily Telegraph's Matt cartoon, external, as it shows someone finding out about the new domestic energy price cap.
According to analysis in the paper, the increase to about £3,500, external will plunge more than half of families across the UK into fuel poverty - which is when a household spends more than 10% of its income on energy bills.
The new cap will come into force later this year in a month the Daily Mirror has dubbed "Shocktober", external.
"I'll get you through the energy bill crisis", external, is the message in the Daily Mail from the Conservative leadership frontrunner, Liz Truss.
Writing in the paper, she pledges "immediate support" to combat soaring bills if she gets into No 10, with tax cuts and a suspension of green levies.
The foreign secretary also says she will not be "throwing taxpayers' hard-earned money at problems as a quick fix".
According to the Times, one option being considered by Ms Truss is to adopt Rishi Sunak's plans to suspend VAT on energy bills, external.
The scale of the problems already facing Britons is laid bare by the Guardian.
A YouGov poll of 1,700 adults shows about 40% of respondents have struggled with food or energy bills over the past three months, external.
The Daily Express, external suggests the situation could get worse - with one consultancy predicting that the energy price cap could hit £6,800 by next April.
The paper points out this would mean the difference between the average monthly fixed rate mortgage and energy bills would be just £172.
The Sun reports that "secret plans" have been drawn up for the Queen, external to appoint either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister at Balmoral.
The Queen, who is 96, has been struggling with her mobility and has been advised not to travel back to Buckingham Palace.
A source has suggested that plans may change though because "no one tells the Queen what to do". The final decision will be announced publicly next week.
The family of Olivia Pratt-Korbel have appealed foe help in finding the gunman
The Financial Times leads on reports that Liz Truss is considering triggering Article 16 proceedings, external against the European Union if she succeeds Boris Johnson in No 10.
Allies say the plan would provide a stop gap while legislation to unilaterally re-write the agreement covering post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland passes through the Commons.
According to the Times, this could happen in her first 10 days in office, external - and raises the prospect of an immediate breakdown in relations with the EU.
"Who took our baby away from us?" is the Daily Mirror's main headline, as it leads on an appeal from the family of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel to find who shot her, external.
They say "now is the time to speak up. It is not about being a snitch".
The Daily Express features a picture of the nine-year-old on its front page alongside the caption "anguish of Olivia's family".
And finally, the Sun highlights how rising costs may be affecting characters in Coronation Street and EastEnders.
The paper says "eagle eyed viewers" have spotted that a full English breakfast and a cup of tea in Kathy Beale's cafe in Walford costs £8.40. In Roy's Rolls cafe on Corrie, the meal costs £6.50.
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