Newspaper headlines: EU energy crisis action and 'last orders for pubs'

Liz Truss will not reveal the full details of her plans to address the rising cost of living until she is prime minister, the i reports

The rising cost of living and soaring energy prices continue to dominate the front pages.

The Times says Liz Truss will approve a series of oil and gas drilling licences in the North Sea - if she becomes prime minister.

The paper says senior allies of the Tory leadership frontrunner have been meeting companies to negotiate a deal to secure energy supplies this winter.

The i newspaper claims the foreign secretary will not reveal the full details of her plans to address the rising cost of living until she is in No 10 - because she has not had enough information from the Treasury.

The Guardian has a warning from leading Conservatives that schools are at risk of closure, as energy prices rise by 200%. The former education secretary Kenneth Baker has told the paper that the UK is heading into a "really ghastly" two year period, and it will require "remarkable leadership" to come out of it smiling.

The Metro meanwhile reports on the open letter from brewery bosses who have warned that thousands of pubs will close without further government support, its headline: "Last orders for pubs".

Brussels is preparing emergency measures to curb soaring electricity costs, according to the Financial Times. It claims that EU market rules could be altered so prices are no longer determined by natural gas costs, and can take into account cheaper renewable energy.

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The Express carries an interview with the prominent economist Professor Patrick Minford, who claims that Liz Truss's tax-cutting reforms are the best way to avoid a recession.

The former key aide to Margaret Thatcher said the foreign secretary's ideas were the only way to secure Britain's economic recovery.

Elsewhere, several of the papers report on an interview the Duchess of Sussex has given to the American magazine, The Cut.

Meghan claims that both she and Harry were happy to leave the UK, because she says they were "upsetting the dynamic of the hierarchy". She also opens up about "losing" her relationship with her father.

The Daily Mail says Meghan dropped what it calls "truth bombs" in the article. The Sun claims Prince Charles is "saddened" by some of the comments made, while the Express asks: "Can the royal feud get any worse?"

The Telegraph reports on an investigation which has found that almost 500 doctors' surgeries have closed in England in the past nine years. The research, by the magazine Pulse, revealed that around .15 million people have lost their GP as a result.

The Department of Health said there were 1,500 more doctors working in general practices now compared with 2019.

And the TV presenter Sarah Beeny has revealed in the Telegraph that she is undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The 50 year-old has told the paper she will have surgery and radiotherapy in the New Year.

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