Newspaper headlines: 'Act fast on energy hikes' and Giggs trial ends

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The Guardian leads with a warning from health experts that cold homes will "damage children's lungs and brain development"

The Guardian leads with a stark warning from several health experts who say that children may die if families turn off their heating this winter because of soaring energy bills.

A review says youngsters will face a wave of respiratory illnesses with long-term consequences, unless the next prime minister takes urgent action.

Rising bills and inflation will push three million more people into poverty, according to the Daily Mirror. It quotes a report from the Resolution Foundation think tank, which says real household disposable incomes are on course to fall by 10% over this year and next.

The i newspaper also leads on the rising cost of living, saying that the Conservative leadership frontrunner, Liz Truss, is under growing pressure to deliver immediate help for households and small businesses.

The Sun carries her article under the headline "my prices pledge"; in it, the foreign secretary promises to cut taxes and "stave off the horror of a recession".

The Times reports on the final Tory hustings on Wednesday, saying that Liz Truss refused to lay out her plans to help families cope.

The Daily Telegraph has the headline "Truss hints she may axe motorway speed limits" after she told the audience she would be willing to look at introducing a German-style system on some major roads.

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The Queen will greet Boris Johnson and his successor at Balmoral to appoint the new prime minister, rathe than in London

According to the Financial Times, German manufacturers are halting production in response to the surge in energy prices caused by Russia's squeeze on gas supplies.

The paper quotes Germany's economy minister Robert Habeck, who calls the development "alarming".

Elsewhere, the Daily Express leads on the Queen's decision not to travel to London to appoint the new prime minister next week, describing it as "practical".

She has recently suffered from mobility issues, and it is understood the decision was made to prevent any last minute rearrangements. The Daily Mail says it is an "historic first".

Also on the front page of the Express is an investigation which has found that a record number of foreign criminals are living in the UK despite being eligible for deportation.

The paper discovered that around 11,500 offenders were living in the community, triple the number ten years ago. The government says it is focusing on ensuring those who are eligible are deported.

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The Times reports on a study about the modern family, revealing a rise in lone-parenting.

A review has found that 44% of children born at the start of the century did not grow up in a two-parent household, compared with 21% of those born in 1970.

The findings come from England's children's commissioner, Rachel de Souza, who's told the Telegraph that governments have been too "squeamish" about standing up for families.

And small talk leaves a big impression, according to a study in the Guardian. Researchers at the University of Warwick found that just four minutes of chit chat helps people to learn about each other's personalities.