Newspaper headlines: 'Bank profits in line of fire' amid 'Tory unrest'
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"Pensions U-turn leaves Truss facing fresh peril", external, is the i's lead, after Downing Street suggested the state pension could rise in line with earnings rather than inflation.
According to figures from the Institute for Fiscal Studies in the Daily Mail such a move would cost OAPs £8.35 a week, external.
Caroline Abrahams from Age UK is quoted in the Daily Express as saying that not tying the increase to inflation would be "viewed by many as a breach of faith".
The message from the paper is clear: "Don't dare go back on pension triple lock", external.
The Financial Times says bank profits are in the "line of fire", external, as the chancellor looks to make up a £40bn fiscal hole.
Jeremy Hunt is reportedly "weighing up" whether to tax banks at 33% - made up of the new 25% corporation rate as well as an existing 8% bank surcharge.
The cap on social care costs in England is also being looked at, external as part of the package of cuts, according to the Times.
The new £86,000 lifetime cap was due to come into force next October. Delaying the reforms for a year would save £1bn.
The future of the prime minister continues to fill column inches.
"Truss hit by minus strike", declares the Metro. It leads on a poll from YouGov which puts her popularity rating at -70, external - lower than Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn.
But the Daily Mail says an "immediate putsch" is unlikely, because the chairman of the 1922 committee, Sir Graham Brady, believes the prime minister and the chancellor deserve more time to set out their economic strategy.
The Guardian reports that ministers are going to capitalise on Ms Truss' weakness and "resist deep cuts" to departmental budgets, external.
The Sun reports that fears are growing in the west that President Putin will detonate a warhead, external over the Black Sea as a show of force.
The paper says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has been in Washington DC for what it calls "crisis talks".
According to a source in the Daily Telegraph the session was a "planning meeting" to respond to Russian aggression, external. Mr Wallace and his US counterpart, Lloyd Austin, also spoke about recent civilian drone strikes in Kyiv.
The Daily Mail says that Albanian migrants have been "fast-tracked" out of Britain, external, just days after crossing the Channel.
The Home Office has confirmed to the paper that 11 people were sent home on a charter plane last week.
The Mail says the removals could mark a "major breakthrough" in tackling the Channel crisis.
"Tricks and treats" is how the Times describes what's being offered by Debbie McGee as she auctions off props used by her late magician husband Paul Daniels, external.
The collection - which is expected to fetch £200,000 - includes a letter from Harry Houdini.
According to the Sun, Debbie McGee's favourite trick, the Geometrix illusion, is also up for sale, external.
The Daily Mirror suggests she will be hoping it will "perform a vanishing act of its own" when it goes under the hammer next month, external.