Newspaper headlines: 'Pay up, PM' and 'Navy probes sex pest scandal'
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak speaks with patient Catherine Poole as he visits Croydon University Hospital.
The Daily Mail leads with its report that the Royal Navy has launched an urgent investigation, external into claims of widespread bullying and harassment of women on submarines.
According to the paper, abuse is said to have been rife throughout the fleet for more than a decade, since the ban on female crew was lifted. The Mail welcomes the investigation, saying for "reasons both moral and strategic, the culprits must be rooted out".
The Times reports that Rishi Sunak is upholding Liz Truss's decision, external to stop King Charles attending the COP27 climate conference in Egypt. The King, according to the paper, is "champing at the bit" to attend although palace sources have denied that he's disappointed not to be going.
The Daily Telegraph has been told the King will find alternative ways , externalof being involved, either through a message or convening a conversation by video link.
An exchange the prime minster had with a patient during a visit to Croydon hospital appears in a number of papers.
The Daily Mirror reports that Catherine Poole, who's 77, told Mr Sunak, external that the nurses were treating her well adding: "it's a pity you don't pay them more".
Mr Sunak replied that he was trying, to which he was told by the patient "try harder". The Daily Star says it wasn't the cosy bedside chat the Prime Minister was expecting. In its editorial,, external the Mirror says Catherine Poole was speaking for the nation and warns the PM: "serve the people, or be swept away".
The Financial Times reports that Elon Musk's Twitter deal , externalcomes at a time when big tech companies have seen billions wiped off their valuations. It says many banks which had raced to offer Mr Musk financing when he originally said he wanted to buy Twitter earlier this year, could now face huge losses. The i newspaper says companies could pull ads from Twitter, external if there's a rise in hate speech. It says advertisers hold the real power, providing almost 90% of Twitter's revenue.
The Sun says "all power to Elon Musk in his bid to improve", external the site. It says it's become a cesspit for mainly "left wing no-marks" to scream abuse at strangers they disagree with.
The Daily Star is pleased that Mr Musk's takeover could see the return of Donald Trump and his tweets which, the paper says, have the ability to "spark utter mayhem". It calls on Mr Musk to reinstate Mr Trump saying "make Twitter interesting again".
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