Newspaper headlines: 'Worst day for strikes' and 'bonfire of EU laws'

Strikes loom large on many of the front pages. The Metro says it is "one out all out" in what it calls the "strike hell" planned for 1 February. It reports that the industrial action by rail workers, university lecturers, teachers and civil servants will be Britain's biggest day of strikes for a generation. "Idiotic" is the Mirror's verdict on the government's negotiations with health unions as another day of nursing strikes gets underway. The paper reports that bosses are refusing nurses a fair pay deal while offering agency staff £40 an hour to cross the picket lines.

The Daily Telegraph says that, in a highly unusual move, Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch is preparing to send a letter to all Conservative MPs, setting out her concerns over the government's proposed ban on transgender conversion therapy. The paper says Ms Badenoch, who is also the trade secretary, will point out that legitimate conversations between parents and trans children should not be outlawed - and that her stance reflects those of other Tory MPs who may stage a rebellion.

Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader Pat Cullen told the Daily Express she was still trying to get a pay deal over the line

"Strip the rapist PC of his £22,000 pension" is the lead headline for the Daily Mail. It says David Carrick - the former Met Police officer who admitted 24 counts of rape - could keep his entire state-funded pension because his crimes were committed off-duty. The story is also the lead for the Guardian, which says there is mounting pressure for an inquiry so officers who shielded Carrick are sacked too.

Several front pages carry pictures of a smiling Ken Bruce - the veteran BBC radio presenter who, on Tuesday, announced he was leaving after 31 years to join Greatest Hits Radio. "Latest golden oldie to depart Radio 2" is the Mail's headline; the Daily Express calls it "the end of an era"; while in a reference to the hugely popular music quiz Bruce created, the Telegraph goes with "Radio 2 loses its Popmaster".

Ken Bruce announced his departure from BBC Radio 2 on air on Tuesday

"Levelling up is so 2019" declares the front page of the Times. It says Conservative MPs have been given a new direction by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government - to shun the phrase in favour of others such as "stepping-up", "enhancing communities" or even "gauging up". James Frayne from the Westminster-based research consultancy Public First tells the paper that banning the term is a "mercy killing" - arguing it was hard to think of a more stupid phrase, or one so hated by the public.

And "Match of the Wahey" is the Sun's take on the news that the BBC's coverage of the FA Cup match between Wolves and Liverpool on Tuesday was interrupted by the sounds of a blue movie. It says the presenter Gary Lineker was "drowned out by porn film groans" before he tweeted a picture of a mobile phone found taped to the back of the set, revealing the source of the X-rated interruption. The YouTube prankster Daniel Jarvis has claimed he was behind the stunt. The BBC apologised and said it was investigating.