Newspaper headlines: British Gas 'debt agents' and 'Liz Truss comeback'
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The Times, external leads on its investigation into British Gas. An undercover reporter worked for the firm of debt collectors employed by the energy supplier and found they "broke into" vulnerable customers' homes to force fit pay-as-you go meters.
The paper recorded one team leader saying: "Forcing our way in is exciting ... I love it." In its editorial the paper calls the tactics "abhorrent" and says it exposes an energy market "in desperate need of reform". British Gas has now suspended the practice.
A number of the front pages have pictures of striking teachers on. "Schools out - and no homework" is The Daily Telegraph's, external headline. The Daily Mail says ministers are planning a new law, external to stop what it calls the "school strike mayhem". The Metro, external highlights the cost of the strikes in various sectors to the economy, saying since the summer it has reached £2bn. In its editorial, The Sun, external poses a question for the strikers: "Where would you find the billions for inflation-busting public sector rises?" The Daily Mirror,, external though, says those walking out were forced to take action because, in its view, the government doesn't value the public sector and those who work in it.
Writing in The Sun, external 100 days after taking office, Rishi Sunak, says readers should judge him on one thousand days in Downing Street - at the next election. The paper highlights his plan for a new law to stop small boats crossing the Channel - which will be announced "in the coming weeks". Mr Sunak promises the legislation will send a loud and clear message.
On its front page, the i, external says the former prime minister, Liz Truss, is planning a "comeback" that could potentially cause "Tory infighting". In her column in the i, external, The Spectator's political editor, Katy Balls, says neither Ms Truss or Boris Johnson believe their careers are over and both are likely to be a "thorn in Rishi Sunak's side" ahead of the next election.
"Has someone got our Nicola?" is the same headline for The Daily Express, external and The Daily Mirror, external. Both report on the ongoing search for the missing mother of two, Nicola Bulley. The Sun, external says her parents fear she may have been abducted while walking her dog.
The Daily Telegraph says the government is drawing up plans, external to put job coaches into GP surgeries to push unemployed over-50s back towards work. According to the paper, a pilot scheme in South Yorkshire involving 5,000 people had a 50 per cent success rate.
The Sun is claiming a world exclusive with the headline "Footie Charter Leaked", external. It says it has seen a leaked government paper that would see what it calls "a huge clean up" for football. The paper says the plans would block multi-millionaires who cannot prove the source of their wealth from owning football teams and give fans a voice in key club decisions.
The Daily Star, external says the cost of living crisis has even hit the Tooth Fairy. Under the headline "Fangs Ain't What They Used to Be", it reports on a new survey that says the average payment for a tooth is £1.90 down from £2.10 five years ago.
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