Newspaper headlines: 'Phil lied to me' and 'plans to cap food prices'

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The Sunday Telegraph leads on its scoop that the price of basic food items in supermarkets could soon be capped. The paper says the plans represent the biggest attempt to control store prices in 50 years. But it says one source has raised concerns it could harm smaller retailers who may lose business to bigger chains offering cut-price goods.

The Observer's front page has its investigation into NHS Trusts sharing personal medical information with Facebook. It reports that in one case, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS trust shared when a user viewed a handbook about HIV medication. The name of the drug and the trust were sent to the company, along with the user's IP address and details of their Facebook user ID. The trust has apologised to patients and says a tracking tool had been active on its website in error. Facebook says it has contacted the trusts to remind them of its policies, which prohibit organisations from sending it health information. The UK's data regulator is investigating.

The paper's other front page story says ministers have 48 hours to decide whether to take what it calls "the extraordinary step" of launching legal action against the Covid inquiry, as part of their battle to keep messages from figures including Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak secret. The judge chairing the inquiry has demanded they be handed over, warning failure to comply would amount to a criminal offence. But the Observer says the government is standing firm in its refusal to divulge the material. Mr Johnson and the Cabinet Office said they would continue to provide all relevant material.

The former prime minster is facing new allegations he breached Covid restrictions at Chequers. The Times says the guests included the outgoing BBC Chairman, Richard Sharp, who it says was joined by Mr Johnson's distant cousin, Sam Blythe. Both men were involved in the facilitation of a loan to Mr Johnson. Mr Sharp told the paper the dinner was outdoors and Covid compliant. Mr Johnson said the event was entirely lawful.

Also in the Times is a promise by Labour that the party will block all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea if they win the next general election. The paper reports Sir Keir Starmer will make the pledge next month, and that it will open up a dividing line with both the Conservatives and the SNP. It says the policy could make the UK more reliant on imported energy - though Labour would also invest in green enterprises - creating up to half a million new jobs.

"ITV are set to axe This Morning", according to the Sunday Mirror. A source has told the paper ITV's chief executive, Dame Carolyn McCall, believes the show has been "tarnished beyond repair" after Philip Schofield admitted he lied about a relationship with a younger male colleague. ITV insist the show is "not under review". The Mail on Sunday reports the colleague was 15 when he met the presenter - but says the affair began "some time after" he turned 18. The Sun on Sunday says some of the show's roster of hosts are threatening to quit - with a source saying they are worried the controversy "could be disastrous for their commercial image".

The King has turned down the heat of Buckingham Palace's swimming pool, says the Times. It reports staff who enjoy using the pool have noticed it is "quite a bit" cooler than it used to be, on his orders. The paper says the monarch is keen to continue reducing the royal household's energy use - and has also been spotted checking that no lights are on unnecessarily.