Newspaper headlines: Russell Brand allegations and 'crisis-hit NHS'

Many of Sunday's papers lead with what the Sun on Sunday calls the "bombshell allegations" about Russell Brand. The Sunday Times describes him as an alleged "sex predator who hid in plain sight", saying rumours of "sinister behaviour" were "said to have been an open secret" in the industry.

One woman tells the paper that when she was 16, the comedian called for a taxi to pick her up from school and take her to his home. She says the driver recognised the destination and begged her not to go inside. Another woman describes Russell Brand's eyes turning "black, like the devil" when he allegedly sexually assaulted her.

According to the Mail on Sunday, on Saturday evening he "brazenly took to the stage" for his stand-up show in London. The paper says that when the comedian spotted a man in the audience who resembled him, he joked "that might come in handy". Russell Brand strongly denies the claims against him.

The Sunday Telegraph previews what it describes as Liz Truss's "first major intervention on the economy since she was ousted from office". It says that, in a speech on Monday, she will claim that Rishi Sunak has spent £35bn more than she would have as prime minister. It says she'll suggest her successor was wrong to "throw money at areas of the public sector", such as the NHS and schools.

The paper says the "attack" is "likely to reignite debate about whether the government should pursue immediate spending reductions". Cabinet sources tell the Telegraph the prime minister would have to find savings to deliver tax cuts before the next election.

The Mail on Sunday reports that the government is shutting down Confucius Institutes - which provide UK schools with Chinese-language teachers. It says the education secretary, Gillian Keegan, has agreed to the move, on the condition that the teachers are replaced by staff from Taiwan. According to the paper, there is "unease about the extent to which the tentacles of the Chinese Communist Party could be reaching into classrooms", after a parliamentary researcher was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

"Knife horror" is the headline in the Sunday Mirror. It has obtained figures from half of the 43 police forces in England and Wales. They show that - in the past four academic years - nearly 500 children aged 11 and under have been caught with knives. The paper says children as young as four are bringing them to school.

The shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, tells the Observer that a Labour government would hold regular meetings with the European Union. He says the UK is "isolated and missing", and needs to get back to playing a leading role in world affairs. But he insists his party wouldn't attempt to take Britain back into the EU single market or customs union. The paper says Labour's plans represent a "major reset of British foreign policy".

The Sunday Mirror reports the results of a survey by Marks and Spencer, which suggests that 8% of shoppers spend at least 15 minutes picking a wine. But it says that rises to 14% cent in the North East of England. The paper declares that "Geordies are the top vino lovers in the UK".

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