The Papers: Starmer 'in control' and 'Al Fayed rape scandal'

A representation of Scarlett Johansson features connected the beforehand of Daily Telegraph arsenic she attends the London premiere of movie Transformers One which she stars in. The insubstantial leads connected Sir Keir Starmer denying helium has mislaid power of Downing Street "despite civilian warfare breaking retired astatine the centre of his government". It adds tensions successful No 10 and questions implicit main of unit Sue Gray's £170,000 wage endanger to overshadow the Labour Party conference.

A ceremonial successful Lebanon is the main representation connected the beforehand of the one newspaper. It reports the Middle East is "steps person to determination war" arsenic Israel bombs confederate Lebanon. Armed radical Hezbollah was targeted with pager and walkie-talkie attacks. Elsewhere, it says determination is simply a frantic hunt for the mole who leaked Sue Gray's wage to the BBC.

The Guardian leads with Hezbollah's person Hassan Nasrallah threatening Israel with "tough retribution and conscionable punishment" successful a code connected Thursday. He besides threatened to onslaught Israel "where it expects and wherever it does not". Hot To Go! vocalist Chappel Roan besides features connected the page, telling the paper: "My full beingness has changed".

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been provided with a £10bn fund boost by the Bank of England which is expanding unit connected her to easiness spending cuts and taxation rises, the Times writes. The insubstantial says Labour MPs are calling for the currency to beryllium utilized to hold scrapping immoderate pensioners' wintertime substance payments.

"Al Fayed 'a serial rapist'" headlines the Metro arsenic it reports connected the BBC probe into precocious billionaire and Harrods proprietor Mohamed Al Fayed. The papers reports the BBC's probe recovered much than 20 pistillate ex-employees accidental Mr Al Fayed sexually assaulted oregon raped them. The Metro writes the tycoon who was "portrayed arsenic the gregarious father" of Diana's person Dodi successful Netflix's The Crown "was a monster".

"Shop of horrors" headlines the Mirror arsenic it picks up the BBC's communicative connected Mr Al Fayed. The Mirror says astatine slightest 100 women are feared to person been sexually abused by the tycoon. It quotes Gemma, his erstwhile idiosyncratic assistant. Speaking to the BBC astir Mr Al Fayed, who she accuses of raping her, she said: "He felt similar specified a almighty antheral with truthful overmuch money."

The Daily Express pictures RAF seasoned Jack Barlow who says helium survived atomic weaponry tests but present asks if helium volition past the wintertime owed to his wintertime substance outgo being "snatched away".

The Financial Times says user assurance successful the UK fell sharply successful September, wiping retired advancement made truthful acold this year. The insubstantial observes it comes contempt consumers benefiting from cheaper loans, rising existent wages and a alteration successful inflation. Elsewhere, it pictures radical successful Lebanon watching the person of Hezbollah springiness a code successful which helium vowed revenge connected Israel.

Tory enactment contender Robert Jenrick has written successful the Daily Mail that wide migration and woke civilization person enactment England's nationalist individuality astatine risk. He says the ties which hindrance the federation unneurotic are opening to "fray". Elsewhere, it reports Mr Starmer is "on the rack" implicit Ms Gray's wage and freebies.

The Sun reports Snooker subordinate Ronnie O'Sullivan has divided from fiancee histrion Laila Rouass.

The Daily Star asks "what satellite are they on?" It says curate defends "cadger PM's £100k of freebies" arsenic immoderate pensioners suffer the wintertime substance payment.