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Newspaper headlines: 'Royal health concern' and GP appointment 'row'

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Image caption, Some of the papers managed to cover the Queen's hospital stay in their late editions. The Daily Mail notes that her overnight stay - which Buckingham Palace said was for preliminary medical checks - came "just hours after cancelling her visit to Northern Ireland". Sources tell the paper that there is "no cause for alarm".
Image caption, The Daily Mirror says the 95-year-old monarch was "back at her desk at Windsor Castle" on Thursday and calls the news a "royal health concern".
Image caption, The Daily Express leads on new research suggesting that Covid booster jabs give "near total" protection. It says that 109 out of 5,000 people who had received two jabs in a trial showed symptoms, whereas just five out of 5,000 who had had three jabs fell ill. The paper calls the results "startling".
Image caption, Ministers are discussing proposals to cut the waiting time for boosters from six months to five, according to the Daily Telegraph. The paper says the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisations is "on board" and the prime minister "supported the change" amid rising cases. It says Jeremy Hunt, the former health secretary, "floated the change yesterday as a way to boost the number with maximum protection before Christmas".
Image caption, The Guardian is among the papers featuring BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg on its front page, reporting that she is "in talks to step down" from her role. Its lead story is the news that GPs in England are threatening industrial action over pressure to see patients face-to-face as Covid cases rise. The paper says it "could herald the first major clash" between medics and ministers in more than five years.
Image caption, Covid is the focus of the i newspaper, too. It reports that Maggie Throup, the new vaccines minister, has not made any national media appearances in six weeks - and says she is accused of having gone "missing". Ms Throup is being "urged to promote" the booster campaign and the vaccination of 12 to 15-year-olds, it adds.
Image caption, The Times leads on the news that a 25-year-old man has been charged with murder and the preparation of terrorist acts after the fatal stabbing of MP Sir David Amess. It claims the suspect "also targeted two other MPs".
Image caption, The Metro reports that Ali Harbi Ali "plotted for two years to kill an MP before murdering Sir David Amess". It features an artist's image of Ali, who wore a grey tracksuit and black-rimmed glasses in court, and a photograph of Sir David.
Image caption, The Financial Times splashes Huw Pill's first interview in his new role as the Bank of England's chief economist. In it, he warns that inflation is likely to rise "close to or even slightly above" 5%.
Image caption, And the Daily Star reports that the price of Marmite is "set to rocket" because of supply chain issues. "You'll either love this news... or you'll hate it", it says.

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