Newspaper headlines: Energy bills to 'tumble' and Hunt 'negative talk' warning

By BBC News
Staff
The i is among several papers to focus on the expectation that data next week will show that UK inflation is starting to fall - and the news that typical household energy bills will potentially being reduced by hundreds of pounds a year, because of lower wholesale prices.
The Daily Mail suggests that the "worst of the cost of living squeeze is nearing an end". The paper writes wholesale gas prices are continuing to drop - calling it a "major blow to Vladimir Putin's objective to weaponise energy supplies". Gas prices rose after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022.
"Energy bills to tumble", says the headline in the Daily Express. Suppliers will soon be competing for business again driving prices down further, adds the paper.
The Daily Telegraph leads on a warning from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to the "left and right" about the dangers of talking the UK economy down. He uses an article in the paper to say that insidious and corrosive negative language could turn into a "self-fulfilling prophecy" that results in economic decline.
Banks are raising alarms that consumers are moving towards unregulated credit and taking out risky loans, reports the Financial Times. Dubbing it "shadow credit", the paper says unregulated lending has risen during the cost of living crisis and may mean the financial system is less stable than it appears.
The Daily Star focuses on the news that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has dropped down the Sunday Times Rich list. The paper says that the Tory party leader's family wealth now sits at £529m.
The Guardian reports patients are paying up to £550 an hour to see private GPs amid frustration at the delays many face getting an appointment with an NHS doctor. Clinics are attracting people by offering short notice appointments involving face-to-face consultations, the paper writes.
Artificial Intelligence's potential threat to education is the focus for the Times. The paper reports head teachers' concern with the emerging technology and belief that the government is responding too slowly to dangers posed by it. Cheating, impacts on children's mental health and the future of the teaching profession are all areas of concern, says the article.
The Daily Mirror leads with a story about convicted serial killer, Rose West. The paper writes that he former solicitor has pleaded with West, now aged 69, to admit her crimes and reveal if there are any other victims.