What the papers say – October 12
The Wednesday papers are led by a warning from the Bank of England over intervention in the UK’s debt markets.
The Times, Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph report the Bank will end its emergency debt-buying programme on Friday, with pension funds urged to balance their books before then.
THE TIMES: Threat to pensions as Bank cuts its support #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/vVvcEGe8eL
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 11, 2022
Just published: front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Wednesday 12 October pic.twitter.com/QVlDucZ1t3
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 11, 2022
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'Sterling falls as Bank pulls plug on pension help'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) October 11, 2022
Meanwhile, The Guardian and i lead with the Government implementing a cap on the revenues of renewable energy companies.
Guardian front page, Wednesday 12 October 2022: Power giants to face windfall tax after all as Truss delivers U-turn pic.twitter.com/Ou3nJ0spKc
— The Guardian (@guardian) October 11, 2022
I: @trussliz bids to silence rebels with cap on energy profits #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/qURjE16nT5
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 11, 2022
The Independent says No 10 is also considering reversing the tax cuts outlined in Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s mini-budget.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: No10 orders review of tax cuts as warnings grow #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/sUPfhnkIUt
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 11, 2022
Elsewhere, the Daily Express leads with King Charles ordering a “slimmed-down coronation” to reflect the nation’s cost-of-living crisis, while the Daily Mail carries calls for the May bank holiday to be moved to mark the May 6 coronation.
EXPRESS: King demands coronation to reflect costs crisis #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/29Rt1nGhxx
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 11, 2022
MAIL: Now move bank holiday for the Coronation! #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/yexAJedDqI
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) October 11, 2022
The Sun reports the primary suspect in the Madeleine McCann case has been charged with a sex attack on a girl days before Maddie vanished.
Tomorrow's front page: Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner has been charged with a sex attack on a girl just days before the Brit tot vanished https://t.co/JelR3j7aQ9 pic.twitter.com/MAnQWHwBy3
— The Sun (@TheSun) October 11, 2022
The mother of James Bulger has pled for Prime Minister Liz Truss to block her son’s killer’s bid for freedom, according to the Daily Mirror.
Wednesday's front page: Don't let James' killer walk free#TomorrowsPapersTodayhttps://t.co/0mlrj0N3ts pic.twitter.com/R7NGjaUaX5
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) October 11, 2022
Metro carries the latest from the court case of “alleged baby killer” Lucy Letby.
Tomorrow's Paper Today 📰
'TRUST ME, I'M A NURSE'
🔴 Court told of moment mum found medic 'killing her baby' #tomorrowspaperstoday pic.twitter.com/I1DVjB90pv
— Metro (@MetroUK) October 11, 2022
And the Daily Star says an online scammer tricked a woman out of £27,000 by pretending to be an astronaut stranded in space.
Tomorrow's front page: 'I love you to the moon and back' https://t.co/DJfggR2F3k pic.twitter.com/yylBFc0JxK
— Daily Star (@dailystar) October 11, 2022