Newspaper headlines: 'Nursing crisis' hits wards, and PM faces 'Brexit clash'

The Sunday Express sums up the reassurances the Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng seeks to offer householders about gas supplies, with the headline: "We will keep you warm during winter."

But there is a warning from Age UK in the Sunday Mirror that more than a million pensioners cannot afford to heat their homes adequately and that the rising prices could cause thousands more to struggle.

According to the Sun on Sunday, Boris Johnson is facing a backlash within his cabinet over his response to the crisis, with one reported to have said: "It's all fur coat and no trousers - and there is a chill wind approaching."

The Sunday Times suggests factories are "days away" from stopping production and that Mr Kwarteng is set to ask the chancellor to bail out manufacturing industries.

Sign up for a morning briefing direct to your inbox

Both the Sunday People and Mirror question the prime minister's decision to go on holiday in Spain at this moment - Downing Street has not denied reports that he has gone.

A source at Westminster tells the Mirror that Mr Johnson's timing shows he's "out of touch".

The Mail on Sunday says, while critics will say he deserted his post during a crisis, his allies will urge people to give him a break.

They say he has not had a foreign holiday in 21 months having "nearly died, led the nation through Covid and had a baby". Another baby's arrival is weeks away and his mother died in September.

The Sunday Times leads with a suggestion that the Metropolitan Police has spoken to Virginia Guiffre about her allegations that the Duke of York sexually assaulted her.

The force released a statement, which said it would not confirm with whom it may or may not have spoken.

The Met has looked at the claims on two previous occasions, but never opened a full investigation.

Prince Andrew has categorically denied Ms Guiffre's allegations.

Beneath the headline "rail betrayal", the Independent says it understands that the government is to offer the Midlands and the north of England the bare-minimum in transport upgrades.

Local transport chiefs expect the eastern leg of HS2 linking Leeds will be shelved, as will a new connection to Liverpool, a stop at Bradford, improving the Leamside line to Newcastle and an underground station in Manchester.

The Observer suggests that Mr Johnson has infuriated his Home Secretary Priti Patel by not supporting the creation of a new law to tackle violence against women after the murder of Sarah Everard.

It says there's concern the prime minister has completely misjudged the public mood, viewing the issue as being about "wolf whistling" rather than the aggressive targeting of women and girls.

And according to the Sunday Telegraph, no longer will pilots and cabin crew on board British Airways flights address passengers as "ladies and gentlemen".

The airline is said to be keen to make "children feel included in announcements" and to "respect wider social norms".

The founder of the world's largest advertising agency, Sir Martin Sorrell, tells the Telegraph that it is a sign of the times but that the greetings are not important - only the service, food, wifi and speed in getting on and off the plane.