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Many of the front pages concentrate on Dominic Cummings' latest claims about Downing Street parties.

The Metro's headline repeats the assertion of Boris Johnson's former chief adviser that he is willing to swear under oath that the prime minister lied to the House of Commons.

on his claim that the PM approved a party in the No 10 garden in May 2020.

an unnamed former Downing Street staff member as saying "it's inconceivable" that Mr Johnson's aide, Martin Reynolds, would have arranged the event "without checking with Boris".

Downing Street says suggestions that the prime minister was warned about the gathering in advance are untrue.

According "Tory angst is growing". the boss of the Conservative Â鶹ԼÅÄ website, Mark Wallace, likens rumours about potential leadership challenges to the TV drama Succession.

He writes that the PM's potential successors may be plotting and calculating, "but risk being paralysed by the knowledge that if you attack and miss, you fail absolutely".

The Daily Mail's under the so-called Partygate scandal. It says "enough is enough", claiming the ongoing coverage is causing "a thumping hangover - without having had the fun of going to the parties".

ministers are considering paying energy suppliers to avoid wholesale price rises being passed on to customers.

It says the plan includes a commitment for companies to repay the money if prices fall below an agreed level. The paper claims the idea is being prioritised over government-backed loans because of fears suppliers cannot take on further credit risk.

The Daily Express to accelerate efforts to resolve the issue, saying "the clock is ticking".

the government of making a bad situation even worse by making bad decisions, saying the next government will be tasked with dealing with a legacy of reduced living standards.

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Justice Secretary Dominic Raab magistrates' courts in the Daily Telegraph.

He calls magistrates the "unsung heroes" and "linchpins" of the justice system - and that giving them powers to hand out longer punishments and deal with more serious offences will help reduce the current backlog of unheard crown court cases.

some scathing criticism of the plans, from the chairman of the Criminal Bar Association, Jo Sidhu QC.

He calls the proposals "a cynical means of depriving those accused of serious crime from being judged by their peers".

fears of a global shortage of truffles, because hunters have been banned from operating in woodlands in two regions of Italy.

Restrictions have been introduced in Piedmont and Liguria after five wild boars were discovered with African swine fever.

Fans of the delicacy fear it could drive up prices, which have already doubled to five pounds a gram this winter after an unseasonably dry autumn affected supplies.