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Several papers lead on the state of the health service and what the Daily Mirror calls the "bombshell report" from a cross-party group of MPs.

it's "the worst NHS staff crisis ever" and it goes on to say "exhausted workers are said to be quitting in droves".

The Guardian and highlights fresh evidence that the problems are even worse than official figures suggest because some vacancies are not advertised - as hospitals cannot afford to fill them.

And the government is accused of having "no credible plan" to address the issue. It says the "NHS is on its knees".

The Tory leadership race is the other main talking point ahead of a TV debate tonight on Â鶹ԼÅÄ One.

The Daily Telegraph reports that between the candidates over China - with Rishi Sunak accusing Liz Truss of helping Beijing to infiltrate British universities when she was an education minister.

The paper says Mr Sunak has declared China to be "the biggest long-term threat" to the UK, and that politicians have turned a blind eye to China's "nefarious activities" for too long.

The Sun also puts Mr Sunak's tough words towards China on its front page, .

But the Daily Mail with the headline "Tough on China Mr Sunak? Pull the other one".

The former Tory leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith tells the paper that, for the last two years, the Treasury under Mr Sunak's leadership had pushed hard for an economic deal with China.

The Daily Express .

It says the foreign secretary wants to develop high-tech, but low regulation, areas for business investment, similar to Margaret Thatcher's "enterprise zones".

The i newspaper observes that - and that they are ignoring pleas from Tory MPs not to "kick lumps out of each other".

The paper's headline sums up the race as "toxic".

The Financial Times reports that with the Treasury blocking "non-essential" new payments over the summer.

The FT says the move is because the cost of sending relief to Ukraine is likely to breach the spending cap imposed last year of 0.5% of GDP.

The paper describes officials working on development projects as "stunned" the programmes might be halted.

The government said ministers were "prioritising overseas aid funding such as providing humanitarian support to the people of Ukraine" and that the UK had a long history of helping others in their hour of need.

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Almost half of British women do no regular exercise, .

The study, led by Nuffield Health, found many women gave up sport during lockdown and one in three said their physical health had deteriorated over the past 12 months.

The proportion of men who did no regular physical activity was 34%.

According to the Times, the results suggest the pandemic has led to a more sedentary lifestyle and may have caused lasting damage to the nation's health.