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Newspaper headlines: 'Britain demands bill freeze' and farewell Boris

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Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, who brought the Cold War to a peaceful end, has died aged 91

Mikhail Gorbachev is pictured on several of the front pages. as "charming and modernising".

Metro's headline is "World mourns a true man of peace". The Times says he was widely hated by Russians who resented the loss of the country's super-power status. The I points out that many in Russia never forgave him for the "turbulence" that his reforms unleashed.

"Have police given up on burglary?" asks the headline on the front of the Daily Mail, as it covers a report by a former detective chief inspector who warns that the

It says David Spencer, who is now at the centre-right think tank Policy Exchange has called for a "radical shake-up" of forces, including wider use of existing powers to sack failing chief constables.

to be barred from taking the knee or wearing campaign badges - to stop the impression that officers are too distracted by what it calls "woke" causes to solve crimes.

in England to use the NHS smartphone app to shop around for hospitals with the shortest waiting lists, as part of efforts to cut backlogs for routine care. The paper has seen a memo which explains that the app will contain the same information that is currently available to GPs, so people can decide where they want to be treated.

The impact of rising prices leads on three of the front pages. have warned of a "completely unsustainable" surge in demand that may leave them having to turn people away this winter.

that eight in 10 people want the government to keep the energy price cap at its current level, rather than allow October's planned rise to more than £3,500 a year.

that small firms are facing mass closures without an energy price cap or new help from the next prime minister. It says staff are already being sacked from some small companies which face a fivefold increase in bills.

The former chancellor, Rishi Sunak, who is widely seen to be the underdog in the Conservative leadership race, has suggested to the Financial Times that , after the wave of resignations which led to the prime minister announcing he would step down.

With less than a week to go before he leaves office, Mr Johnson has told the Express that he offers his "open support" to either Mr Sunak or Liz Truss - and that he

And according to a survey of 1,500 people carried by the Mail, the smell of meat roasting in the oven, clean sheets on the bed, and a well-stocked fridge are the top Fresh flowers and framed family photos also make the top 10 - along with something which must be good news for us: having the radio on in the kitchen.