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'Toddler critical' and 'cost of living hope'

The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: “Boy, 3, thrown to crocodiles”.
Several of the papers focus on a three-year-old boy who was left with critical injuries after ending up in a Cambridgeshire zoo's crocodile enclosure. The Daily Telegraph says he was "thrown to the crocodiles" by a person who the police believe was a stranger to him. A 30-year-old man from Norfolk has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following the incident, the paper reports
The headline on the front page of the Sun reads: “Boy, 3, thrown to crocs at zoo”.
The Sun carries a similar headline: "Boy, 3, thrown to crocs at zoo". According to the paper, "he is believed to have suffered a serious arm injury"
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: “Toddler critical after being 'thrown' into crocodile pit at zoo”.
The Daily Mail details the incident, which it writes took place in front of "horrified" visitors in the tropical reptile house of Johnsons of Old Hurst near Huntingdon. The paper reports that the young boy was pulled from the enclosure by the wife of the zoo's owner
The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: “Boy, 3, thrown in crocs cage”.
The Daily Star pictures police outside the zoo on its front page, along with the headline: "Boy, 3, thrown in crocs cage"
The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: “BoE keeps rates at 3.75% after Iran peace deal lowers oil price”.
The Financial Times reports on the Bank of England holding interest rates at 3.75% after the deal between the US and Iran pushed oil prices down and "eased inflationary risks". The paper also writes the Makerfield by-election is "crunch time" for Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, and says his poll performance "holds key to Starmer's future in Number 10"
The headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: “Cost of living hope for UK - as oil flows again in the Gulf”.
Inflation is also the biggest story for the i Paper, which says there is "cost of living hope" following an initial peace deal between the US and Iran. Food prices are predicted to stabilise next year, it says, after higher household energy bills across the coming winter
The headline on the front page of the Times reads: “UK wastes billions paying too much for big projects”.
"UK wastes billions paying too much for big projects" declares the Times, reporting that ministers are "wasting" £8bn a year by paying over the odds for transport and energy infrastructure. The paper says that a new study has concluded that British road, rail and tram projects cost, on average, 65% more that equivalent schemes in Europe, Canada and South Korea
The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: “Britain could rejoin EU on special terms, says ex-Brexit negotiator”.
A photograph of billowing black smoke dominates the front page of the Guardian, following what it says was Kyiv's biggest air raid on Moscow since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. For its leading story, the paper spoke to the European Union's former chief Brexit negotiator, who said it is "becoming clearer everyday to the British people that they would be stronger in Europe"
The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: “Stay out of EU and cut taxes to back global Britain”.
"Stay out of EU and cut taxes to back global Britain," reads the headline of the front page of the Daily Express. To mark the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, the paper says polling suggests Britons want the future of the UK to be "a low-tax global powerhouse" instead of "a nation cosying up to the European Union"
The headline on the front page of the Mirror reads: “Together we can save lives”.
The prime minister has told the Daily Mirror that he will do "whatever he can" to support their campaign to "Save lives for Sam". The paper started its water safety campaign after 19 people drowned in a heatwave earlier this year
The headline on the front page of the Metro reads: “You're gonna be the ones that save us”.
And the World Cup remains the main story for the Metro, with a photograph of footballer Jude Bellingham and a number of his fellow Three Lions leading its coverage. The paper's headline on Friday: "You're gonna be the ones that save us"

Friday's editions of the papers were published before the results of the by-elections in England and Scotland had been announced.

Sir Keir Starmer has secured a six-figure war chest to fund his campaign, should a leadership challenge be launched against him, according to the Times. The paper says he has the backing of a group of private donors, but it adds that critics have warned it will not be enough.

Many of the papers lead on an incident at a zoo in Cambridgeshire, where a three-year-old boy was left with critical injuries after ending up in a crocodile enclosure.

The Daily Telegraph says several crocodiles were present at the time. The wife of the zoo's owner is believed to have jumped into save the child, according to the Sun. "Horror at UK zoo" reads the Daily Star's front page.

The Guardian focuses on comments from the European Union's former chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, who said Britain could rejoin the EU on special terms.

In an interview with the paper ahead of the tenth anniversary of the Brexit referendum next week, he says he can not see any obstacle to Britain keeping the pound should it vote to rejoin.

Several rape convictions are being reviewed after a detective involved in the cases was suspended for allegedly using AI to prepare evidence, according to the Financial Times. The paper says Derbyshire Police is investigating the officer but no one has been arrested or charged.

The Times says analysis from two think tanks has concluded that infrastructure projects such as roads and railways cost 65% more in the UK than equivalent schemes in countries such as France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Britain Remade and the Centre for British Progress say the government could have saved £42bn over five years, if projects were delivered at similar costs.

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