The Papers: 'PM isolated' and 'Job concerns deepen'

The Daily Star proclaims a new VAR era and notes the World Cup will welcome body scan technology that could rule players offside for dodgy hairdos.

The Daily Express proclaims an additional £660 million to stop migrant boats.

The Daily Mail fronts a piece on Wendy Duffy, who plans to end her life at a Swiss clinic; the article notes that Switzerland has allowed assisted suicide since 1942.

The Sun describes the period as a 'phoney war' as Brits face mobile signal rationing and rising energy costs related to the Iran conflict; telecom giants are excluded from a government discount scheme.

Metro features a 'great-gran' still in full-time nursing at age 80 and a father cycling 60 miles a day to earn a living.

Amanda Knox, previously cleared of killing British student Meredith Kercher, says she has written to convicted murderer Lucy Letby in prison and would like to meet or speak.

The Financial Times notes a 'job concerns deepen' theme following the UK's high wage tax rise; it echoes Guardian reporting that a bid to revive Middle East peace talks founders after Iran seized two merchant ships and struck a third in a show of force that occurred hours after the US extended a ceasefire.

The Times highlights opposition demands for a sleaze inquiry into the Mandelson vetting saga, quoting a Labour MP who was among the first to call for Starmer to quit on Wednesday and saying colleagues do not reasonably expect him to last until the next election.

The Guardian reports Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is isolated, with cabinet divisions emerging over the scandal; the piece notes doubts over Middle East peace talks after Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Allies of Sir Olly Robbins say he was sacked by the prime minister without being asked to explain his handling of the Lord Mandelson vetting saga; the former Foreign Office chief had reportedly not informed Keir Starmer that Mandelson had failed vetting for the role of ambassador to the US, with officials noting the dismissal occurred last week.

The article notes that the attorney general was lead counsel in civil claims against the Ministry of Defence alleging Iraqi troops tortured and executed civilians after the 2004 Battle of Danny Boy. It states that the al-Sweady public inquiry ruled these allegations were deliberate lies, and the troops were fully exonerated in 2014.