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Telegraph Sport – England use their heads The back page of the Telegraph leads on England beating Japan to put the Rugby World Cup last-8 within reach. The back page also reports on Erik ten Hag wanting Manchester United players to step up to revive the club ahead of their first Champions League appearance this season – they face Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich on Wednesday. They were recently defeated by Brighton in the Premer League. Catch up on all the back pages here

Star Sport – Gloves are off The back page of the Daily Star leads on why Aaron Ramsdale was benched in favour of Raya – with the paper suggesting the gloves are off as both fight to start for Arsenal. But boss Mikel Arteta suggests he will be rotating between his keepers. Catch up on all the back pages here

Express Sport – Heads we win The back page of the Daily Express leads with England beating Japan 34 to 12 in the Rugby World Cup. The back page also reports on Arsenal’s scrappy 1-0 win over Everton saying they showed ‘real title spirit’ and Chelsea’s draw with Bournemouth in yet another boring performance from the Blues. Catch up on all the back pages here

The Back Pages: Mirror Sport – Ard choices The back page of the Daily Mirror leads on Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Everton after Trossard sliced in a vital winner. The paper reports on Arsenal’s goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale being benched for Raya as the Gunners boss Mikel Arteta says he will rotate his keepers. Catch up on all the back pages here

Covid boosters: Over-65s called for jabs as hospital cases rise The over-65s in England are being urged to get their COVID-19 vaccine booster as hospital cases begin to rise. Those eligible can book via the NHS website, on the NHS app, or by calling 119. The booster rollout has been brought forward as a precaution against a highly mutated new Covid variant called BA.2.86. Hospital admissions are up but intensive care admissions remain low. The virus is mutating and changing, but the vaccines still provide good protection against getting very sick with Covid, say experts. Is Covid still a threat?…

Alleged rape victim condemns Russell Brand’s wellness persona The Guardian says a woman alleging that Russell Brand raped her by pushing her against a wall has hit out at his wellness persona, saying she knows “the demon underneath”. The actor and comedian, who denies the allegations, has built a sprawling empire on social media in recent years, including on YouTube, where he has 6.6m followers, with videos that mix wellness, spiritualism and anti-addiction content with conspiracy theories, rightwing talking points and anti-media messaging. The woman, using the pseudonym Nadia, spoke out in an interview with the Times, and provided the…

Russell Brand news – latest: Katy Perry and Dannii Minogue comments resurface amid rape allegations The Independent says The BBC and Channel 4 have pledged to investigate claims made about comedian Russell Brand after he was accused of rape, sexual assaults and emotionally abusing four women during the height of his fame. The alleged assaults occurred between 2006 and 2013, while he was a presenter for BBC Radio 2 and Channel 4’s Big Brother spin-off, with the allegations including an assault on a 16-year-old girl. Channel 4 has removed all programmes linked to Brand from its website after the allegations…

Russell Brand latest news: Criminal investigation should take place into Brand accusations – Tory MP The BBC and Channel 4 have launched their own investigations into comedian and actor Russell Brand after a joint investigation saw four women accuse him of rape and sexual assault. The allegations were made in a joint investigation by the Sunday Times, the Times and Channel 4’s Dispatches. The details of the accusations were laid bare in an expose in the Sunday Times and a 90-minute Dispatches documentary, Russell Brand – In Plain Sight. The four women allege the assaults took place at the height…

Rental prices rise at fastest rate for nine years, figures show Rental prices rose by 12% in the year to August, according to estate agency Hamptons. It marks the highest rise since it started its survey in 2014. A typical monthly rent of a newly-let property is now £1,304, it said. The rise in the past 12 months was more than the increase seen over the four years to 2019, Hamptons said. Pressure on landlords from high mortgage rates and rising demand from tenants has pushed up rental costs. There are fewer properties available to rent in many areas, highlighting…

Boris Johnson: Officials discussed raising concerns about former PM to Queen A new BBC documentary series, Laura Kuemssberg: State of Chaos, has revealed shocking allegations that senior government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace at the height of the pandemic to express their concern over Boris Johnson’s conduct in office. Officials had even discussed suggesting to the Queen that she raise the concerns with Boris Johnson during private audiences. The revelations come in episode two of the documentary series, which explores the turmoil and chaos in Westminister and Whitehall over four years. The series features interviews with key players in the…