The Metro says Adele has confirmed she will perform in next week’s Brit Awards ceremony following the cancellation of her Las Vegas residency.

The Guardian says US talkshow host and actor Whoopi Goldberg has been suspended from The View for two weeks for saying the Holocaust “isn’t about race”.

The Daily Mirror: The Mirror can reveal families could suffer a £2,000 a year average hit from the cost of living crisis ­gripping the nation. Boris Johnson has been accused of ignoring the growing problem

The Independent says Simon Cowell is reportedly “lucky to be alive” after suffering a second electric bike accident near his west London home.

The Guardian says Boris Johnson attended a prosecco-fuelled leaving do for a No 10 aide during the strict post-Christmas lockdown.

The Independent says Metropolitan Police officers joked about hitting and raping women and killing Black children in messages later downplayed as “banter”.

The Metro says a large fire has ripped through a car garage close to an Underground station in London.

Several of Wednesday’s front pages are leading with the PM ‘levelling up’ plans newly unveiled by Michael Gove.

BBC News says levelling up plans to fulfil Boris Johnson’s vow to fix neglected parts of the UK have been announced by the government.

France24 says France began lifting coronavirus restrictions including mandatory outdoor mask-wearing Wednesday.