Newspaper headlines: Heatwave warning and booster rollout 'stalls'

The Guardian leads with new analysis from the Met Office, warning that extreme heatwaves once predicted to happen every 10,000 years are now "the new norm" - arriving every three years.

It quotes experts who say "global heating" is to blame. The paper illustrates the impact with a picture of the wildfires that hit the Greek island of Evia in August.

It is a stark reminder, it says, of the task facing global leaders at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

"PM seeks to replace standards watchdog" is the headline for the Daily Telegraph. It reports that Conservative MPs and ministers will be ordered by government whips to support a motion to replace the Commons Committee on Standards with a new body.

The paper says ministers believe the move could lead to the resignation of the standards commissioner, who has been accused of anti-Tory bias.

Army top brass are about to get a dressing down from the defence secretary, according to the Times. It reports an "exasperated" Ben Wallace has summoned army generals to the Ministry of Defence next week for an extraordinary meeting of the Army Board, which will cover a number of "worrying" issues relating to conduct and culture - as well as spending problems.

"How low can the Met go?" is the Daily Mail's headline, as it reflects on the actions of two police officers facing jail for taking and distributing what it calls "sickening" photos at the scene of the murder of two sisters, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, in London last year.

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"Booster jabs rollout for over-50s has stalled" is the lead for the i. It says its analysis shows that if England's programme continues at its current pace it won't be completed until February - well beyond the original Christmas deadline.

The paper reports that the chairman of the Royal College of GPs is calling for the government to step up messaging on the urgent need for booster take-up.

"60,000 carers face sack over jab" is the Daily Mirror's front page splash. It says unions are warning that social care could be pushed to the brink by the insistence of Health Secretary Sajid Javid that all care workers must be vaccinated if they are to continue working in the sector.

The general secretary of Unison, Christina McAnea, tells the paper care homes risk losing so many staff, many will be unable to operate. She says it is not too late for the government to delay the jabs rule.

The Mirror says firing care workers over the issue would be madness, jeopardising the lives of the disabled and vulnerable.

And there is bad news for moderate drinkers in the Times. "Put down the Pinot" it says, warning that the "benefits of a single glass have been debunked".

The paper reports that new German research has indicated that having a single glass of wine every night probably does not have the health benefits previous studies have led us to believe.

Instead, researchers say that the real reason moderate drinkers live longer is because those who abstain totally often have a reason for giving up drink, such as already being ill or being an alcoholic.