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The i Weekend warns millions will continue to face "mortgage misery". It reports more than 15% of all mortgage holders - which it equates to 1.54 million households - will face expensive new deals due to the average two-year fixed-rate jumping to 6%. The report is based on sources the i has spoken at the government's Office for Budget Responsibility, who say the full impacts of higher interest rates has not yet been felt.
A Question Of Sport host Paddy McGuinness makes the front of the Daily Mirror as it writes the quiz show is being "kicked off screen after 53 years". It reports McGuiness is "gutted", and there are no plans for its return according to an insider. But a BBC spokesman insisted the show was "not being cancelled - it is just not in production at the moment".
"Half-price Christmas" reads the front of the Daily Mail, as it reports on major stores launching sales in a "desperate bid" to shift unsold stock before Christmas and lure bargain hunters. The paper says analysts put it down to the cost of living knocking a predicted £3bn off Christmas spending this year. Argos, Sports Direct and John Lewis are among retailers it says are slashing prices.
The Times leads with millions of people waiting more than a month for a GP appointment and more patients going private. About 14.9 million appointments took place more than 28 days after being booked in the first ten months of this year. Elsewhere, Sharon Osborne tells the paper her last facelift "was the worst thing I ever did".
The Daily Express says the family of missing woman Gaynor Lord have been told a body - yet to be formally identified - has been discovered in the River Wensum in Norwich. An old picture of Friends stars Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry also features on the front page as it reports the cause of death being the effects of drug Ketamine and drowning, according to medical officials in Los Angeles.
"Unbelievable" read the headline in the Sun as it quotes the grandmother of Alex Batty who was reported to have been kidnapped and has now been found. The boy, who was taken aged 11 in 2017, was found in France and is expected to travel back to the UK at some point this weekend.
The FT Weekend leads with the West exploring ways to seize Russian central bank assets to fund Ukraine - amid political disputes in the US and Europe about financially supporting the invaded nation. The paper writes G7 officials have intensified talks on spending the roughly $300bn (£235bn; €275bn) in Russian sovereign immobilised assets. Meanwhile, Wonka star Timothee Chalamet and Rita Ora are pictured, as the broadsheet interviews the celebrity stylists behind red carpet looks.
The Daily Telegraph leads with Sadiq Khan blocking a plan to send cars - that would otherwise be scrapped under Ulez - to Ukraine. The broadsheet says the London mayor wrote to Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko this week to say it did not benefit Londoners. Elsewhere, TV host Piers Morgan is pictured as he gave a statement following a High Court judge ruling he knew about phone hacking when he was editor of the Daily Mirror.
The Guardian is the only Saturday paper to splash on the Duke of Sussex's court victory against Mirror Group Newspapers. In its headline, it includes a quote from Prince Harry calling it a "great day for truth". It notes a remark from the judge that "extensive" phone hacking had taken place at the newspaper group during the period concerned.
"RIP Zak" says the Daily Star as it reports on the death of Steve Halliwell who played Zak Dingle in soap Emmerdale. He died at the age of 77. Mr. Potato Head also makes an appearance on the front page over a "spuddy outrage". Academics want to strip potatoes of its vegetable status to cut obesity, the paper writes.
A "great day for truth" is the headline on the front of the Guardian. It is a quote from the Duke of Sussex in response to his landmark victory yesterday, in his phone hacking case against Mirror Group Newspapers.
The paper says it was clear from his statement that he felt "pure vindication for his tortuous legal battles against sections of the British media". The Mirror has more muted coverage, placing the story on page fifteen.
Its headline points out that the damages won by the prince were "modest". There is a statement from Mirror Group Newspapers saying: "We welcome this judgement that gives the business the necessary clarity to move forward".
The website of the Washington Post considers the ruling of a US court that Donald Trump's former lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, should pay $148m (£116m; €136m) in damages to two women he falsely accused of election fraud. The Post thinks the verdict marks a "stunning downfall" for Giuliani. It suggests that the case puts the former New York Mayor "near the top of a long list of Trump advisers and news media outlets who have faced legal consequences for amplifying his false allegations".
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Image caption,Rudy Giuliani, a longtime associate of former President Donald Trump, has been ordered to pay more than $148m (£116m)
The Financial Times says Western nations are looking at how they can seize Moscow's assets abroad, and use them after both US and EU funding packages for Ukraine were blocked in recent days. The FT suggests the move might be discussed at a G7 summit in February, to mark the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The Daily Telegraph reports that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has rejected a request to send cars that do not comply with the city's Ulez emissions scheme to Ukraine, instead of scrapping them. It states that the appeal for vehicles was made by Mr Khan's counterpart in Kyiv, Vitali Klitschko. A spokesman for City Hall is quoted saying that altering the Ulez scheme, to export vehicles to Ukraine, is not possible within the current limits of the Greater London Authority Act.
"Rise of the month-long wait just to see your GP" is the headline in The Times. It reports that in the first ten months of the year, nearly 15 million appointments took place more than 28 days after being booked. According to the paper, practices are having to deal with rising demand for appointments, at the same time as a decline in the number of fully-qualified doctors.
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Image caption,The Office for National Statistics found that almost half of families are splashing out less cash on presents and food
The Sun leads on the imminent return to the UK of Alex Batty, the teenager found in France this week, after disappearing while on holiday six years ago. The headline "unbelievable" is a quote from his grandmother, Susan Caruana, who the paper says spoke to the seventeen year-old on Thursday, in a video call.
Finally, the front of the Daily Mail celebrates what it calls a "bonanza for bargain hunters". It reports that major stores are holding half-price sales, to try to boost flagging takings before Christmas. The paper has been told by the accountancy firm, PwC, that spending on presents and festivities this year is expected to be £20bn down from £23bn last year.
