Today's front pages: Warnings over the NHS
The NHS dominates the headlines this morning, with The Times's front page dedicated to an "unprecedented" warning from leading pharmaceutical companies that they will be forced to scale back their presence in the UK unless more is spent on the health service.
Adding to the gloom, The Independent claims a third of specialist children's wards have closed their doors because of a shortage of doctors.
GP surgeries closing in the afternoons makes the front page of the Daily Mail, following a report by MPs saying that half of England's 7,600 practices shut down at some point. The midweek closures are blamed on a combination of an "early closing" culture and worsening staff shortages.
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Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror leads on news that an NHS trust is being investigated for 51 "serious incidents" at its maternity unit.
The Daily Telegraph leads with reports that Theresa May is to drop the Tories' election pledge to walk away from the European Court of Human Rights due to fears such a move will further complicate Brexit negotiations.
Foreign volunteers fleeing the ranks of Islamic State makes the front page in The Guardian, which says the terror group is struggling to hold on to its shrinking territory. It adds that two British fighters were among the dozens intercepted trying to enter Turkey.
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The Financial Times reports on Donald Trump's decision to slash the US corporate tax rate to 15 per cent, a move touted by his administration as the biggest tax cut in the country's history.
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City AM says the head of US finance giant Intercontinental Exchange has called for Brexit Britain to show more "swagger" when it comes to promoting the City's financial services.
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The Sun and the i newspaper both lead with the financial scandals at Premier League clubs and players, reporting on dawn tax raids at West Ham and Newcastle United.
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