The Papers: Salisbury hitman 'is Russian colonel' By BBC News

Staff Published duration 27 September 2018

image copyright xx / PA image caption Anatoliy Chepiga 2003 passport photo and (right) the picture of Ruslan Boshirov, released by police

Most of the front pages follow up Bellingcat's Russia investigation.

The Daily Telegraph says it has established that the second suspect, known as Alexander Petrov, was travelling under his real first name, having only changed his surname to an alias.

Russia's state-run RT website doesn't directly dispute the report, but it accuses Bellingcat of being pro-Nato and of "bolstering the mainstream narratives in the Western media".

Jeremy Corbyn waves and smiles from the front of the Guardian, which leads with his conference speech.

It highlights his message to the prime minister, summed up in the headline "Get a good Brexit deal or face Labour veto ". The Guardian says the hour-long speech was Mr Corbyn's attempt to position himself as sitting in the mainstream of British politics.

The Mail's sketchwriter, Quentin Letts, found Mr Corbyn's performance a "slick" and schmaltzy product of mainstream political sales techniques, complete with soundbites and dramatic pauses.

"The man once sold as Mr Authentic now has more layers of beeswax than a Regency dresser ," he says.

According to the Times, Theresa May is losing cabinet support for her plan to depart without a deal if the EU rejects her Chequers Brexit plan.

Its sources claim those opposed to her strategy include Dominic Raab, Jeremy Hunt, Michael Gove and Sajid Javid. The paper says they want Mrs May to consider a Canada-style free-trade deal if the EU rejects her proposals again at a summit next month.

The main story on the Huffpost website is a warning that tens of thousands of people may have contracted Hepatitis C from contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 80s without realising it.

Speaking at the public inquiry into the scandal, one victim, Caz Challis, urged the NHS to test every single person in the UK for the virus. She claimed the true number of those affected was far higher than the official estimates.

The Financial Times reflects on the end of Rupert Murdoch's 30-year association with Sky, the media group he launched as Britain's first pay-TV service.

Walt Disney and Mr Murdoch's 21st Century Fox have agreed to sell their 39% stake to their US rival, Comcast, after being outbid.