Newspaper review: PM's trousers and 'fat is good for you' By Jennifer Scott

BBC News Published duration 11 December 2016

image copyright UK Parliament image caption The spat between 10 Downing Street and former education secretary Nicky Morgan (right) gets front-page treatment in the Mail.

The Daily Mail reports that a spat has broken out between former education secretary Nicky Morgan and Theresa May's chief of staff Fiona Hill after Mrs Morgan publically criticised the prime minister's £995 leather trousers.

Ms Morgan had been invited to attend an event at Downing Street with fellow Conservative MP Alistair Burt. But when Ms Hill heard about the comments, she is reported to have text him and said: "Don't bring that woman to Downing Street again."

Mrs Morgan is then alleged to have bitten back with her own text to Ms Hill, saying: "No man brings me to any meeting."

A report by the Observer says seriously ill children are waiting up to nine hours for an intensive care bed to become available, with others having to be transported 120 miles to receive urgent medical treatment.

The Paediatric Intensive Care Society told the newspaper that at least 17 children with acute illnesses were transported out of their regions in the past fortnight because of a lack of beds.

Some paediatric intensive care units were also reported to have been operating at 115% capacity.

But NHS England said data for a week ago showed units running at 85% capacity.

image copyright Science Photo Library image caption A senior health executive is calling for a test for pregnant women to see if they smoke

In another health story, the Daily Mirror reports that a top health executive is calling for all pregnant women to be tested to see if they smoke.

Duncan Selbie, chief executive of government agency Public Health England, wrote to all NHS Trusts also calling for them to ban smoking on their premises and to steer patients to non-smoking help.

He aims to save the health service some of the £2 billion a year it spends on treating 475,000 smokers a year.

The Sunday Telegraph reports that thousands of rural post offices could be under threat after ministers agreed to review rules making sure all countryside residents have a branch within three miles.

The newspaper says ministers are looking at the criteria as cuts to the £80 million government subsidy to the Post Office become a possibility by 2018.

It also said the Conservative manifesto only pledged to secure the future of 3,000 post offices - leaving a question mark over the 3,300 in rural locations.

image copyright PA image caption MPs and music stars have come together to record the single in memory of Jo Cox

The Sun has used its editorial to call on the Chancellor to waive VAT for a charity single in memory of murdered MP Jo Cox.

The cover of the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want", recorded by cross-party band MP4 and a number of famous artists, will be released on Friday.

The proceeds will be going to some of the MP's favourite charities, but, as it stands, 20% will go to the Treasury.

The newspaper says: "We're sure Philip Hammond will want to do the right thing."

Prince Andrew has been criticised by the Sunday Express for using a helicopter to attend a royal engagement seven miles away from Sandringham - where he will be spending Christmas in two weeks' time.

The newspaper said the flight's cost was into the thousands, whereas a train and taxi ride for the 110-mile journey from London to Bircham Newton would have cost £67.60.

A spokesman from Buckingham Palace said the Duke of York uses a helicopter "from time to time", but he has also used public transport in the past.

image copyright AP image caption The multi-billion dollar firm has launched a review after an investigation by the Sunday Times

Internet giant Amazon has launched a review after undercover reporters from the Sunday Times found employees were being threatened with the sack if they take four days off sick - even with a doctor's note.

The retailer has a disciplinary system based on points for its staff, with between four and six points leading to a dismissal.

Each day off sick adds one point and the newspaper discovered one case where a woman who spent three days in hospital with a kidney infection had been docked two points - reduced to one on appeal.

Amazon said it had launched a review into the information that had been provided to its staff as a result of the investigation.

The Daily Star Sunday is reporting that anti-terror police will be on hand at the final of the X Factor, with 10,000 fans expected to head to the SSE Arena in Wembley for the show.