Newspaper headlines: 'Australia burns' and the 2020 'rail rip-off'
The Guardian splashes with a striking image of a kangaroo leaping past a burning house in Lake Conjola, Australia. Bushfires have killed at least eight people in the south-east of the country since Monday and the latest fires have destroyed more than 200 homes. The paper says the fire season has prompted questions over Australia PM Scott Morrison's stance on climate change.The Times features the same image, describing the scene as"walls of flame".
Citing NHS Digital figures, the paper says admissions for those aged 18 or under have more than doubled from 1,700 to 4,500 since 2010, while the number of admissions for children under 13 has tripled from 74 to 229 in the same period.The Daily Express reports a"job boom" for over-65s who want to carry on working. It claims people in their 60s will deliver more than half of all employment growth in the next 10 years.
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