What the papers say - January 17
Wednesday's papers throw up a mixed bag of news, with Carillion still making the front pages, while others look at a "House of Horrors" and warnings on knife crime.
The Metro leads with the headline "Taking the Piste" as it reports the collapse of Carillion could cost taxpayers £600 million. It goes on to say there has been no sign of ex-chief executive Richard Howson at either of his homes in Yorkshire or his French ski chalet.
Tomorrow's front page:TAKING THE PISTE#tomorrowspaperstoday#bbcpapers#skypaperspic.twitter.com/kyWjYad34X
-- Metro Newspaper UK (@MetroUKNews) January 16, 2018
The Financial Times, too, continues to report on the construction giant, saying it had just £29 million in cash by the time it went bust.
Just published: front page of the Financial Times UK edition for January 17https://t.co/h1oSF5Bo2Xpic.twitter.com/Pxp734QyB1
-- Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 16, 2018
The Guardian is running an exclusive on knife crime. Top police officer Sean Yates has said children as young as five should be taught about the risks of knife crime and not to wait until they are exposed to the dangers on social media, the paper reports.
The Guardian front page, Wednesday 17 January 2018: Teach five-year-olds the dangers of knife crime, warns police chief pic.twitter.com/zxP1r7bzTg
-- The Guardian (@guardian) January 16, 2018
The story of a 17-year-old girl calling police after escaping from her family's California home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were allegedly held is featured on the Daily Mirror, as well as the fallout after a blog post was unearthed by youth tsar Ben Bradley in which he suggested benefit claimants should have vasectomies.
Tomorrow's front page - Top Tory: Give the jobless vasectomies#tomorrowspaperstodayhttps://t.co/ZgXkIWK4u8pic.twitter.com/IyEjVrbw6P
-- Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) January 16, 2018
Elsewhere, "Minister for the lonely" Tracey Crouch makes the front page of the Daily Mail as she takes up a role to tackle the issue endured by around nine million Britons.
Wednesday's @DailyMailUK#MailFrontPagespic.twitter.com/3SMCoRqiAL
-- Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) January 16, 2018
And, according to the Independent, shadow ministers think Jeremy Corbyn is too old to lead Labour into the next election.
Tomorrow's @independent front page #tomorrowspaperstoday To subscribe to the Daily Edition: https://t.co/XF8VnDpHYFpic.twitter.com/a9a4oSh3mB
-- The Independent (@Independent) January 16, 2018
The Sun leads on Emily Maitlis, who has said a former university friend's 20-year campaign of harassment against her was "ruining her life".
Tomorrow's front page: TV star Emily Maitlis tells how 27 years of torment from relentless stalker is ruining her life https://t.co/Sw7EDaHEdNpic.twitter.com/BKMwpFyXiw
-- The Sun (@TheSun) January 16, 2018
The Daily Telegraph reports that the coroner in the case of Poppi Worthington has urged prosecutors to re-open the case. It comes after David Roberts, senior coroner for Cumbria, concluded in a third court judgment on Monday that the 13-month-old toddler was abused in December 2012.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph: 'Coroner urges CPS to reopen Poppi case' #tomorrowspaperstodaypic.twitter.com/st54UAapNi
-- The Telegraph (@Telegraph) January 16, 2018