Ofwat has approved a 36% price increase over the next five years with watchdogs warning further hikes may be necessary, according to the i. Lastly, the Daily Star reports a “man who is so clever he makes Albert Einstein looks like a dimwit” has proof of an afterlife.
The Daily Express and Metro lead on Ms Pelicot’s husband and 50 other men being found guilty of sexual assault and abuse charges.
In political news, The Daily Telegraph reports Lord Mandelson will be made the next British ambassador to the US as the Government looks to win over the incoming Trump administration.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror’s front page calls Ms Pelicot the “world’s bravest woman” for staring down her abusers.
What the papers say – December 20 The bravery of Gisele Pelicot, the Frenchwoman who was raped by dozens of strangers after being drugged by her husband, features prominently on Friday’s front pages.
