The devastating flash flood and mudslides along the Nepal and Tibet border dominates Thursday's papers. More than 150 people were killed and hundreds are missing, including dozens of UK citizens who are feared dead, the Times reports. The paper shows photos from security video that captured people running for their lives as raging waters engulfed buildings.

The Independent follows with the same picture of a wall of water crashing into buildings, homes and infrastructure.

The Guardian features a photo of rescuers carrying an elderly woman pulled from the flood waters. The paper says many foreigners are among the missing in the disaster, which was caused by a torrent of mud, water and debris that burst from the banks of a river that runs between China and Nepal.

"Tourists vanish in deadly surge" is Metro's headline as it reports the mountainous area was popular with trekkers and pilgrims in the Himalayas.

The Daily Mail calls the disaster "apocalyptic", saying there is a "desperate hunt" for the more than 30 Britons missing including a school girl.

The Daily Telegraph's front page shows muddy flood waters washing away a bridge. It quotes Nepal's prime minister who said the tragedy has left an entire nation "shocked and deeply distressed". Elsewhere, the paper's top story reports Germany is in talks to invest in the UK's nuclear defence as part of efforts to end Europe's reliance on the US.

Campaigners are warning the UK's older population is facing a "dire winter" as energy bills hit a three-year high, says the Daily Express. It adds that there are fears older people already struggling financially will have to take "drastic action" after energy regulators raised the price cap by 4% from October.

The Daily Star shifts its focus to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's return to the UK in time for the children's new school year with the headline: "Regal has landed."

The Daily Mirror's front page continues its tribute to country music legend Dolly Parton, who died on Tuesday after a brief cancer battle.

The PM is pledging to "take pressure off" businesses in an effort to calm corporate "jitters" ahead of the Budget, according to the Financial Times. Andy Burnham told the paper: "I'm trying to make life easier for people."

The i Paper reports that tech giant Meta has agreed to pay $17bn (ยฃ12.5bn) to settle claims its social media platforms harm children. The firm has denied allegations that its apps deliberately targeted teenagers with addictive products features.

Finally, the Sun's front page pictures seven-year-old Valentina Foster who was killed  with her aunt in a house fire near Middlesbrough. Two men have ben arrested on suspicion of murder with police saying that are not ruling out links to wider organised crime in their investigation.

The front page of the Times, external charts the destruction at the Nepal-Tibet border with images of people running for their lives as mud, water and debris engulf a building.

The Daily Mail describes, external the disaster as an  "apocalyptic mudslide" that "wiped out everything in its path".  The paper says witnesses thought they were seeing explosions caused by a military invasion, as clouds of debris were thrown up into the air.

The i Paper, external on Meta's decision to pay billions of dollars to settle claims - which it denies - that Facebook and Instagram harmed children. The paper notes the firm's agreement to make apps safer for young people will not apply to the UK.

The Guardian's analysis, external calls the introduction of default protections for teens "a major concession", that "sets a precedent others in the tech industry are likely to follow".

"Well that's told 'em", quips the Sun's columnist, external, Colin Robertson, who points out the cost of the settlement represents just over one per cent of Meta's $1.4 trillion value.

The Daily Telegraph says, external it understands that Germany is in talks to invest in Britain's nuclear deterrent, as part of efforts to reduce Europe's reliance on the US.

The paper says military planners in Berlin believe they could contribute air defences to key locations, such as the base in Faslane that houses submarines armed with the UK's Trident missiles.

Andy Burnham has spoken the Financial Times, external in what it describes as his "most pro-business interview since becoming prime minister".

He tells the FT he's "acutely conscious of how hard the operating environment is for businesses", but declines to say whether taxes on companies would rise in the upcoming Budget.

The coverage of the outpouring of affection for the late queen of country, Dolly Parton, spills into a second day, with jourrnalists who were lucky enough to interview her setting out their memories.

In the Daily Express, external, Paul Sexton describes her as "side-splittingly funny" and "bigger than country music itself". The Daily Mirror's, external Tom Bryant recalls how she made him feel "at the centre of her world, despite her enormous fame".

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