Tuesday newspaper round-up: Jeremy Hunt, hospitals, parcel delivery, Musk

The British foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, is to urge Donald Trump to face down Moscow’s threat to western values by imposing wider economic sanctions against Russia and agreeing new rules to protect the legitimacy of democratic elections. In a speech in Washington on Tuesday during his first visit since taking over from Boris Johnson as the UK’s most senior diplomat, Hunt will specifically call for tighter regulation of online political advertising and new measures to prevent cyber attacks on electoral machinery. - Guardian

Hospitals face running out of drugs in a chaotic no-deal Brexit, the group that represents NHS hospital and ambulance service has privately warned. Poor co-ordination by ministers and health service bosses means there has been a failure to prepare for the UK to be left without a Brexit deal, a leaked letter from NHS Providers said. – Guardian

Communications regulator Ofcom has started an investigation into potential cartel activity in the business parcel delivery sector. The watchdog said it was investigating suspected market sharing and customer allocation deals in the industry, which could result in “prevention, restriction or distortion of competition in the UK and/or the European Union”. – Telegraph

Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new, redesigned MacBook Air, answering fans' demands for a new low-cost laptop more than three years after the last significant update. The company is likely to unveil the new model at an event in October, separate to its annual September launch of new iPhones, according to Bloomberg. – Telegraph

Mounting concern for Elon Musk’s health and his ability to follow through with a pledge to take Tesla private sent the company’s shares tumbling below $300 yesterday. The stock fell by as much as 6.7 per cent to a three-month low of $285 in morning trading in New York, some way off the $420-a-share take-private offer for which Mr Musk, the company’s co-founder and chief executive, claimed to have secured funding this month. They recovered later to $298.96, down 2.1 per cent. – The Times

Britons owe a record £19 billion to the taxman and to the providers of household utilities such as water, electricity and gas, according to Citizens Advice. The charity is accusing the government of being indifferent to the debt problem, which it says is more destructive than missing a credit card payment. In a report called Hidden Debts, based on its own research, Citizens Advice warns that people face having essential services cut off if they fall behind with bills or even face prison if they get behind on council tax. – The Times