'Burn to be mild' and 'Pulp fiction'

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News image — Many of the front pages carry the first face-to-face meeting - at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City - between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Andy Burnham since the latter took office. "Burn to be mild" is the Daily Star's take, quoting the president who says he "can do business" with the new British leader. As many of the papers emphasise, the front page also features Trump's criticism of the Chagos Island deal after he called it "terrible".

BBC "Burn to be mild," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Star. — Many of the front pages carry the first face-to-face meeting - at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City - between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Andy Burnham since the latter took office. "Burn to be mild" is the Daily Star's take, quoting the president who says he "can do business" with the new British leader. As many of the papers emphasise, the front page also features Trump's criticism of the Chagos Island deal after he called it "terrible".

"Burnham bows to Trump on Chagos," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph. — "Burnham bows to Trump on Chagos" says the Daily Telegraph, writing that the prime minister pledged to do "everything possible to find a resolution to the issue". It explains that Burnham "reversed his position after a meeting on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly" over "plans to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius".

"Trump wins review of 'ridiculous' Chagos deal," reads the headline on the front page of the Times. — The Times frames the outcome of the exchange as "Trump wins review of 'ridiculous' Chagos deal", further explaining that the president opposes the deal while the US is left "paying for a lease of Diego Garcia, a joint UK-US base in the Indian Ocean". Elsewhere, a separate headline quotes Sir Charlie Mayfield, the UK's work tsar, as urging that "calling in sick with a text or email must end".

"Don well? Face to face with the president," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror. — "Don well?" asks the Daily Mirror, embedding a photo of the two leaders shaking hands in New York City. "Nervous PM navigates minefield in first talks with volatile Trump but the differences remain," the paper says, declaring the exchange a "win" for Burnham. The paper also features photos of the Princess of Wales and Tom Cruise walking together on the red carpet at the Digger film premiere, under the caption "Reign man: Tom and the royals".

"Trump's warm words for Burnham - as Chagos deal in doubt," reads the headline on the front page of The Independent. — "Chagos deal in doubt" says the Independent, as "president hails PM in first meeting as 'businessperson' who 'gets it'." It carries the same photo of the seated pair with the caption "historic handshake".

"Trump praises Burnham but says Chagos Islands deal is 'terrible'," reads the headline on the front page of The Guardian. — "Trump praises Burnham" is the Guardian's take. Also splashed on the front page is "hot deaths from El Niño forecast to reach 451,000", as climate scientists estimate the deaths will be caused by "the impacts of the droughts, wildfires, and flooding".

"Burnham wobbles on Chagos as Trump hits out," reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail. — "Burnham wobbles on Chagos as Trump hits out," the Daily Mail says, writing that the prime minister was "forced to look on stony-faced as the US President rounded on Labour's 'terrible deal' to hand sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius".

The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "Donald's attack on 'terrible' handover". — The Daily Express continues with "Donald's attack on 'terrible' handover".

"Burnham warns world over AI - and sets UK on collision course with America," reads the headline on the front page of The i Paper. — Rather than focusing on a recap of the meeting, the i Paper throws forward with "Burnham warns world over AI", adding that the move "sets UK on collision course with America". As the prime minister tells "business chiefs he wants a 'single of global principles' to guard against rogue AI", the paper says it could "put him at odds with Donald Trump". It quotes the president, who says the US "rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme" to control the technology, also mentioning that he rebranded AI "super intelligence".

"Knifed for saying no," reads the headline on the front page of the Metro. — The Metro leads with the headline "knifed for saying no" on a story of an "obsessed teen attack" after a 13-year-old girl was "stabbed ten times by a schoolboy she rejected". The paper compares it to the TV limited series Adolescence which portrays a boy who stabs a female classmate to death.

"Exclusive: Morgan goes legal. Pulp Fiction," reads the headline on the front page of The Sun. — The Sun reports on a new chapter in the fallout of Earl Spencer's book about his sister Princess Diana, with broadcaster Piers Morgan demanding copies of the book "should be pulped", after Earl Spencer "admits wrongly claiming the ex-tabloid editor was behind the Mirror Group's publication of intrusive photos of Diana in 1993".

"White House and Gulf billionaires back Boehly swoop on Lukoil assets," reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times. — Finally, the Financial Times writes that the "White House and Gulf billionaires back [financier Todd Boehly] swoop on Lukoil assets", which were "put up for sale after the Russian oil company was hit with US sanctions last year". According to the paper, the portfolio is "valued at $20bn (£15bn)".

The prime minister's first encounter in-person with US President Donald Trump makes nearly all the front pages, with many focusing on the comments between the two about the controversial Chagos Islands deal which would see the UK hand sovereignty of the islands to Mauritius.

The Daily Mirror says Burnham "emerged with credit" after what it called a "tricky meeting", where Trump described the deal as "terrible". The i Paper described the meeting as "magnanimous". The Daily Telegrah's headline says "Burnham bows to Trump on Chagos" after the prime minister agreed to "review" the deal.

The strength of the El Nino event developing in the tropical Pacific is reported to be "Godzilla-level" in the Guardian. It quotes figures from climate scientists who say more than 450,000 people are projected to die from droughts, wildfires or flooding caused by the weather phenomenon in the next six months.

The former chairman of John Lewis Sir Charlie Mayfield has told the Times that what he calls the "culture of fear" preventing managers from talking to staff if they are off sick, must end. Sir Charlie, who now advises the government, tells the paper he wants to "change the norms" of people emailing or texting their employer if they can't go to work, so both sides feel more able to talk about sickness and develop "return to work plans" together.

The Sun highlights the former Daily Mirror Editor Piers Morgan's demand for Princess Diana's brother Earl Spencer's book to be withdrawn from sale, because Morgan was wrongly accused in it of being behind the publication of intrusive photos. The main headline is "Pulp fiction."

The Daily Mail reports research which shows there is a "sweet" spot" when it comes to the vocal pitch that women find attractive. The study, led by a team at Durham University, found that voices which are too high, or too low, lose their appeal. Those judged most attractive were in the "moderate pitch range" and researchers said that was similar to the voices of former US President Barack Obama and the actor Gerard Butler.

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