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La Liga goes to war with City The back page of the Daily Mail reports the Spanish football chief has lashed out at Manchester City’s finances. West Ham beat Leicester 2-0 in last night’s Premier League match, seeing them climbing to 15th on the table, whilst the Foxes stay put in the relegation zone.

Trump bumps up China tariffs and sets levies on neighbours in motion The Financial Times leads on the Donald Trump and PM Keir Starmer’s negotiations over future security arrangements for Ukraine. The paper says Trump dashed Starmer’s hopes for an American “backstop” for any European peacekeeping force, something the prime minister has been pushing for. The paper reports that Trump has bumped up tariffs on China.

Trump backs great trade deal for Brexit Britain The front page of the Daily Express reports that Trump has suggested a great UK-US trade deal could be struck quickly. The US president says he hopes tariffs won’t be necessary with the ‘wonderful UK.’ Elsewhere, Gene Hackman, his wife and one of their pets have been found dead at their home. His family says they believe they died from toxic fumes – but recent developments that have come after the paper went to print suggest otherwise. Their deaths are now being investigated as suspicious.

Trump: US workers in Ukraine would be a security backstop The Guardian reports that the US President has ruled out the US providing a backstop in Ukraine aimed at stopping the Russians from re-invading. Instead, Trump says the presence of US workers in Ukraine would effectively stop Russia from invading Ukraine again. The paper features an image of Trump and the PM. Police are set to investigate the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife, who were found dead at their home, along with one of their dogs.

Starmer plays royal Trump card in critical White House summit The Independent says the prime minister flatters the president with a second state visit invitation from King Charles – and wins reassurances over Chaogos Island deals and no trade tariffs. The paper also notes Trump didn’t commit to the US providing a backstop in Ukraine. Hollywood actor Gene Hackman and his wife and dog have been found dead in their home.

Historic White House Summit – What an unlikely bromance! The Daily Mail’s front page reacts with surprise regarding the meeting between Starmer and Trump. A UK-US trade deal is on the horizon, and Trump said he’ll back Starmer’s Chagos island deal. Elsewhere, Gene Hackman and his wife died in suspicious circumstances. The paper says the pair were found mummified.

PM’s White House Summit – Special delivery A “love-in” is how the Sun describes the Trump-Starmer meeting. Its front page carries a picture of the moment Starmer handed him the King’s personal invitation in full view of the cameras, which the paper says left the president “thrilled”. Gene Hackman and his wife have died under suspicious circumstances – an update us expected soon.

A very special relationship: Keir’s Trump card The Daily Mirror reports the meeting between Starmer and Trump went well, with a UK-US trade deal expected soon. The paper also reports Trump accepted King Charles’s invitation for a second state visit. Gene Hackman, his wife and their dog have been found dead at their home. The paper says its a suspected ‘gas accident’ – but recent updates now suggest there was no obvious signs of a gas leak.

PM Sir Keir Starmer’s meeting with Donald Trump dominates much of the UK’s news this Friday. The British Prime Minister met with the US president in what much of the media is dubbing a ‘White House summit’. To almost everyone’s surprise, the meeting appeared to go well, with a UK-US trade deal expected soon, the president backing the prime minister’s Chagos deal, and the president effectively ruling out a US backstop for Ukraine.

At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. The outbreak White Nile state capital Kosti, followed a reported drone strike on the Um Dabakar power station, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of Khartoum, which disrupted access to clean water. It comes as Sudan’s healthcare system, crippled by a brutal civil war nearing its second year, struggles amid tens of thousands killed and over 12 million displaced. “More than 2,200 people, including children, are now battling the deadly…