'Peace within reach' and 'A moment of shared hope'

"Peace within reach at last" reads the headline on the front page of Metro.
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The ceasefire negotiations over the Israel-Gaza war and first celebrations of peace dominate Friday's papers. Metro goes with "peace within reach at last" to mark the "dramatic breakthrough in the Middle East". The agreement comes after "indirect talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh". US President Donald Trump thinks it will be "a lasting peace, hopefully an everlasting peace", the paper writes.

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"'We have peace in Middle East'," reads the headline on the front page of The Daily Telegraph.
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"'We have peace in the Middle East'," heralds The Daily Telegraph. The quote from Trump tops the paper along with a picture of the man himself grinning in the Oval Office. Also on its front page, the NHS is in a "state of emergency", according to doctors. In another story, the paper follows up the fallout from the collapsed case of two men accused of spying for China. It says that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, "suppressed a major Whitehall investigation into Chinese spying after lobbying from the Treasury". Treasury officials had said "comprehensive" analysis of China's influence in Britain "could damage trade and investment links", according to The Telegraph.

"Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of US-led ceasefire plan for Gaza war" reads the headline on the front page of the Financial Times.
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The Financial Times also leads with the Middle East, saying "Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of US-led ceasefire plan for Gaza war". In Gaza, people "cheered on the rubble-strewn streets" and in Israel "tears of joy erupted" in Hostages' Square. Elsewhere, former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is "to accept senior advisory roles at Microsoft and AI start-up Anthropic".

"Celebrations after Hamas and Israel agree first phase of deal" reads the headline on the front page of The Guardian.
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For The Guardian it is "celebrations after Hamas and Israel agree first phase of deal". It notes that Trump has said the hostages could be released by "Monday or Tuesday". The paper also features the news of former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood having been charged with four counts of rape. The 68-year-old has also been charged with nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault. The charges relate to seven women.

"Ceasefire deal for Gaza: Israel to withdraw troops and hostages set for release" reads the headline on the front page of The i Paper.
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The i Paper is topped by the "ceasefire deal for Gaza" which will "begin within 24 hours of cabinet approval". Israel is "to withdraw troops and hostages set for release", it writes as "world leaders express hope". Meanwhile, Iran has warned the international community to "remain vigilant against 'deception and breach of commitments' by Israel".

"A moment of shared hope" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror.
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It is "a moment of shared hope" for the Daily Mirror as it shares parallel photos of children atop shoulders in Gaza and Tel Aviv. It notes the "relief, tears and cautious optimism" that come "after two years of unrelenting horror".

"Trump's peace" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Express.
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Photos of "thrilled crowds" in Gaza and Israel lead the Daily Express as they "unite in celebrating" "Trump's peace". A woman is pictured flinging her arms open in Israel and a young boy holds his arms in the air in Gaza amongst a crowd.

"Blessed is the peacemaker" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Mail.
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The Mail praises Trump's Middle East diplomacy by declaring "blessed is the peacemaker" while "virtue-signalling liberals" like Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are dubbed "utterly pointless". A snap of a woman holding a baby is accompanied by her tale. "Friends are horrified that I breastfed my grandchildren", she is quoted as saying, but "I don't regret it one bit".

"Trump celebrates art of the 'everlasting peace' deal" reads the headline on the front page of The Times.
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The Times echoes most fronts with "Trump celebrates art of the 'everlasting peace' deal". Catherine, Princess of Wales, also makes its top stories as she "picks up pen to warn of dangers of screen time". The paper also reports that parents who were jailed over the deaths of their babies are appealing against their convictions after "doubt cast on 'shaken baby' expert". Forensic expert Professor David Mangham is now the subject of a General Medical Council inquiry, the paper says.

"He's smart, good-looking and funny.. but even David Beckham snores!" reads the headline on the front page of The Sun.
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The Sun is topped by an "exclusive" on "Posh on marriage". Lady Beckham is quoted as saying her husband Sir David is "smart, good-looking and funny.. but even David Beckham snores!"

8"Maddie's sister: my stalker hell" reads the headline on the front page of the Daily Star.
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The Daily Star headlines on Madeleine McCann's sister Amelie who has told of her "stalker hell" in an ongoing court case. Two women are on trial accused of stalking the parents of Madeleine, who disappeared on 3 May 2007 in Portugal. On Gaza, the paper describes the situation as a "fragile peace".

Images of Israelis and Palestinians celebrating the prospect of the end of the war in Gaza are on almost every front page. "A moment of shared hope" is The Daily Mirror, external's headline. In an editorial it urges the US and its allies in the Middle East to make sure the ceasefire deal leads to a comprehensive peace settlement, because it says it could all still go wrong. The paper says Israel could renege on the deal and resume the war after the hostages come home, while a loose-cannon terrorist could deliberately derail the peace process.

"Trump's peace" declares The Daily Express. It says the US president looks to have pulled off the unthinkable, external, the prospect of peace in the Middle East. And a similar point is made in The Daily Mail's editorial. It says liberals love to portray the US president as stupid, but through sheer force of personality he has compelled Israel and Hamas to sign a tentative accord, external.

The Daily Telegraph warns that sticking points remain among Trump's vague 20-point framework, external. A senior Hamas official is quoted as saying the group couldn't accept the president's proposal for a "Board of Peace" - led by him - to oversea Gaza.

The Financial Times highlights uncertainties, external about two other points: Hamas hasn't yet agreed to disarm itself, and it's unclear which countries would be willing to contribute troops to the international stabilisation force that should be deployed in Gaza.

A report in The Guardian says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has told an event for a private US Christian college in Michigan that the "Marxist left" is "in control" of Britain's education system, external. The paper says he suggested there would a huge overhaul of the system and potentially the curriculum if his party won the next general election. The National Education Union has described the comments as "nonsense". Reform didn't reply to the paper's request for comment.

And finally, on its front page, The Sun says that even Sir David Beckham, described as one of Britain's best looking men, snores, external. His wife, Victoria, who is promoting a documentary about her life, told the paper that she sleeps with earplugs, because she can't ignore his snoring and doesn't want to banish him to another room.

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