Newspaper headlines: 'Secret' Brexit summit and GPs 'won't see you now'

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Michael Gove was one of the attendees at a secret summit on Brexit reported in the Observer newspaper

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"Chairman has undermined trust in BBC" is the headline in the Sunday Times, as it reports the findings of the parliamentary committee that looked into Richard Sharp.

It says they are "likely to heap pressure" on him. The Independent says Mr Sharp's hopes of surviving what it calls the "cash for Boris row" appear "doomed" - claiming the findings have "severely damaged" his reputation.

According to the Observer, the controversy has "caused serious anger within the BBC". Senior figures within the corporation tell the paper it has "seriously undermined its impartiality". Mr Sharp apologised if MPs had not had all the details they needed.

British military weaponry and equipment could soon be manufactured in Ukraine - according to the Sunday Telegraph.

The paper reports that defence executives in London and Kyiv have been discussing the plans, which it says "would mark a deepening of the country's ties with Nato".

But it says British companies are "keen not to be beaten to the punch by French and German rivals", as other European firms also hold talks.

The Mail on Sunday features claims that Nato chiefs believe that the British military is so overstretched that it isn't fit "to be on the front line of the defence against Russia".

The UK is due to take over leadership of the alliance's rapid reaction force - a unit designed to be deployed quickly in the event of an attack.

Ministry of Defence sources tell the paper that Nato has asked Germany to remain in charge because the UK can't spare the 5,000 troops required, and has a shortage of ammunition and equipment.

The UK government insists it's ready to lead the taskforce.

The front page of the Sunday Express features a plea from the family of James Bulger on the 30th anniversary of the two-year-old's murder.

Michael Fergus tells the paper that he will never forgive his brother's killers. He calls on the government to keep one of the murderers, Jon Venables, in jail for the rest of his life.

The government's first science secretary has suggested in the Sunday Telegraph that the UK could "snub" the EU's flagship Horizon research scheme if the bloc refuses to agree to Britain's post-Brexit terms of membership.

The UK has been trying to join the £88bn programme, but has been held up because of a row with Brussels about trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

Michelle Donelan writes that the UK is "more than ready to go it alone" and work with the US, Japan and Switzerland instead.

The Observer leads with revelations that what it calls "an extraordinary cross-party summit bringing together leavers and remainers" has been held in secret.

The paper has obtained documents from the two-day meeting in Oxfordshire last week, which it says was focused on "addressing the failings of Brexit and how to remedy them in the national interest".

It says Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove and Labour's shadow foreign secretary David Lammy were among those who attended - with a source describing it as "constructive".

And the secret to a good night's sleep is having two cups of tea before bed - according to the Sun on Sunday.

It says chemical compounds within all types of tea can relax the brain and help people achieve the recommended seven to nine hours of rest.