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| Newspaper headlines: 'Trump in the dock' and 'our new Queen' | Newspaper headlines: 'Trump in the dock' and 'our new Queen' |
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| Wednesday's front pages are dominated by the historic arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump - the first time a former US president has ever faced criminal charges. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records for his alleged role in paying hush money to hide damaging personal stories during the 2016 election campaign. In the middle of its front page under the headline "Trump in the dock", the Times features an image of the former president as he entered a New York courtroom on Tuesday - described by the paper as a momentous day in American democracy. The paper leads with the judge's warning to Mr Trump to "refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence or civil unrest" after entering not guilty pleas. | Wednesday's front pages are dominated by the historic arrest and arraignment of Donald Trump - the first time a former US president has ever faced criminal charges. Mr Trump has pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records for his alleged role in paying hush money to hide damaging personal stories during the 2016 election campaign. In the middle of its front page under the headline "Trump in the dock", the Times features an image of the former president as he entered a New York courtroom on Tuesday - described by the paper as a momentous day in American democracy. The paper leads with the judge's warning to Mr Trump to "refrain from making statements that are likely to incite violence or civil unrest" after entering not guilty pleas. |
| The i newspaper devotes most of its front page to the same image of the former president and his lawyers. The paper characterises the saga as a "reckoning" before posing a question: "What next for America?" | The i newspaper devotes most of its front page to the same image of the former president and his lawyers. The paper characterises the saga as a "reckoning" before posing a question: "What next for America?" |
| Metro's front page also features the same image of a "stony-faced" Donald Trump, next to the headline "Donald in the Dock". The paper notes that the former president was not handcuffed as he appeared for his arraignment, but was fingerprinted. | Metro's front page also features the same image of a "stony-faced" Donald Trump, next to the headline "Donald in the Dock". The paper notes that the former president was not handcuffed as he appeared for his arraignment, but was fingerprinted. |
| Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the case, said he was "concerned" over Mr Trump's rhetoric in the lead-up to the historic hearing, the Daily Telegraph reports. Mr Trump has used social media to attack both the judge and prosecutor Alvin Bragg. The paper opts for an image of the former president sitting alongside his defence team in court. A story about government plans to reportedly bar trans people from female sports and single-sex spaces also makes the paper's front page. | Judge Juan Merchan, overseeing the case, said he was "concerned" over Mr Trump's rhetoric in the lead-up to the historic hearing, the Daily Telegraph reports. Mr Trump has used social media to attack both the judge and prosecutor Alvin Bragg. The paper opts for an image of the former president sitting alongside his defence team in court. A story about government plans to reportedly bar trans people from female sports and single-sex spaces also makes the paper's front page. |
| The same image appears on the front page of Wednesday's edition of the Guardian. The paper also reserves space for its coverage on TikTok's £12.7m fine for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under the age of 13. | The same image appears on the front page of Wednesday's edition of the Guardian. The paper also reserves space for its coverage on TikTok's £12.7m fine for illegally processing the data of 1.4 million children under the age of 13. |
| The Daily Mail says the full extent of the charges against Mr Trump has now been laid bare, writing of an "extraordinary day of drama". The paper also displays the newly released photograph of King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort - who drops the title and becomes known simply as Queen from next month's coronation. | The Daily Mail says the full extent of the charges against Mr Trump has now been laid bare, writing of an "extraordinary day of drama". The paper also displays the newly released photograph of King Charles and Camilla, Queen Consort - who drops the title and becomes known simply as Queen from next month's coronation. |
| "Trump in the eye of the Stormy" is the Daily Mirror's headline - a reference to porn star Stormy Daniels who, the former president is accused of paying hush money to. Mr Trump said ahead of the hearing: "Can't believe this is happening in America." | "Trump in the eye of the Stormy" is the Daily Mirror's headline - a reference to porn star Stormy Daniels who, the former president is accused of paying hush money to. Mr Trump said ahead of the hearing: "Can't believe this is happening in America." |
| The Financial Times reports that the "dramatic legal reckoning" will threaten Mr Trump's plans to return to the White House. The paper reports that the indictment represents a "huge moment of peril" for Mr Trump, who is facing the prospect of trying to pursue a presidential campaign while also defending himself in one or multiple criminal trials. Mr Trump was "ashen-faced" as he and his lawyers entered the Manhattan court room, having earlier struck a "defiant" pose before departing in his motorcade from Trump Tower, the paper says. | The Financial Times reports that the "dramatic legal reckoning" will threaten Mr Trump's plans to return to the White House. The paper reports that the indictment represents a "huge moment of peril" for Mr Trump, who is facing the prospect of trying to pursue a presidential campaign while also defending himself in one or multiple criminal trials. Mr Trump was "ashen-faced" as he and his lawyers entered the Manhattan court room, having earlier struck a "defiant" pose before departing in his motorcade from Trump Tower, the paper says. |
| The Daily Star offers a characteristically satirical look at the case against the 45th President of the United States. The paper describes Mr Trump as an "orange man-baby" in "bigly trouble" - a reference to a term he may have used during a debate with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. | The Daily Star offers a characteristically satirical look at the case against the 45th President of the United States. The paper describes Mr Trump as an "orange man-baby" in "bigly trouble" - a reference to a term he may have used during a debate with presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. |
| The Sun describes Mr Trump as "glum" as he sat in the dock. But most of the paper's front page is dedicated to how Camilla's title change was revealed on the invitation for King Charles's coronation on 6 May. The paper affectionately calls her "Our New Queen". | The Sun describes Mr Trump as "glum" as he sat in the dock. But most of the paper's front page is dedicated to how Camilla's title change was revealed on the invitation for King Charles's coronation on 6 May. The paper affectionately calls her "Our New Queen". |
| And the Daily Express also throws ahead to next month's coronation on its front page. The King's grandson, George, will be given a starring role during the ceremony as the youngest page boy, a source has told the paper. | And the Daily Express also throws ahead to next month's coronation on its front page. The King's grandson, George, will be given a starring role during the ceremony as the youngest page boy, a source has told the paper. |
| It was "a day that shook America", according to The Independent, which joins most of the papers in leading with a picture of Donald Trump sitting between his lawyers in a court in New York. | |
| The Financial Times describes the defendant as being "ashen faced". The Guardian's David Smith writes that the most striking thing about the image is that while everyone else is engaged in the moment, the former host of The Apprentice is staring at the camera. | |
| Both Metro and The Sun joke the former president is "Donald Dock", while the Daily Mirror says he's "in the eye of the Stormy". | |
| Sources close to Rishi Sunak have told The Daily Telegraph and The Times that he will rewrite the Equality Act so it refers to "biological sex" rather than "sex" after the change was recommended by the human rights watchdog. The papers say the legal distinction will allow for trans women to be excluded from female-only spaces. | |
| The Daily Express says that would "protect women". The LGBT charity Stonewall believes "the move risks opening yet another chapter in a manufactured culture war". | |
| The Guardian has been talking to people living in a town on the Dorset coast, next to where the Home Office is reportedly considering housing asylum seekers on a barge. The paper says politicians, businesses and residents have told it the plan is inhumane, puts pressure on creaking local services and creates a security risk. It says a string of people have argued that anchoring the boat in an area where 40% of children live in poverty would be "terrible for those assigned to the vessel and bad for residents". The Home Office says growing pressure on the asylum system means the government is looking at a range of options. | |
| Businesses are considering leaving the CBI in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct, according to The Times. The paper says "no one wants to be the first to jump" from the lobby group which represents around 190,000 companies. But there is a feeling that as soon as one business publicly cancels its membership "many others will follow". The Times says some might see "the opportunity to save some money for something most are only a member of because they think they need to be". | |
| "Our new Queen" is The Sun's frontpage headline alongside a picture of Queen Camilla as she is now to be called - rather than Queen Consort. | |
| The Times says it had already been calling her the Queen - making the point that most queens in British history became so by marrying a king. The paper ponders whether other publications, along with Buckingham Palace, had been using the Consort title out of " some lingering garbled hesitancy arising from her status as a divorcee". A quote on the front of The Daily Mail says "the last vestige of Camilla's former status has become an historical footnote". | |
| The Mirror has published extracts from the late Paul O'Grady's memoirs. It describes an Oscars after-party where he is wearing full drag and the American actor, Charlton Heston, flirts with him, which causes the late Robin Williams to note "delightedly" that Heston thought Paul O'Grady was a woman. Another extract describes a party in New York, where Paul O'Grady tells Madonna she "needs a good wash". | |
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