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Paper review: A royal rift or 'peace and goodwill'?

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Many of Boxing Day's front pages feature pictures of the Royal Family attending the Christmas Day church service at Sandringham. Much of the attention is focused on the Duchesses of Cambridge and Sussex amid reports they had fallen out. The Daily Mirror says the pair presented a "united front", while the Daily Express says it was "Christmas peace" for Kate and Meghan and the Daily Telegraph says they "put paid to rumours of a rift". However, the Sun takes a more sceptical approach, saying the two women called "a Christmas truce". It quotes one royal source telling the paper that their appearance was "a bit uncomfortable".


The Papers: Cancer treatment 'revolution' and baby joy

BBC News

"Robot war on cancer" is the headline on the front of Saturday's Daily Express. The paper reports that scientists from the Institute of Cancer Research in London have designed a new computer tool that can learn to predict how tumours will grow, evolve and spread. Dr Andrea Sottoriva, who led the research, likens their work to a game of chess, saying: "The best chance we have of beating cancer is to predict the next move." The i says the breakthrough will transform care for millions of people and boost survival chances. The Sun's main story celebrates new baby joy for the parents of Alfie Evans - the toddler who was at the centre of a legal battle over his care before he died of a degenerative brain condition.


The Papers: 'Pensions disaster' and 'machines job threat'

BBC News

"Jobs Terminatored" is the Sun's headline for a story about how the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence will affect British workers. The paper says the automation revolution will split the country into winners and losers unless the government steps in. The Guardian reports that the machine economy threatens jobs which bring in about a third of the UK's annual pay. It says that leading figures, including the Archbishop of Canterbury, want ministers to manage the adoption of automation better and help people share in the benefits of new technology. Meanwhile, some of the newspaper headlines may make for uncomfortable reading for chief constables.