The energy and climate change minister, Chris Bowen, right, and the assistant minister for climate change, Josh Wilson, discuss the National Climate Risk Assessment. The energy and climate change minister, Chris Bowen, right, and the assistant minister for climate change, Josh Wilson, discuss the National Climate Risk Assessment. News Corp embraces fantasy genre by turning climate crisis into'laughable' science fiction On the front page of the Daily Telegraph, Australia's first comprehensive assessment of the risks from climate change became "SCIENCE FICTION". In other leading stories, wind turbines became a frightening obstacle for firefighting planes and solar panels were a source of mountains of landfill waste. Some might say there's a pattern there that would not be out of character with News Corporation's more than occasional animosity towards climate change science and renewable energy.

"Britons on way to France risk quarantine" is the front page headline in the Times, as it reports that Whitehall officials have placed the country on a list of destinations to be closely monitored. A senior aviation source is quoted saying France is "bubbling" with cases and that travellers should only book trips which can be re-arranged at 24 hours' notice. The Daily Telegraph also reports the close monitoring of France as cases there overtake the numbers for Portugal, which has reduced its infection rate. The paper says about 450,000 Britons are currently holidaying in France, a scale which would make any new restrictions a logistical nightmare. The Guardian leads with an exclusive warning from doctors' leaders that shutting down non-Covid NHS services to deal with any second wave will leave thousands of patients unacceptably "stranded", risking more deaths.

The new long-term NHS spending proposals which are published on Monday make many of the front pages. The Daily Telegraph says the 10-year plan will see every child with cancer offered genetic testing so they can receive more effective, personalised treatment. It reports that the government hopes the overall plan will save 500,000 lives - a figure that is also splashed on the front pages of the Daily Express and the Daily Mail. New technology is at the heart of the government's healthcare plan, the i newspaper says, and artificial intelligence will also be used to prevent "major killer conditions" in the coming years. The Mail features a piece written by Chancellor Philip Hammond, in which he says the NHS must improve efficiency to ensure the extra cash - a £20.5bn a year funding boost by 2023/24 - is not wasted.

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".

Donald Trump wants Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the US this autumn. The two men met at the beginning of this week in Finland, and despite some significant fall-out, planning is under way for a second get-together. Moscow hasn't reacted publicly yet to the invitation. "OK... that's going to be special," laughed US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats when told about it. Well, the US intelligence services were at the centre of the aforementioned fall-out, after the president seemed to reject their view on Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and side with Moscow instead.

Questions about the imminent release of the convicted rapist, John Warboys, continue to dominate many of the papers. The Daily Mail asks why wasn't he given a longer minimum sentence, while the Times wants the Parole Board to explain its decision to free him. His ex-wife tells the Daily Express he should never be let out and the Daily Mirror insists "this sex monster should still be behind bars." There may yet be further prosecutions, according to the Guardian. It says alleged victims are considering bringing fresh cases.

"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.