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'Who duped PM?' and 'Pep's agony'

The headline on the front page of the Daily Mail reads: "Who was the White House hoaxer who duped PM?"
There's a mix of stories across Tuesday's front pages. "Who was the White House hoaxer who duped PM?" asks the Daily Mail as it reports that Andy Burnham exchanged messages with a person posing as the chief of staff to US President Donald. The paper says an international hunt is under way for the hoaxer responsible for the security breach during which Burnham thought he was sending messages to Susie Wiles "before becoming suspicious the contact was illegitimate". Downing Street has declined to comment on the incident.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Star reads: "Andy's faked!"
"Andy's faked!" is the Daily Star's headline, advising the PM to "just switch off yer mobile!"
The headline on the front page of the Daily Telegraph reads: "Rayner paves way for more traveller sites.
In more news involving the PM, the Daily Telegraph says Burnham is expected to intervene to prevent water companies from raising prices during droughts. It comes after news that regulator Ofwat planned to allow water firms to include "surge pricing" into bills from April during periods of water scarcity.
The headline on the front page of the Guardian reads: "Tice call to stop fighting climate crisis sparks fury."
The Guardian shifts its focus to Reform UK's deputy leader, Richard Tice, who is facing a backlash after he urged people worrying about climate change to enjoy the warmth of this year's record-breaking heatwaves. Elsewhere, the paper's picture slot shows huge crowds gathered in London to pay tribute to former Cambridge professor Jason Arday who was found dead last week.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Mirror reads: "Wine buffoon."
The Daily Mirror calls Tice a "wine buffoon" in its headline, referencing his comments on the deadly heatwaves being good for English wine production. Speaking to PA, the Reform deputy leader said: "Of course climate change is real, but where is the evidence that net zero is going to stop it? Where is the evidence? There isn't any." The paper also features former Man City manager Pep Guardiola "agony" as he opens up about the strain of the job on his marriage to Cristina Serra.
The headline on the front page of the Sun reads: "Pep's divorce rant at players."
The Sun follows with more details of Guardiola's reported talk to his team about his marital problems in a new documentary that "lifts lid on his agony".
The headline on the front page of the Times reads: "Children left 'fixated with violence' by social media."
The children's commissioner for England is warning that kids in the UK are "becoming intoxicated by extremism" on social media, the Times reports. Dame Rachel de Souza has called on the government to introduce restrictions on social media use for under-18s, saying safety experts were "deeply concerned" children are being "drawn into radicalisation and violence fascination online". The paper also pays tribute to actress Hayden Panettiere who has died aged 36. She was best known for her roles in popular TV series including Heroes and Nashville.
The headline on the front page of the Daily Express reads: "Smugglers use Britain as 'transit hub' for migrants."
Fears that migrant camps could grow on the UK's south coast is the Daily Express' lead story. The paper says people smugglers are using the UK as a "transit hub" for migrants hoping to reach other European countries.
The headline on the front page of the Financial Times reads: "Ring leader Kim 'respect' disarms US."
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter Kim Ju Ae are pictured on the Financial Times' front page attending a circus performance celebrating the 81st anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese rule. The paper's headline references Kim's "respect" for the US after Donald Trump ordered the scaling back of military exercises with South Korea, citing a "very good relationship" with the North Korean leader.
The headline on the front page of the Metro reads: "That doesn't sound much like peace, Mr President!"
Trump also takes the top story in the Metro. The paper covers the US president's threat to bomb Oman, an American ally, as the deadline to resolve the Iran war looms.
The headline on the front page of the Independent reads: "Trump: I'll bomb Oman if it blocks our Hormuz plan."
"Trump: I'll bomb Oman if it blocks our Hormuz plan" echoes the Independent.
The headline on the front page of the i Paper reads: "Neighbours told: don't phone 999 to report next door's barbecue."
Finally, the i Paper says fire chiefs are warning the public not to use 999 to report neighbours hold barbecues or bonfires after the government's use of the national alert system to millions of mobiles last Friday.

The i Paper has a plea from fire chiefs for people not to use 999 to report that a neighbour is holding a barbeque or having a bonfire. The paper says it comes in the wake of a surge of emergency calls over the weekend, which were blamed on the government's use of the national alert system to warn about the dangers of starting a wildfire. It also reports a prediction from the Met Office that another heatwave may be on its way next month.

Comments by the deputy leader of Reform UK on climate change are the main story for the Guardian. It reports that Richard Tice told a news conference it was "arrogant" to try to stop the climate emergency, and encouraged people to think about the "upsides" of heatwaves, like better British wine. The paper says his comments have caused a backlash from medical experts and green campaigners. The Mirror's headline declares Tice a "wine buffoon".

The Times carries a warning from the children's commissioner for England that children are "becoming intoxicated by extremism". The comment comes from a report by Dame Rachel de Souza in which she says there's deep concern that young people are being drawn into radicalisation and violence, with the internet "central" to the process.

According to the Daily Telegraph, the housing secretary, Angela Rayner, has "softened" planning rules for traveller sites, which would give councils fewer ways to block them. The paper says she has removed two rules which councils and residents had been able to use to oppose unauthorised camps. But it quotes government sources who argue that other changes will make it harder for such sites to get retrospective planning permission.

The Times reports that a study has suggested a shared fondness for a music genre or artist may reveal more about a couple's compatibility than other personality traits. Researchers in Austria mixed up real couples to test the idea and found those who were a pair were much more alike in what they listened to, on average, than people who were put together at random. The leader of the study said it was her "hunch" that musical preferences combined several clues at once about a person's personality traits, emotional tendencies, values and background.

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