'Burnham ready to sign new EU deal' and 'Hand of Gord'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham considering closer ties with the European Union leads some of the front pages. The Guardian focuses on the prime minister describing Britain's relationship with the EU as "not good enough", and his promise of "serious dialogue" with the bloc. The i Paper highlights that the prime minister told MPs that he was ready to push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU, including on food and drink and energy, at a summit next month. The Daily Express reports that the move has "infuriated Brexiteers".

The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail both suggest that Andy Burnham is "in retreat" after his comments about Russia interfering in the Brexit referendum a decade ago. They report that the prime minister and officials have since sought to clarify that any Russian interference was not successful in swaying the outcome.

The Daily Mirror reports that the Reform UK MP Robert Jenrick, has, in the paper's words, sparked "outrage" after putting forward the idea that the Royal Marines could use "lethal force" against migrants in the Channel. The paper says Labour's Bridget Phillipson called the idea "disgusting and illegal". Jenrick made the remark shortly after his party's leader, Nigel Farage, unveiled plans to suspend the asylum system for a full parliamentary term, if Reform were to win the next election.

Judges have been given the green light to use artificial intelligence, reports the Times, but have been warned that the technology should not determine the outcome of cases. Fresh guidance, issued to those on the bench across England and Wales, says a cautious but positive approach should be taken towards AI but it should not "displace judicial reasoning, analysis or discretion".

And the Daily Telegraph says Britain's original dog whisperer is retiring over fears that wagging tails will knock off his prosthetic nose. 89-year-old Graeme Sims had his nose removed because of cancer in 2018. After recently spending hours hunting through the undergrowth when a dog knocked his prosthesis clean off, he's decided the training is no longer worth the risk.

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