'Tariff turmoil' and 'bland American cheese'

Reuters  U.S. President Donald Trump reacts with pursed lips and furrowed brow before boarding Marine One, while departing the White House en route to Florida. He wears a blue jacket, white shirt and red tieReuters

"Donald Slump" is the Metro's headline as it reports on the falls on global stock markets in response to the new US import taxes. "Meltdown" is the Daily Mail's assessment. It says the market turmoil has lead to a "calamity" - including for the investments and pensions of millions of British savers. The Financial Times describes the new tariffs as an "astonishing act of self harm" that has "upended a global economic order that America helped to create". In its editorial, the Times says Trump's "self-defeating fortress economy" has damaged America's credibility.

The i Paper splashes on the retaliatory measures being considered by the government here - including possible tariffs on American cars, alcohol and clothing. The Sun says there's "no lav lost" with Britain considering targeting US toilet seats - among eight thousand possible American products.

"Britain must copy Singapore" is the Daily Telegraph's headline, quoting an editorial written for the paper by the former chancellor, Jeremy Hunt. In what they bill as "his first major intervention since leaving office last year", Hunt has urged the prime minister to transform the UK into a "low tax" nation that embraces free trade, in the wake of the tariffs turmoil.

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The fall in global stock markets after Trump's tariffs was the lead story on many of Friday's papers

The other story dominating the front pages is the latest fallout from the row engulfing the charity, Sentebale, which was co-founded by Prince Harry. The Daily Mirror, Daily Express, and Metro all lead with the increasingly bitter row between the Duke of Sussex and Sentebale's chairwoman, Sophie Chandauka.

The Guardian says there's anger from relatives of those killed in the Hillsborough disaster, over the findings of an investigation by the police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct. It concluded that no senior South Yorkshire Police officers were guilty of misconduct for blaming the behaviour of Liverpool supporters. The investigation did though find four senior officers culpable of gross misconduct for other failures.

The Times reports on research that suggests the diet of the Chagga people, who live in northern Tanzania, has been found to have "strikingly positive" health benefits. The cuisine - which is rich in vegetables, grains and fermented foods - could reportedly help prevent conditions including Alzheimer's and arthritis.

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