Newspaper headlines: 'Le bust-up' as France 'derails Brexit talks'

"France derails Brexit talks," is the Times' main headline. It says the suspension of trade negotiations last night came after the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, "ambushed" Britain at the insistence of French President Emmanuel Macron.

The European Union is said to want access to the UK's fishing waters for up to ten years after the end of the transition period, according to the Daily Telegraph. It says a senior government source described the EU's demands as "ridiculous" and "frankly laughable". The paper reports Boris Johnson could now make a "personal plea" to Mr Macron this weekend to break the deadlock.

The latest development is neatly characterised by the Daily Mail's main headline as "Le bust-up". According to the paper, a close ally of Mr Macron said he would veto any trade deal that went against French interests.

The Financial Times reports that - despite the "brinkmanship and briefings" - bookmakers are putting the chances of an agreement being reached at more than 80%.

The Guardian reports that if an agreement is reached later than the beginning of next week, government officials are preparing to ask MPs to remain in parliament until two days before Christmas to pass the legislation.

Away from Brexit, the i weekend says the government is revisiting the idea of immunity passports to establish whether greater freedoms could be granted to people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.

It says Downing Street officials are also considering short-term "freedom passes" to allow anyone shown to be free of the virus to meet friends or attend events.

Several papers feature images and reports of the Queen's first attempt at "virtual diplomacy".

The Daily Mail says the monarch received zoom lessons from Princess Anne before meeting ambassadors and their families at Buckingham Palace via a video link from Windsor Castle.

The ambassadors still had to bow or curtsey in front of the computer screen - while the Daily Telegraph reports that another ceremonial aspect that remained was the state carriages sent to pick up the ambassadors from their residences.

The Sun says it hopes the guests were still offered a Ferrero Rocher chocolate.

The Times reports on what it calls a "major victory" for The Essex Girls Liberation Front. The Oxford University Press has agreed to remove a definition of "Essex Girl" from its dictionary for foreign language students trying to learn English.

The publication had said the term could be best defined as "a type of young woman who is not intelligent, dresses badly and talks in a loud and ugly way". The OED says it acted not because the phrase was offensive, but because it was falling out of use.

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