Newspaper headlines: Trump 'off the hook' after 'historic' trial By BBC News

Staff Published duration 6 February

image copyright Reuters image caption Many of the papers feature images of Donald Trump, who was cleared in his impeachment trial

US President Donald Trump is pictured on several front pages following his acquittal on impeachment charges.

The i describes the senate vote as "dramatic" and says it clears the way for his re-election campaign.

The Times says Mr Trump has emerged "stronger than ever" with his approval rating and his standing in the Republican party at their highest since he entered the White House.

Huffpost UK describes the process as "a mockery of a trial" where Republicans refused to call witnesses before acquitting the president.

Police are uncovering a "horrific" hidden epidemic of child sex abuse from the 1970s and 80s according to the Guardian.

Its front page story says more than 4,000 allegations have led to numerous guilty verdicts since 2014.

The paper has seen police figures which suggest 35% of reports have resulted in convictions, including teachers, youth leaders and care workers.

According to the Guardian, police believe the verdicts demonstrate that investigating non-recent cases is not a waste of money.

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It says a series of studies had found motorists often neglected to charge their plug-in batteries and often ran them on petrol only.

One expert it quotes questions whether some hybrids "ever see a charging cable".

Picking up on this and the announcement that new hybrid cars will be banned in 15 years, Matt's cartoon for the Telegraph is set in a laboratory, with one researcher explaining: "We're harnessing the boiling rage of motorists to power the vehicles of the future."

The Daily Mirror reveals what it says is a long held royal secret that the Queen paid off the mortgage for the "hero" who saved Princess Anne from kidnappers in 1974.

It explains that Ronnie Russell, who's now 72, tackled gunman Ian Bell after he shot four people in London.

The paper says the reason his secret has come out now is because he's struggling financially and is selling his bravery medal to pay for his funeral.

The Sun's top story is a claim that town halls have been ordered to fly the union jack to honour the 60th birthday of the royal it refers to as "scandal-hit" Prince Andrew.

The paper reports that anger has "erupted" after an official email said the occasion should be marked on 19 February.

The prince stepped back from royal duties after a BBC interview about his friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

The paper quotes critics as saying the honour is "putting stuffy history in front of public opinion".

The death of the actor Kirk Douglas at 103 came too late for many of the papers' first editions, but has generated many online tributes.

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Variety describes him as "the dimple-chinned Spartacus star with the larger than life persona".

BuzzFeed calls him "the last leading man of Hollywood's Golden Age".

According to Bloomberg he was known for his "toothy grin, cleft chin, blazing eyes and granite-chiseled features".