Newspaper headlines: 'Heat is on' as PM warns COP26 can't 'be a cop-out'

Boris Johnson's message that it is now "one minute to midnight" in the race against climate change is featured on most front pages.

The Daily Mirror calls it a "doomsday warning", while the Times describes it as "gloomy".

The Scotsman says Mr Johnson has given a stark warning that failure at COP26 will mean the whole effort to curb emissions will have foundered.

The Daily Mail translates his warning to world leaders arriving in Glasgow as "We can't let COP 26 be a cop out".

It says the prime minister had hoped to get a "bounce" from the G20 summit as a stepping stone to a deal - but that countries rejected his call for firm commitments.

The online Independent says he was "visibly frustrated" by the failures of the summit in Rome.

The Financial Times notes that G20 leaders did, for the first time, include the target of limiting global warming to 1.5C in their communique.

But it says they stopped short of agreeing to end the domestic use of coal.

The Times reports that a pledge to stop building new coal power plants was included in an early draft of the statement, but was removed when it was published.

The Sun's editorial defends Mr Johnson, saying that if he "fails to bring about meaningful change it will not be for want of trying".

It says if there is no deal, "the blame should be placed squarely in Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi".

There are ultimatums, deadlines and calls for compromise, too, on the other main issue of the morning - post-Brexit fishing rights.

The Times says President Emmanuel Macron of France "refused to back down" after a meeting with Mr Johnson about the standoff.

The Daily Telegraph warns of a "crunch week" for UK-EU relations.

The Financial Times says both sides have dug in, with each country saying the other must find a solution.

Its editorial says "the dispute over a few dozen fishing licences is absurdly being blown out of proportion for small-minded political ends".

There is a similar message from The Times - it urges both sides not to "make mountains out of minnows".

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The Daily Telegraph says the head of the university watchdog has warned that academics must not be "silenced", after the transgender row which led to Professor Kathleen Stock resigning from the University of Sussex.

Lord Wharton, chairman of the Office for Students, tells the paper they must be able to put forward contentious views without fear of intimidation.

He has warned vice chancellors they must meet their obligations to protect free speech.

The most successful Christmas gimmick of the day goes to a major soup company which, according to the Sun, "is serving up Christmas dinner in a tin".

The soup, complete with sprouts and pigs in blankets - is featured in many papers.

The Daily Mail says it could allay fears about a turkey shortage.

The Guardian says it could help people afford the meal at a time of rising costs - and calm their nerves about the "most stressful meal of the year".