Trump and Xi were all smiles for the cameras during the American leader's visit to Beijing, with China pulling out all the stops. But Thursday's "meticulous choreography was not just for the benefit of Trump", writes China correspondent Laura Bicker. "It was also a show of strength which Beijing knows will be beamed live across the US and the world." "We are witnessing a historical change," says John Delury, an expert on US-China relations. "The inexorable rise of China to a place where it is legitimately rivalling the US - that is now happening before our eyes." Take a look at some of the day's best pictures here, and watch as BBC Verify's Jake Horton debunks some of the misleading posts comparing Trump's visit to Barack Obama's.

The health secretary has resigned from government, saying he has "lost confidence" in Sir Keir Starmer's leadership. Our politics reporters have broken down key excerpts from Wes Streeting's letter and what they may mean, here. It comes as Starmer faces pressure from some within his party to quit as PM following poor election results last week. Also on Thursday, Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, said he'll try to run for Parliament. Burnham, nicknamed 'the King of the North', could only challenge Starmer for the Labour leadership if he is an MP.