The front page of the Independent carries a picture of the Union jack under the headline

MIGRATION WATCH

For decades it has been the dream of millions, but for an increasing number of Britons it is becoming a reality. New figures show the number of people leaving the country to start a new life abroad has reached record levels, with almost 600 emigrating every day.
Attracted by the prospect of better pay or warmer climes, 207,000 UK nationals left the country for good last year in search of a better quality of life. Australia, Spain and France were the most popular destinations, with the US and New Zealand also proving popular. Figures from the Office for National Statistics show that with 591,000 people settling in this country in 2006, the UK's overall population grew by 191,000 in 2006.

A topic that also gains the attention of the Telegraph

Immigration out-paces British exodus

Britain is experiencing unprecedented levels of immigration with more than half a million foreigners arriving to live here in a single year, new figures show.An exodus on this scale - amounting to one British citizen leaving the country every three minutes - has not been seen in the UK for almost 50 years.

More bad news for society in the Times which reports that

Worries about money and exam stresses are driving kids to drink

A disturbing picture of growing up in Britain is painted today by a vast government survey of children’s lifestyles. The survey of more than 110,000 children found that a quarter of those aged 14 and 15 regularly got drunk and others took Class A drugs such as heroin and cocaine. Children as young as 10 had drunk dangerous levels of alcohol.
The research by Ofsted gives an insight into the hopes, fears, health and diet of adolescents in the 21st century. Thirty per cent said that they had been bullied in the past month, and the same proportion said that their school had done little or nothing to tackle the problem.

The paper leads though with

BA offers £430 to strike-hit passengers

British Airways is facing a multi-million-pound compensation bill after failing to keep secret a deal in which it has agreed to pay passengers £430 each for cancelling their flights.
The deal opens the way for thousands of passengers — who were left stranded in February because of an industrial dispute — to make claims against the airline.
It will also strengthen the hand of airline unions in future disputes because both sides will know that strikes could not only cost the companies lost revenue but leave them with a crippling compensation bill.

The Guardian is concerned with events abroad

Decision time for US over Iran threat

Iran has installed 3,000 centrifuges for enriching uranium - enough to begin industrial-scale production of nuclear fuel and build a warhead within a year, the UN's nuclear watchdog reported last night.
The report by Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), will intensify US and European pressure for tighter sanctions and increase speculation of a potential military conflict.

Iran could build atom bomb within one year, says nuclear watchdog
reports the Times

According to the report, Iran has given limited - but as far the agency can tell truthful - detail about its past nuclear work while still refusing to obey a UN demand for the suspension of the uranium enrichment programme.

The Independent reports that

Envoy flies in for crisis talks as US debates whether to abandon Musharraf

A senior United States envoy will arrive in Pakistan today for crisis talks with President Pervez Musharraf in a last-gasp effort to resolve the country's political turmoil amid signs the Bush administration is preparing to "ditch" the general and throw its support behind an alternative leader.
John Negroponte, the deputy US secretary of state, will meet not only General Musharraf but also General Ashfaq Kiyani, the deputy head of the armed forces, the man poised to take over the senior military role should General Musharraf – as he has promised he will – take off his uniform and become a civilian leader.

Meanwhile the Guardian reports from the Middle East

Abbas calls for overthrow of Hamas in Gaza Strip, claiming population is being abused

The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, called yesterday for the overthrow of the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip in his most confrontational comments since the Islamist group seized power from the Palestinian Authority in June.
Speaking in Algeria, Abbas said: "We have to bring down this bunch, which took over Gaza with armed force and is abusing the sufferings and pains of our people."

The Tabloids are concerned about domestic topics

MP's niece 'who slit lover's throat during sex' was 'inspired' by Meredith case is the front apge of the Mail.
A Labour MP's niece was behind bars last night after allegedly killing her lover in a crime thought to be inspired by the Meredith Kercher murder.
Police said Jessica Davies has admitted slashing Olivier Mugnier's throat in a violent and drunken sex game at her upmarket Paris flat

Hope you die is the front page of the Mirror

FOR 16 years Michael Hamilton had somehow kept the grief and outrage over the disappearance of his beloved teenage daughter Vicky bottled up inside.
But yesterday, as suspect Peter Tobin was led in handcuffs from the rear entrance of the court where he had been charged with murdering the 15-year-old, it finally exploded in a terrible outpouring of raw emotion.
Michael, his face contorted with fury, suddenly lunged forward from a 50-strong crowd of friends, family and supporters yelling: “You bastard! You bastard!”

The Sun reports that

Furious Michael Hamilton, 57, came face to face with Peter Tobin at Linlithgow Sheriff Court.
Vicky, 15, vanished in 1991 as she headed home from her sister’s house in Livingston.
The 16-year search for her ended in tragedy this week when her remains were found in a sandpit at Tobin’s former home in Margate, Kent.

The Sun leads with

Leoni pal shot

A TEEN pal of X Factor winner Leona Lewis was murdered by hoodie gunmen – who blasted him in the back after going to his estate and demanding: “Are you from here?”
The two young brutes took out a weapon and opened fire after gifted footballer Etem Celebi innocently replied: “Yes.”
Etem – sitting on a wall with friends as he filled in a form for a job at a leisure centre – fled the hail of bullets in terror.

The Mail reports that

Foxy Knoxy's DNA found on knife 'used to kill Meredith'

Amanda Knox's DNA has been found on a knife which could be the weapon used to kill Meredith Kercher, police said yesterday.
The black-handled 7in knife is one of three found last week at the home of Knox's boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito in the Italian town of Perugia.

Eight years after the Dando murder, Barry George is told his conviction was unsafe reports the Guardian

Barry George had his conviction for murdering the television presenter Jill Dando quashed yesterday after the court of appeal concluded that fresh scientific evidence meant that there was "no certainty" that the jury at his original trial would have convicted him. The court ruled that the original verdict was unsafe.
George, 47, who remained impassive when the lord chief justice, Lord Phillips, announced the court's decision, will face a retrial next year. His legal team is considering whether to apply for bail, as the trial is unlikely to take place before the end of next summer.

NEW TRIAL WILL JUST REOPEN WOUNDS SAYS DANDO FIANCE says the Express

Allan Farthing, Miss Dando’s fiance at the time of her death in 1999, said the decision would re-open old wounds for many people.
“I am disappointed, particularly for those of us who have suffered the tragedy of losing a loved one prematurely,” said Mr Farthing, 43.
“We all cope in our own various ways and have to move on with our own lives. Therefore I have great sympathy for those who will now have to make emotional steps back in time to recall in detail their involvement in this tragic case.”


The Mirror reports that

Abu Hamza must face terrorism charges in US says judge

Radical cleric Abu Hamza should be extradited to the US to face trial on terror charges, a court ruled yesterday.
Hook-handed Hamza is wanted there on nine charges including providing support to al-Qaeda and helping to set up a terrorist training camp in America.
The US government also alleges he was involved in a global conspiracy to wage jihad - holy war - against the US and other countries, including being involved in taking Western tourists hostage in Yemen.

Opposition parties knock back Brown's terror detention plan says the Independent

Opposition parties have rebuffed Gordon Brown's latest attempt to create a cross-party consensus over his plans to extend the amount of time that suspected terrorists can be held without being charged.
The Prime Minister has launched a new drive to win enough support in Parliament to increase the current 28-day maximum period and is prepared to drop his original proposal to double it to 56 days. He wants to shift the debate away from a number of days to the safeguards that would apply during detentions.

Police shot diabetic in coma with Taser - because they thought he was suicide bomber reports the Mail

A diabetic in a coma and in need of urgent medical attention was shot with a stun gun by police who feared he was a suicide bomber.
Nicholas Gaubert's bizarre ordeal happened just six days after the July 7 bombings with the country in a state of high alert.
But apart from wearing a rucksack and being on a bus, he is bewildered as to how he could be mistaken for a terrorist.
Last night he accused police of using him for "target practice".


Credit crunch hits high street as sales fall reports the Telegraph

There were signs that the credit crunch has hit the high street as figures showed yesterday that retail sales fell in October for the first time in nine months.

The high street has so far escaped almost unscathed from the turmoil that has caused people's loans, mortgages and credit cards to cost more. But figures from the Office for National Statistics showed that shops were starting to feel the pain for the first time, with sales volumes falling 0.1 per cent, despite a fourth successive month of discounting from retailers.
Analysts had been predicting a modest rise as shoppers - encouraged by the cold snap - start to look for winter coats, boots and early Christmas presents.

The Express returns to familiar territory

MCCANNS TO FACE NEGLECT CHARGES

The parents of Madeleine McCann were threatened with private prosecution yesterday for alleged child neglect.
Retired solicitor Anthony Bennett, 60, said Kate and Gerry had admitted leaving their three children unattended in Portugal.


The Mail is one of many papers that report

Judge rebuked for 'offensive' cracks about Saudi sheikh

A High Court judge was reprimanded yesterday for making "racially offensive" jokes about an Arab sheikh involved in a divorce case.
In a series of badly-received gaffes, Mr Justice Peter Singer had said the sheikh could "depart on his flying carpet" to avoid paying costs and called his evidence "gelatinous . . . a bit like Turkish Delight".
He also said Khalid Bin Abdullah Rashid Al Fawaz should attend court "so that every grain of sand is sifted" at this "relatively fast-free time of year" - an apparent reference to the Islamic custom of fasting in Ramadan.

KILLER MOZZIE PLAGUE HITS BRITAIN is a story in the Sun

A PLAGUE of mosquitoes has hospitalised four people in CORNWALL.

An emergency government task force has been set up to combat the insects, which can spread tropical diseases.
Unseasonably mild weather has left locals in Hayle fending off clouds of mozzies, weeks after they would usually have died off.

New intelligence chief reveals all on website reports the Telegraph

The most senior British intelligence official, appointed yesterday to oversee MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, has a website revealing his home address, phone numbers and private photographs of himself, family and friends.Alex Allan, 56, is the new head of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC) with access to sensitive documents and information regarding anti-terrorist operations.
But the details on his website, described by a security official as "a serious breach", reveal him as a devoted fan of the American rock band Grateful Dead and a keen cyclist who once windsurfed to work in Westminster during a train strike.


Finally the Guardian reports on the case of

Hey big spender: the £3m spree that landed a Saudi prince in a London court

It is a remarkable shopping list by any standards. And it has landed the Saudi ambassador to Britain with a possible £3m debt, and the embarrassment of having allegations about the ostentatious spending habits of the royal family laid bare.
Bills he is claimed to have run up on an array of luxury amusements include two top-of-the-range Chevrolet 4x4s, a thermal night vision kit for his Hummer H2, dozens of designer watches and jewels, a selection of handguns and two Arab karaoke machines. One takeaway meal came to almost $800 (£391). And then there is the $2,500 item on a trip to a hotel in Casablanca that reads: "Girls: party night 5".