Saturday, November 22, 2008

For the Mail this morning it is the Final insult

The taxpayer faces a multimillion-pound bill to give the evil mother of Baby P a new identity when she leaves prison.
Amid the widespread public revulsion at the case, lawyers will use human rights legislation to claim that the 27-year-old's life is at risk.
They are believed to be already drawing up a list of demands to ensure that she receives permanent 'protection' from the public.


The Sun also leads with Baby P

TRAGIC Baby P DID have a proper funeral — with 150 mourners and Eric Clapton’s moving Tears In Heaven playing.
The 17-month-old lad’s emotional service in North London was revealed by relatives, angered by claims his ashes were uncaringly scattered in an unmarked plot after he died from horrific abuse.
And relatives said his natural father played a pivotal role in arranging a touching farewell to the 17-month-old, whose suffering has broken the nation’s hearts.


The Mirror leads with

Outrage as Jonathan Ross escapes axe over Manuelgate row

The foul-mouthed TV and radio presenter - currently suspended without pay for three months - was lambasted over his "grossly offensive" actions.
But he was let off the hook without further punishment and will be allowed to return to work on January 24.


Most of the papers feature that story prominently,the Guardian describing how

It took a single word - "yes" - and a click of her BlackBerry. With that Lesley Douglas, Radio 2 controller, triggered a row that led to the resignation of Russell Brand and the suspension of Jonathan Ross, and ended her own 22-year career at the BBC.
Her one-word message sanctioned the controversial broadcast of Brand and Ross abusing the elderly actor


The Telegraph meanwhile reports that

Ministers are facing new calls to break the BBC's monopoly over the TV licence fee, in the wake of a damning report into the "Sachsgate" scandal.The report, published by the BBC Trust, laid bare a litany of errors and misjudgements by executives at the corporation that allowed obscene voicemail messages, left by Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand on the actor Andrew Sachs's voicemail, to be aired on Mr Brand's Radio 2 show.


The economy is still in the headlines,

Nationalisation threat to banks is the lead in the Independent

The Government is using the threat of a wholesale nationalisation of banks in an attempt to force institutions to lend billions to small companies struggling to survive as Britain slips into recession.
Downing Street yesterday made plain its fury over high street banks which refuse to use the massive injection of taxpayers' money they have received to come to the rescue of businesses hit by the credit crisis. Lenders have also faced criticism over interest rates charged to homeowners and for stepping up repossessions.


Only drastic action now will save us, says Gordon Brown says the Times

Britain would face an even more severe recession without the multi-billion-pound tax cut and spending package that will be unveiled on Monday, Gordon Brown said yesterday.
In a dramatic attempt to raise the political stakes before the most important Pre-Budget Report since Labour came to power, he said that if he did not act now Britain would pay later.


Darling plans £15bn lifeline in tax-cutting 'spectacular'says the Mail

The Chancellor has decided that the fastest way to help hard-pressed consumers and businesses is with straightforward changes to tax rates and thresholds.
There is increasing speculation that he will offer households a pre-Christmas boost by unveiling substantial VAT relief to encourage spending.


The Guardian reports that

More than 30,000 retail jobs were at risk last night as Woolworths fought to avoid collapse and the fashion discount chain MK One crashed into administration for the second time in a year.
Woolworths' future was hanging in the balance after its bankers objected to a management rescue plan to sell the loss-making 800-store chain to Hilco, which specialises in restructuring distressed companies.


Rail price rise misery for commuters reports the Independent

Rail companies are facing calls to change the way they calculate fare increases, after a loophole in the law allowed them to introduce price rises well above the rate of inflation.
The fare increases, the biggest to hit rail passengers since the railways were privatised 15 years ago, will come into force at the start of next year, with the economy looking set to nosedive into sharp recession. Regulated fares, which include season tickets and fares bought for off-peak trains, will rise by an average of 6 per cent at most train operators, though some will rise by even more.


The Guardian leads with

Rise of BNP is politicians' fault - Blears

The British National party has made advances because mainstream political parties, including Labour, have abandoned sections of the white working class, ignoring people's needs while taking their votes for granted, a government minister admits today.
Writing in the Guardian, the communities and local government secretary, Hazel Blears, warns that politicians must work hard at grassroots level to win back the trust and confidence of people alienated from mainstream political life.


Clinton signs for Obama's dream team says the Independent

Hillary Clinton has finally agreed to become President-elect Barack Obama’s Secretary of State and spearhead efforts to restore America’s credibility in the world.
Once confirmed, Mrs Clinton will be the highest-ranking cabinet official in the next administration and she is expected to become a powerful diplomatic force, dealing with some of the international community’s most intractable problems, including terrorism and climate change.


The Telegraph reports on a Controversial food scraps bin scheme for all households

Every household in the country could soon be required to keep a separate bin for food scraps as a new scheme to reduce landfill is rolled out across the country.Councils claim it will enable them to recycle millions of tonnes of biodegradable rubbish, but critics say it is a costly waste of time which will be used as an excuse to end weekly bin collections once and for all.


Colder than Siberia reports the Express

Britain will be plunged into the grip of an Arctic blast for up to a week, forecasters warned last night.
Temperatures are set to plummet lower than Siberia and Iceland as blizzards sweep the country.
The big freeze will start this weekend, with a bitterly cold east wind sending daytime temperatures plummeting to minus 5C (23F) because of the wind-chill factor.


Many of the papers report on the end of Madonna's marriage,the Sun reporting that

MADONNA takes the stage as her “quickie” divorce from GUY RITCHIE goes through — and appears to send him a sign.
She flicked her middle fingers at yesterday’s Philadelphia gig on her Sticky & Sweet world tour.
The singer also laughed and cavorted in basque and fishnets with dancers as, across the Atlantic, her marriage formerly ended in a small, drab courtroom.


TALES OF THE UNLUCKIEST SAILOR reports the Express

Vivid letters written by the world’s unluckiest sailor, who survived the Titanic disaster and the sinking of a sister ship, the Britannic, only to die in a torpedo attack, have been uncovered.
Archie Jewell was a 23-year-old lookout on the Titanic when it hit an iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic in 1912, killing 1,523 people.


Gallas stripped of Arsenal captaincy says the Guardian

William Gallas' hold on the Arsenal captaincy was over last night and his very future at the club in jeopardy after he did not travel with the rest of the squad to the north-west for today's Premier League fixture against Manchester City.
The controversial Frenchman had followed his attack on an unnamed team-mate on Wednesday — that player is known to be Robin van Persie — with further outspoken comments about another of them yesterday. Once again he did not name the player, identifying him only as "S" and saying that he played in midfield, but it is understood he was referring to Samir Nasri, his France team-mate who joined Arsenal from Marseille in the summer.



Finally the Independent reports on a success story

Bottom of the pile to the top of the league

You have made history. Whatever happens no-one can take this away from you." The words are spoken quietly but fervently by Bob Munro, a 72-year-old Canadian and the lone old man in a room full of young athletes. The chairman is speaking to the players of Mathare United.
Today they play the Red Berets in the final match of the Kenyan Premier League season and barring a freak loss by nine or more goals they will be crowned champions of Kenya for the first time. This is not an ordinary group of players and Mathare United is a team like no other. Drawn exclusively from the boys of one of Africa's largest and harshest slums, Mathare United has had to remake Kenyan football in its own image, conquer poverty and prejudice and overcome chronic corruption to reach the summit.

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