10th November

The Mirror has a picture of Muhammed Ali on its front cover this morning along with the headline,

STILL THE GREATEST

The picture shows a frail and wide eyed man walking with the help of a walking frame

"HE may no longer float like a butterfly but Muhammad Ali still displays the courage that made him the greatest boxer in history.
Ali, 64 - who suffers from Parkinson's disease - looked gaunt and frail as he arrived in New York to watch his daughter Laila fight. Despite leaning heavily on a frame the proud three-times heavyweight champ was determined that he should walk into his hotel by himself."

It’s major news though is repeated across all of the papers this morning

1,600 SUSPECTS 200 CELLS 30 MAJOR TERRORIST PLOTS

The Sun’s front page takes up the same theme

MI5 boss: 200 terror cells in UK

The story that the head of MI5 tells that her agents are tracking 1600 terrorist suspects in the UK forces the Sun to comment

"EVERY Briton is now a target for terrorists whatever their faith or race, MI5’s boss declared yesterday"

The Guardian continues

“The 30 plots are the most serious of many more planned by some 200 British-based "networks" involved in terrorism, she said in a speech seen by the Guardian. In a gloomy assessment of the home-grown terrorist threat, MI5 says most of those involved are British-born, and most are connected with al-Qaida.”

In the Times

Hundreds of young British Muslims are being radicalised, groomed and set on a path to mass murder, the head of MI5 said yesterday.

An horrific story from Manchester Crown court is prominent this morning

Paedo hid under young girl's bed

“PAEDO seduced a girl of 12 — then lived in her bedroom for THREE MONTHS without her mother finding out.
Scott Jennings, 22, cut a giant hole in the bottom of the youngster’s divan bed then used it as a secret den to evade detection if somebody came into the room.
He systematically abused the girl. And when she went to school in the morning, Jennings slipped out of the house to find food. Jennings, of Ashton-under-Lyne, Gtr Manchester, befriended the girl on a bus last year.”

Proclaims the Sun,

The latest hike in the borrowing rate is featured

Interest rates rise to five-year high

Says the Guardian

"Britain's homeowners, credit card debtors and businesses were last night feeling the impact of the second increase in interest rates in three months after the Bank of England took action to curb growing inflationary pressures.
In a move widely anticipated in the City, the Bank's monetary policy committee raised borrowing costs by a quarter-point to 5% - a level not seen since the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11 more than five years ago."

The Independent asks

After Bush's midterm defeat, what now for Iraq?

Following the American Mid Term elections it gives its own synopsis on how the situation may unfold.
Increase troops

Cut and Run

Phased withdrawal

Stay indefinitely

Meanwhile the ramifications of the Mid Term elections are also discussed

The Independent commenting that

“One by one, Daddy's wise men are coming back to rescue the struggling son.
First was James Baker, Secretary of State under Bush the elder, chosen to chair the bipartisan panel seeking a way out of the Iraq mess. Now it is the turn of Robert Gates, CIA director between 1991 and 1993. To him has fallen the toughest job of all: taking over the government department which actually runs the war.”

The Telegraph meanwhile picks up on the ramifications of the Saddam sentence

“Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the former foreign secretary, has said that the timing of Saddam Hussein’s sentencing was deliberately delayed to fall just days before the American mid-term elections.
The White House dismissed such accusations as “preposterous” and said Iraqi judges were in full control of the timing of the trial. “

The Star leads with Paul Gascoigne following his arrest on Wednesday night
Gazza: I have found God and Mickey Mouse

TORMENTED football legend Paul Gascoigne yesterday said he counted on God – and Mickey Mouse – to save him from his demons.A day after he was released from police cells, the 39-year-old former England hero spoke out about his crazy life.In a series of bizarre confessions, Gazza revealed how he . . .Loves Disney World more than anywhere else and wants to live there with Mickey Mouse.Buys bottles of whisky for drunks and doesn’t care if he end up a homeless down-and-out himself.Sometimes “just wants to die”.Has found God, who he says has kept him alive.

Its back page meanwhile announces
You lot are all cheats

Former Man United Player and now Sunderland manager Roy Keane

“has launched an astonishing attack on Premiership football – claiming it is riddled with cheats, divers and con men.And while the Sunderland boss refused to identify the chief culprits, he says high-profile England internationals are among the worst offenders. The Manchester United legend, arguably the greatest player in Premier League history, is so appalled by the conduct of some of this country’s leading stars, he’s relieved he is no longer playing.And Keane says he’s often too embarrassed to watch Match Of The Day because of the antics of some of today’s top pros.”

Finally a story on the Front page of the Guardian

Communist Party chair nets £20m in painting sale

Whose chairperson Anita Halpin inherited a expressionist German painting which was sold in New York for £20.5m.