How many more are dead?
Is the Sun's headline
"COPS hunting the killer of three prostitutes from the same town last night feared he may have murdered more.
The naked bodies of Gemma Adams, 25, Tania Nicol, 19, and Anneli Alderton, 24, were all found on the outskirts of Ipswich in the space of eight days.
Police this morning released a photo of Anneli and revealed she was asphyxiated.
Yesterday there were concerns for fellow vice girls Annette Nicholls, 29, and Paula Clennell, 24 — who have both vanished. "
The Ipswich Ripper: How a town became a hunting ground
Is the front page of the Independent which says
"Prostitutes were warned to stay off the streets of Ipswich last night as fears grew that a serial killer may have murdered five sex workers in East Anglia. "
RIPPER: 2 MORE MISSING
Says the Mirror.
Only the Guardian and the Express are not leading on this story
The Guardian headlines with
$20bn gas project seized by Russia
"Shell is being forced by the Russian government to hand over its controlling stake in the world's biggest liquefied gas project, provoking fresh fears about the Kremlin's willingness to use the country's growing strength in natural resources as a political weapon."
Whereas the Express tells us
Prisoners get a luxury Christmas
"MURDERERS, rapists and paedophiles will tuck in to slap-up meals three times a day over Christmas – all at taxpayers’ expense.Prisoners will also receive a festive hamper of chocolate and sweets, with extra cigarette rations and phone credits so they can call home."
The Telegraph reports that
900 police stations shut up shop
"Nearly 900 police stations have closed in England and Wales in the past 14 years, according to government figures obtained by The Daily Telegraph, while the vast majority of those still operating are only open to the public for limited hours.
A survey of opening times on the websites of a dozen forces, with more than 400 stations, shows that only 24 — fewer than six per cent — are advertised as open 24 hours a day. Most close during the night."
A number of papers announce the brekthrough in medical treatment for hay fever suffers.The Times reports
"More than a million hay fever sufferers could benefit from a new drug that will be available on prescription next month.
Grazax, taken as a pill, provides immunity to the allergens contained in grass pollens and has had an 83 per cent success rate in tests. Allergy researchers believe it will provide relief for hay fever sufferers who find antihistamines and nasal sprays ineffective. "
The Independent reports on Kofi Annan's last major speach before he leaves his job as head of the UN,who,
has delivered a barely disguised broadside against President George Bush in his last major speech before leaving office at the end of the month.
He suggested that in the "war on terror", President Bush had ridden roughshod over the international community and compromised America's respect for human rights. Mr Annan made plain his concern that the United States had allowed its status as the world's sole superpower, coupled with its desire to protect itself against terrorists, to undermine its historical commitment to multilateralism.
He added: "No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other's security, and only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves."
The start of the Holocaust conference in Iran is the subject of much debate.The Guardian sets the scene
"An international cast of established Holocaust deniers and implacable foes of Israel were given an open forum by Iran yesterday to support Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's contention that the murder of six million Jews by the Nazis was a "myth".
The Telegraph reports on its opening remarks
"Iran's foreign minister questioned the right of Israel to exist yesterday at the opening of a provocative conference on the Holocaust. The two-day gathering in Teheran is being attended by dozens of international guests, including a British anti-Zionist rabbi, who will hear presentations debating the use of the gas chambers."
In opening remarks, Manouchehr Mottaki said: "If the official version of the Holocaust is thrown into doubt, then the identity and nature of Israel will be thrown into doubt. If... it is proved that the Holocaust was a historical reality, then what is the reason for the Palestinians having to pay the cost of the Nazis' crimes?"
The Mirror reports
TORIES HIT AT SINGLE MOTHERS
"TORY right-wingers behind a new report on family life have launched a hardline attack on lone and working mums.
Written by Iain Duncan Smith and his social policy group, it says marriage breakdown has led to many of Britain's ills, including rising crime.
Tory leader David Cameron backs the study which calls for tax breaks for married couples but none for lone parents.
Economist Bob Rowthorne, who is on the policy panel, said: "The more money is spent on subsidising lone parents, the greater incentive there is for couples to break up."
Mr Duncan Smith said the collapse of married life was often behind drug and alcohol addiction, educational failure, welfare dependency and debt."
The Guardian on the same story tells us
Tory support for marriage echoes Major's back-to-basics
The Conservatives are prepared to risk accusations that they are trying to resurrect John Major's infamous "back to basics" policy by stressing their support for marriage, David Cameron said last night.
Speaking after the launch of a report on "Breakdown Britain" by the party's social justice policy group, the Tory leader insisted it was right to raise the alarm over the increase in family breakdown by cohabiting rather than married couples.
The report urges tax breaks for married couples, which Mr Cameron has indicated he supports. It also criticises the political classes - described by one of those involved in the report as "the liberal elite" - for ignoring what it claims are the damaging consequences for the children of couples who cohabit rather than marry.
The Telegraph reports on the comments of the Archbishop of Canterbury
"Childhood is under threat from a deluge of marketing and advertising aimed at the young, .
The impact of the consumer society is now so deep that seven out of 10 three-year-olds recognise the McDonald's logo but only half know their own surname, said Compass, a Left-of-centre think-tank."
And staying with a yeultide theme The Times reports that
"Two days ago John Reid was railing against the madness of political correctness which meant you couldn’t call Christmas “Christmas”.
But the official card he will send out as Home Secretary makes no mention of Christmas, instead using “Season’s Greetings”. There is also no religious imagery, although the card does feature a Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
A Home Office spokeswoman said there were few images more associated with Christmas than a decorated tree. “The design was chosen by the Home Secretary personally in preference to other options that had no direct Christmas connection,” she said.
In an exclusive the Sun reveals
Aliens 'are frozen in ocean'
"KILLER Aliens are lying frozen beneath the surface of Mars, says a top UK space scientist — and he wants to WAKE them.
Planets expert John Murray believes life-forms on the Red Planet could be trapped in suspended animation.
He warns they could wipe out all human life if they are brought here and escape.
But he still wants to crash a rocket into the vast frozen ocean where he believes the creatures lie dormant — and revive them by adding water."
The Express gives good news for Xmas
"DRINKING at least one glass of wine or beer every day helps you live longer.Men who drink up to four small bottles of beer or four small glasses of wine a day will cut their risk of dying by almost a fifth.Women who drink two 100ml glasses of wine or 200ml bottles of beer will achieve the same benefit.Doctors already knew that drinking red wine in moderation cuts the risk of suffering heart disease."
Finally a sober thought in the Times and covered by a number of the newspapers
"Ice is melting so fast in the Arctic that the North Pole will be in the open sea in 30 years, according to leading climatologists.
Ships will be able to sail over the top of the world and tourists will be able visit what was, until climate change, one of planet’s most inaccessible landscapes.
American researchers, assessing the impact of carbon emissions on world climate have calculated that late summer in the Arctic will be ice-free by 2040 or earlier, well within a lifetime. "
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