According to the Observer this morning,

Killer missed in fresh Home Office blunder

As the controversy over the Home Office continues,the paper reveals

it emerged that a British gangster whose convictions for violent offences abroad were not entered on the police national computer committed an execution-style killing on his return to Britain.
The revelation raises serious questions about whether the public would have been better protected if the offences in Switzerland and Germany had been recorded electronically and shared with police. It comes five days after ministers admitted the records of thousands of British criminals who had offended abroad had not been entered into the police database.

The Indy reports that

At least five of those whose details were not entered on the computer have been cleared to work with children on the basis of Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) checks.
The Home Office said that none of those given jobs had convictions for violence or of a sexual nature. Four had committed drug offences abroad and one had assisted illegal entry into a country.
A further nine cases had been found where individuals with similar details to those on the list had undergone CRB checks, a spokeswoman said. Efforts were continuing to establish whether they were actually the same people, she added.

The Mail leads on another angle to a story of the week headlining

Brown: My son goes to State school

Gordon Brown has sent a dramatic message to his future Cabinet over the way they educate their children by letting it be known he is sending his son to a State school.
His decision is in stark contrast to Tony Blair and other senior New Labour figures who have sent their children to private schools or secured places at selective church schools.

The Sunday Times leads with the story

GM hens lay eggs to fight cancer

SCIENTISTS have created the world’s first breed of designer chickens, genetically modified to lay eggs capable of producing drugs that fight cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Researchers at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, which created Dolly the cloned sheep, have bred a 500-strong flock of the birds.
The breakthrough offers the prospect of mass-producing drugs that currently cost the NHS thousands of pounds a year per patient, at a fraction of the price.

The Independent devotes its front page to what it describes as

nation of gambling addicts: Teenagers and women at risk, warn doctors

A major report from the British Medical Association is expected to say there is an urgent need for more treatment services, especially for women gamblers, who are expected to equal men within 20 years as gambling becomes more female-friendly.
The verdict from experts on the BMA's board of science, to be published on Tuesday, will also warn that children are at increased risk of becoming gambling addicts with the liberalisation of gaming. They are calling for more research to understand the causes of gambling addiction, for the gaming industry to contribute more towards treatment and for more targeted services .

Pointing out that

The report comes ahead of an announcement later this month on the location of Britain's first Las Vegas-style supercasino. Eight cities have been shortlisted for the casino but another 16 licences will also be granted for smaller casinos.

The Telegraph along the same lines says

Supercasinos 'could lead to crime wave'

Government plans for Las Vegas-style Supercasinos in Britain risk boosting crime and anti-social behaviour, according to a leaked police report.

Giving the go-ahead for the casinos could also encourage organised crime and lure "vulnerable groups" such as children into gambling.

The Independent goes on the attack

The Blairs' first-class freebie... or why British Airways is Tony and Cherie's favourite airline

Tony Blair enjoyed free airline upgrades worth thousands of pounds during his controversial holiday to the Miami mansion owned by Robin Gibb, the former Bee Gee, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
The Prime Minister yesterday faced fresh accusations of "freeloading" after it emerged that he and Cherie Blair were upgraded by British Airways to first class on two transatlantic flights during the Christmas break.

The Telegraph reports on more trouble for the Tories

Tory MPs ordered to shun Ukip poll offer

David Cameron has acted to stamp out Tory discontent over Europe by ordering his MPs not to accept a UK Independence Party invitation to sign an EU withdrawal pledge.

Six Tory MPs have already agreed to the Ukip deal. This states that the anti-EU party will not field candidates against any MP signing up to its Better Off Out campaign.

Most of the papers report on the story from America

home at last: the boy they feared dead

reports the Observer

They are America's lost children. Their faces stare from milk cartons or heart-wrenching handwritten posters. They are on websites set up by parents appealing for sightings. Too often they remain missing. Or they are found dead.
But yesterday, something amazing happened. Two of America's missing children reappeared safe and well, having been rescued by police some 24 hours earlier. Their story has gripped the nation, not least because one of the boys had last been seen on an autumn day more than four years ago.

The News of the world describes it as a

MIRACLE

Shawn Hornbeck, 15, disappeared after he went out on his bike near his home in Richwoods, Missouri, aged 11 - in 2002.
In an amazing sequence of events he was finally found when his abductor, Michael Devlin, 41, snatched ANOTHER boy.
Police managed to find the second lad — and were stunned when they found Shawn in the same apartment.
Shawn's mum Pam said: "This is our miracle. It seems like a dream and not the nightmare that we have been living for the last four years."

The Times reveals that

Britain 'will be tropical by 2100'

ROASTINGLY hot summers, monsoon-style winter rains and flooding, plus the destruction of much of the nation’s ecosystems and wildlife will make “our green and pleasant land” almost unrecognisable by 2100, Britain’s biggest weather prediction experiment suggests.
Sir David Attenborough will present the near-apocalyptic vision of Britain’s future in a BBC documentary, Climate Change: Britain Under Threat, to be screened next Sunday on BBC1.

The theme of the extraordinary mild winter continues in the Indy

Spring in January: Frogs, trees and bees are deceived by winter's unseasonal warmth

Flowers are still in bloom that winter frost would normally have killed. Oak trees are still in leaf and rhododendrons in bloom. Frogspawn has also come early in some parts of the country, according to the Woodland Trust, whose Springwatch campaign collects first sightings of spring.
Dr Kate Lewthwaite of the Woodland Trust said: "We've got dragonflies hovering over our ponds, bumble bees still buzzing and looking for pollen, crab apples still on trees ... It's as if winter never started."

Carole Malone didnt take long to write of her story after being evicted from the Big Brother House o Friday,the front page of the Mirror headlining,

BB: THE TRUTH
CLEO'S SEXY AS HELL & JADE'LL HAVE A FIGHT WITH SHILPA

In a long article she goes into great detail about her stay,boredom seems the most noticeable

There were no pens, no paper, no phones. But it's the crashing boredom of the whole experience that sends you loopy. Yes, talking to everyone and finding out about their lives was fascinating. But talking solidly for up to 18 hours a day is exhausting. Most of us thought BB would give us tasks to pass the time, but there wasn't much of that. They wanted us to be bored because they thought it would create friction - and they were right.

And concluding

I'm not sorry I went into the house - even though my real age is now in the public domain thanks to the treachery of our sister paper The Mirror. I met some fantastic people and been part of a human experiment that, at best, is hilarious and, at worst, terrifying.
Big Brother can seriously mess with people's heads. Jermaine said it was like being in hell with the devil - and there were times it felt exactly like that. I just hope the rest of my housemates survive the next 18 days and I can't wait to see them when they get out.
But for now - I'm just happy to have my life back.

The News of the World' s lead this Sunday is

HARRY HEADS FOR IRAQ

ACTION man Prince Harry's guts and skill are about to be put to the ultimate test — as his regiment heads to war in Iraq.
The royal family and army top brass all know he will be a prize target for battling insurgents and factions.
But this week 2nd Lieutenant Harry will get special pre-deployment training — including Arabic lessons — with other key members of his Blues and Royals regiment earmarked to serve in Iraq from April.
The two-day course with the Operational Training and Advisory Group (OPTAG) is ONLY given to troops heading for the war zone.

The Express meanwhile headlines with the story

'Hard up' BBC and £33m expenses

Documents obtained by us pull back the curtain on the enviable lifestyle of TV superstars, paid for by the hard-earned cash of licence fee payers. Even the corporation admitted the costs were “high” and promised to rein in the big spenders. Throughout last year the senior managers tried to persuade Gordon Brown and Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell to allow an inflation-busting hike in the licence fee.