Bionic eyes make the lead story in both the Times and the Telegraph this morning.
Bionic eye restores sight to the blind says the Times revealing that
A bionic eye that can restore sight to the blind should be available commercially within two years, scientists behind the revolutionary technology announced yesterday.
The artificial retina has been cleared by US regulators to begin trials on between 50 and 75 people suffering from two of the most common causes of blindness, opening the way for millions more to benefit from similar implants in the future.
If the research progresses well, a device could be on the market early in 2009 at a likely cost of about £15,000, said Mark Humayun, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute, part of the University of Southern California.
The artificial retina has been cleared by US regulators to begin trials on between 50 and 75 people suffering from two of the most common causes of blindness, opening the way for millions more to benefit from similar implants in the future.
If the research progresses well, a device could be on the market early in 2009 at a likely cost of about £15,000, said Mark Humayun, Professor of Ophthalmology at the Doheny Eye Institute, part of the University of Southern California.
Whilst the Telegraph tells that
The first six patients to try the revolutionary devices have learnt how to detect light, distinguish between objects and perceive direction of motion.
The device, manufactured by the California-based company Second Sight Medical Products, comes in two parts. A tiny camera in the lens or on the bridge of a pair of lightweight glasses captures images in real time.
This information is transmitted to a radio receiver implanted behind the patient's ear which converts it to electrical signals that are sent to a grid of electrodes implanted in the retina.
These electrodes stimulate retinal nerve cells to produce electrical impulses which send signals to the brain so that the patient can see spots of light occurring in different patterns.
This information is transmitted to a radio receiver implanted behind the patient's ear which converts it to electrical signals that are sent to a grid of electrodes implanted in the retina.
These electrodes stimulate retinal nerve cells to produce electrical impulses which send signals to the brain so that the patient can see spots of light occurring in different patterns.
Health matters also feature on the front of the Independent,
Revealed: how damaged hearts may learn to heal themselves
Millions of people suffering from heart disease have been given new hope by research which shows that damaged organs may be capable of healing themselves.
A team of scientists at the Institute of Child Health in London have discovered that cells in the outermost layer of the heart can be stimulated to move deeper inside the heart muscle and, once there, help to repair a failing organ.
They say that their discovery is a "major step" towards developing a DIY repair mechanism for heart disease, which kills more than 105,000 people every year in the UK.
A team of scientists at the Institute of Child Health in London have discovered that cells in the outermost layer of the heart can be stimulated to move deeper inside the heart muscle and, once there, help to repair a failing organ.
They say that their discovery is a "major step" towards developing a DIY repair mechanism for heart disease, which kills more than 105,000 people every year in the UK.
The Guardian's lead attacks yesterday's announcement by the Home Secretary
£350m black hole in new prison plan
The Home Office is facing a fresh financial crisis after it emerged it has failed to secure funding to run 8,000 new prison places, including two jails in Liverpool and London.
The expansion of prison capacity has been touted by John Reid as his greatest success since taking over as home secretary, but senior officials have told the Guardian that, while money will be made available to underwrite the building of the prisons, the Treasury has refused to foot the bill to run them.
The expansion of prison capacity has been touted by John Reid as his greatest success since taking over as home secretary, but senior officials have told the Guardian that, while money will be made available to underwrite the building of the prisons, the Treasury has refused to foot the bill to run them.
And staying with crime,the shootings in South London are not far from the headlines
Talk to police and help us catch our boy’s killers, grieving parents plead
says the Times
The devastated parents of Billy Cox, the latest teenager to be shot dead in South London, have urged the friends of their son “to get behind the police 100 per cent” and tell detectives what they know.
Billy, 15, was shot in the chest in his bedroom in the family home in Fenwick Place, Clapham, on Wednesday. His murderer fled through a back door as his 13-year-sister found him bleeding to death.
Billy, 15, was shot in the chest in his bedroom in the family home in Fenwick Place, Clapham, on Wednesday. His murderer fled through a back door as his 13-year-sister found him bleeding to death.
As the polititians start to comment on the problems,the Telegraph reports
Cameron blames absent fathers
The Conservative leader clashed with Tony Blair over the state of British society, which has been highlighted by the south London killings and a highly critical United Nations report claiming Britain was the worst country in the developed world in which to be a child.
Mr Cameron warned that society was in "deep trouble" and that family breakdown was at the heart of the social problems which led to the deaths of three teenage boys in less than two weeks.
Mr Cameron warned that society was in "deep trouble" and that family breakdown was at the heart of the social problems which led to the deaths of three teenage boys in less than two weeks.
The Guardian reports that the Prime Minister
rebuffed Mr Cameron's claim that they showed the need for a profound cultural shift in the way parents - particularly fathers - treat their children.
"What has happened in south London is horrific, shocking and for the victims and their families tragic beyond belief," Mr Blair told Labour's youth conference in Glasgow. "However... this tragedy is not a metaphor for the state of British society, still less for the state of British youth today, the huge majority of whom, including in this part of London, are responsible and law-abiding young people.
"What has happened in south London is horrific, shocking and for the victims and their families tragic beyond belief," Mr Blair told Labour's youth conference in Glasgow. "However... this tragedy is not a metaphor for the state of British society, still less for the state of British youth today, the huge majority of whom, including in this part of London, are responsible and law-abiding young people.
The Mail reports frighteningly that
Billy's killers 'as good as dead'
Friends of murdered 15-year-old Billy Cox expect a revenge attack for his shooting as soon as this weekend.
"If the right people find out who did this before the police do, I have no doubt they will get to them," said 21-year-old Adam Hennessey, from Clapham, South London.
"If the right people find out who did this before the police do, I have no doubt they will get to them," said 21-year-old Adam Hennessey, from Clapham, South London.
For its top story though it returns to Bird Flu and in particular the Bernard Matthews factory in Suffolk
Bernard Matthews turkey factory squalor
The factory farm at the centre of the bird flu alert was a haven for scavenging birds and rats, while the turkey sheds were filthy with dilapidated roofs.
The damning picture emerged from an official inquiry into the outbreak on a Suffolk farm at the heart of the Bernard Matthews turkey meat empire.
The damning picture emerged from an official inquiry into the outbreak on a Suffolk farm at the heart of the Bernard Matthews turkey meat empire.
Another food scare story in the Telegraph which reports
Food bug scare as shelves cleared of houmous
Tens of thousands of tubs of houmous were removed from supermarket shelves yesterday amid fears that they could be contaminated with salmonella.
Six major retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, have recalled their own-brand products "as a precautionary measure".
The scare was triggered on Thursday when Marks & Spencer withdrew its houmous after traces of salmonella were found during routine tests.
Six major retailers, including Tesco, Sainsbury's and Waitrose, have recalled their own-brand products "as a precautionary measure".
The scare was triggered on Thursday when Marks & Spencer withdrew its houmous after traces of salmonella were found during routine tests.
The Mirror reveals an exclusive
EXCLUSIVE: HARRY TO FIGHT IN IRAQ
PRINCE Harry will be serving on the front line in Iraq by the end of the month.
The 22-year-old prince will head for Basra with comrades from the Blues and Royals Regiment within days and will then probably be deployed along the border with Iran.
A senior military source said: "The final details are being sorted, but he is definitely going. Naturally, his royal status has to be taken into account - but he will see action."
Second Lieutenant Harry, who insisted on going, is likely to be in charge of a troop of 12 soldiers in light armoured vehicles.
They are expected to be sent on reconnaissance missions, spending days or even weeks out in the desert. Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce the news on February 26.
The 22-year-old prince will head for Basra with comrades from the Blues and Royals Regiment within days and will then probably be deployed along the border with Iran.
A senior military source said: "The final details are being sorted, but he is definitely going. Naturally, his royal status has to be taken into account - but he will see action."
Second Lieutenant Harry, who insisted on going, is likely to be in charge of a troop of 12 soldiers in light armoured vehicles.
They are expected to be sent on reconnaissance missions, spending days or even weeks out in the desert. Defence Secretary Des Browne is expected to announce the news on February 26.
Staying with Iraq and the Indy reports the news last night that
House of Representatives in key vote against Iraq 'surge'
In the first significant Congressional protest against the war, the House of Representatives went on record last night opposing George Bush's decision to send more US troops to Iraq. The vote, though symbolic, almost certainly sets the stage for a constitutional showdown between the White House and Congress over the President's power to wage war not just in Iraq, but potentially against Iran as well.
The Times is amongst many to report on yesterday's decision that
CIA agents must be charged over ‘kidnap and torture’, says judge
An Italian judge yesterday ordered 26 Americans, most of them believed to be CIA agents, to stand trial for the kidnapping and torture of a Muslim cleric.
In the first criminal court case arising from the CIA’s extraordinary rendition programme, the judge also indicted five Italians, including the former head of Italy’s military intelligence.
The trial threatens embarassing revelations over the CIA programme in which terror suspects were seized in one country and taken to another. The tactic has been one of the most controversial in the US led War on Terror.
Osama Mustafa Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, was allegedly kidnapped on a Milan street in February 2003 by CIA agents in collusion with their Italian counterparts. He was flown from Aviano to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and then to Egypt, where he claims that he was tortured. He was released in Cairo this week.
In the first criminal court case arising from the CIA’s extraordinary rendition programme, the judge also indicted five Italians, including the former head of Italy’s military intelligence.
The trial threatens embarassing revelations over the CIA programme in which terror suspects were seized in one country and taken to another. The tactic has been one of the most controversial in the US led War on Terror.
Osama Mustafa Hassan, also known as Abu Omar, was allegedly kidnapped on a Milan street in February 2003 by CIA agents in collusion with their Italian counterparts. He was flown from Aviano to Ramstein Air Base in Germany, and then to Egypt, where he claims that he was tortured. He was released in Cairo this week.
The Guardian reports that
Turkey jails al-Qaida cell for consulate bomb
Seven men, two of them members of al-Qaida, were sentenced to life in prison yesterday for bombs which killed 58 people in Istanbul in 2003, the worst such attack in Turkey's peacetime history.
Two lorry bombs on November 15 and November 20, 2003, struck two synagogues, the British consulate, and an HSBC bank branch, and left more than 600 people injured. Among the dead were consul general Roger Short, 58, and two other Britons.
Two lorry bombs on November 15 and November 20, 2003, struck two synagogues, the British consulate, and an HSBC bank branch, and left more than 600 people injured. Among the dead were consul general Roger Short, 58, and two other Britons.
The Sun leads with two showbiz stories,splashing
Britney in Rehab
over its front page.According to the paper,
MONTHS of crazy partying led to Britney Spears going into rehab, worried pals said last night.
The troubled star had triggered fears for her health with a long downward spiral, according to US reports.
She finally checked into the Crossroads clinic on the Caribbean island of Antigua after hitting rock bottom on a four-day bender in New York.
Britney, 25, was seen being sick in a bag in her limo — then throwing it out of the window.
Family and friends begged her to seek help after she went clubbing night after night to ease the pain of her divorce battle with Kevin Federline, 28.
The troubled star had triggered fears for her health with a long downward spiral, according to US reports.
She finally checked into the Crossroads clinic on the Caribbean island of Antigua after hitting rock bottom on a four-day bender in New York.
Britney, 25, was seen being sick in a bag in her limo — then throwing it out of the window.
Family and friends begged her to seek help after she went clubbing night after night to ease the pain of her divorce battle with Kevin Federline, 28.
Whilst also breaking the story that
Jemima and Hugh split
The Four Weddings and Funeral star's agent last night confirmed the couple had parted.
Grant's New York-based publicist, Robert Garlock said: "Hugh and Jemima have decided to split amicably."
Grant, 46, whose relationship with Elizabeth Hurley ended in 2000, began dating Khan, 33, three years ago.
She has two sons with her ex-husband, former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan.
Grant's New York-based publicist, Robert Garlock said: "Hugh and Jemima have decided to split amicably."
Grant, 46, whose relationship with Elizabeth Hurley ended in 2000, began dating Khan, 33, three years ago.
She has two sons with her ex-husband, former cricket star turned politician Imran Khan.
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