The annoyncement last night that Pakistan cricket coach Bob Woolmer had been murdered,saw the papers changing their lead stories.
Bob Woolmer, the Pakistan cricket coach, was strangled in his hotel room "in extraordinary and evil circumstances", the British officer leading the Jamaican police inquiry into his death announced late last night. says the Telegraph continuing
Deputy Commissioner Mark Shields, formerly of Scotland Yard, said that Mr Woolmer, 58, was murdered in the Pegasus Hotel in Kingston, the Jamaican capital, some time between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
There are unconfirmed reports that an arrest has been made in connection with his death.
There are unconfirmed reports that an arrest has been made in connection with his death.
The Guardian leads with
Woolmer: it was murder
The official pathologist report following a post mortem gave the cause of death as asphyxia as a result of manual strangulation.
The result throws the world of international cricket into its greatest crisis in recent memory, though the ICC vowed to press on with the World Cup.
The result throws the world of international cricket into its greatest crisis in recent memory, though the ICC vowed to press on with the World Cup.
Jamaican police begin murder hunt after strangulation of Bob Woolmer says the Independent
The announcement came after days of fevered speculation that Mr Woolmer, who played 19 times for England, had been murdered following Pakistan's shock defeat to Ireland in the Cricket World Cup.
The door to Mr Woolmer's room appeared to have been forced but his room had not been disturbed, Jamaica's deputy commissioner said. He was unconscious when found and died in hospital the same day.
The door to Mr Woolmer's room appeared to have been forced but his room had not been disturbed, Jamaica's deputy commissioner said. He was unconscious when found and died in hospital the same day.
The Times leads with
Three held after raids over 7/7 bombings
Anti-terrorist police yesterday admitted that they were forced to seize prematurely three men suspected of helping the July 7 suicide bombers because two of them were about to board a flight to Pakistan.
Detectives decided to detain the men at Manchester airport at lunch-time. Anti-terror co-operation with Pakistan has become strained recently and surveillance of the men overseas could have been difficult.
A third man was arrested in Leeds three hours later. Last night the suspects were being held in the high-security wing of Paddington Green police station, West London.
Detectives decided to detain the men at Manchester airport at lunch-time. Anti-terror co-operation with Pakistan has become strained recently and surveillance of the men overseas could have been difficult.
A third man was arrested in Leeds three hours later. Last night the suspects were being held in the high-security wing of Paddington Green police station, West London.
7/7 bomb suspects 'flying to join militants' says the Mail
Sources said it was feared that the pair, who were arrested at Manchester Airport shortly as they prepared to join a flight to Pakistan, were travelling for "nefarious purposes".
One concern was that they would join al-Qaeda militants fighting in the border area with Afghanistan, creating a risk that they would never return to Britain.
One concern was that they would join al-Qaeda militants fighting in the border area with Afghanistan, creating a risk that they would never return to Britain.
The Independent reports from the 21/7 case
July 21 attacks meant to be 'bigger and better than 7/7'
The trial of the six men accused of a foiled attempt to explode a series of bombs in London took a dramatic turn yesterday when one defendant accused another of designing a plot "bigger and better than 7/7".
Muktar Said Ibrahim was accused by the lawyer for his co-defendant Manfo Asiedu of wanting to carry out a "copycat" of the bombings in London on 7 July 2005, which killed 52 people.
Muktar Said Ibrahim was accused by the lawyer for his co-defendant Manfo Asiedu of wanting to carry out a "copycat" of the bombings in London on 7 July 2005, which killed 52 people.
Plotters wanted 21/7 to end in booby trap explosion, jury told reports the Guardian
A tower block was booby trapped to kill anti-terrorist police and members of the public in what was intended to be a dramatic finale to the attempted July 21 bomb attacks, a court was told yesterday.
Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, the alleged ringleader of the plot, set up a hydrogen peroxide-based explosive device in a sideboard at his flat designed to blow up the building in a "ball of flames", it was alleged. Woolwich crown court was told he anticipated detectives would trigger the explosion in any search of his home.
Muktar Said Ibrahim, 29, the alleged ringleader of the plot, set up a hydrogen peroxide-based explosive device in a sideboard at his flat designed to blow up the building in a "ball of flames", it was alleged. Woolwich crown court was told he anticipated detectives would trigger the explosion in any search of his home.
The Independent continues to focus on the crisis in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe refugee: 'I could not take the torture if I am forced back'
When Tendayi Goneso fled Zimbabwe fearing death at the hands of Robert Mugabe's brutal henchmen, he thought Britain would offer him sanctuary from the violence tearing his country apart.
He grieved alone when his wife was murdered by the regime, and has endured four years apart from his three children.
In exile the 34-year-old accountant, who is recovering from lung cancer, has become a leading campaigner for democracy and the overthrow of Mr Mugabe.
But as the political situation in Zimbabwe has spiralled toward chaos, the British government has withdrawn his benefits and left him with the threat of deportation hanging over his head.
Yesterday ministers were forced to promise an emergency statement on the crisis in Zimbabwe, where life expectancy has fallen from 60 to less than 40. But the Government was accused of failing to match its words with compassion for thousands of Mr Goneso's compatriots who hoped Britain would give them shelter.
He grieved alone when his wife was murdered by the regime, and has endured four years apart from his three children.
In exile the 34-year-old accountant, who is recovering from lung cancer, has become a leading campaigner for democracy and the overthrow of Mr Mugabe.
But as the political situation in Zimbabwe has spiralled toward chaos, the British government has withdrawn his benefits and left him with the threat of deportation hanging over his head.
Yesterday ministers were forced to promise an emergency statement on the crisis in Zimbabwe, where life expectancy has fallen from 60 to less than 40. But the Government was accused of failing to match its words with compassion for thousands of Mr Goneso's compatriots who hoped Britain would give them shelter.
'Mugabe has pushed us to stand up and fight' says the Times
Archbishop Pius Ncube of Bulawayo added to the pressure on Mr Mugabe yesterday. Sensing his growing vulnerability, he called on Zimbabweans to “stand up and fill the streets and demand this man stand down”. He promised to take the lead, declaring: “The pastors must be the ones in front of the blazing guns.”
The Guardian reports that
Alcohol worse than ecstasy on shock new drug list
Some of Britain's leading drug experts demand today that the government's classification regime be scrapped and replaced by one that more honestly reflects the harm caused by alcohol and tobacco. They say the current ABC system is "arbitrary" and not based on evidence.
The scientists, including members of the government's top advisory committee on drug classification, have produced a rigorous assessment of the social and individual harm caused by 20 substances, and believe this should form the basis of any future ranking.
The scientists, including members of the government's top advisory committee on drug classification, have produced a rigorous assessment of the social and individual harm caused by 20 substances, and believe this should form the basis of any future ranking.
According to the Telegraph
They say the basis of the Act is ill-defined, opaque, and seemingly arbitrary and overestimates the risks of ecstasy, which kills around ten people annually of the half a million people who use it every weekend, while neglecting those of alcohol, a legal substance which kills more than 300 annually by acute poisoning, and many tens of thousands by road traffic accidents, cirrhosis, gut and heart disease.
The aftermath of the budget is still concerning the Express
NOW THE BIG TAX BACKLASH is the lead on its front page
PUBLIC anger was growing last night as the full extent of Gordon Brown’s great Budget con trick was laid bare.
Instead of a tax giveaway, taxes will go up by the equivalent of £100 a year for every household in Britain.As the backlash began against the Chancellor’s blatant deception, experts poring over the Budget small print discovered that Mr Brown is raising taxation by £2billion a year by 2010. And at least one in five families will be worse off as a result.
Cameron hits out as nearly half say Budget has left them worse off reports the Mail
David Cameron said Gordon Brown had lost the public’s trust today as a new poll showed most people felt no better off from the Budget.
Mr Cameron vowed that the next Tory government would make its Budgets more transparent and would not repeat the Chancellor’s attempt to mislead voters over tax and spending.
Mr Cameron vowed that the next Tory government would make its Budgets more transparent and would not repeat the Chancellor’s attempt to mislead voters over tax and spending.
On a lighter note the Telegraph asks
Has he had coaching for a softer voice?
The Chancellor's voice has undergone a "profound transformation" thanks to intensive training, a voice expert said yesterday.
Far from sounding like the gruff "Stalinist" characterised recently, Gordon Brown's voice has been rendered soft and sincere, said Caroline Goyder, a voice and communications coach at the Central School of Speech and Drama, in London.
Far from sounding like the gruff "Stalinist" characterised recently, Gordon Brown's voice has been rendered soft and sincere, said Caroline Goyder, a voice and communications coach at the Central School of Speech and Drama, in London.
The Independent reports from Baghdad where a
Bomb goes off within yards of UN chief
A rocket or mortar bomb exploded 50 yards from the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, as he was telling reporters in Baghdad that he was thinking of boosting the UN presence in Iraq because of improved security.
A startled looking Mr Ban ducked as if for cover behind the artificial flowers decorating the podium as the roar of the explosion reverberated through the hall where he was giving a press conference, standing beside Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki.
It was Mr Ban's first visit to Iraq and like all other visits by senior international dignitaries to the Iraqi capital it was a "surprise", in a bid to get in and out of the country before insurgents could react.
A startled looking Mr Ban ducked as if for cover behind the artificial flowers decorating the podium as the roar of the explosion reverberated through the hall where he was giving a press conference, standing beside Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki.
It was Mr Ban's first visit to Iraq and like all other visits by senior international dignitaries to the Iraqi capital it was a "surprise", in a bid to get in and out of the country before insurgents could react.
The new love life of Paul McCartney interests the redtops this morning
MCCARTNEY AND THE HEIRESS
HE has hidden himself away for months - now Sir Paul McCartney is being comforted through his marriage split by a former love of Prince Charles.
Macca, 64, and heiress Sabrina Guinness, 52, embraced when they met for a date earlier this week.
A friend said: "Paul has known Sabrina for quite a time but their friendship has recently begun to deepen.
Macca, 64, and heiress Sabrina Guinness, 52, embraced when they met for a date earlier this week.
A friend said: "Paul has known Sabrina for quite a time but their friendship has recently begun to deepen.
Macca on date with Charles ex reports then Sun
SIR Paul McCartney has been wining and dining a society beauty who used to date Prince Charles.
Sabrina Guinness, 52, is comforting the ex-Beatle amid his bitter divorce battle with Heather Mills.
Sir Paul, 64, hooked up with Sabrina — who dated Charles in the late 1970s — in London on Wednesday night.
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