THE Guardian leads with a picture of who it describes as

Fall of the godfather telling us that

The Godfather retired at 35. By then his years of running probably the most feared criminal gang in the British underworld had earned him so much money he stopped counting at £11m.
Today the criminal career of Terence George Adams, 52, has been halted, albeit perhaps temporarily, as he begins a seven-year sentence for laundering £1m.

GANGLAND GODFATHER GETS SEVEN YEAR STITCH says the Mirror

BRITAIN'S most feared gangland godfather got away with murder yesterday when he was jailed for just seven years.
Terry Adams, linked by police to 25 unsolved killings, was finally brought to justice after running a £200million crime empire for more than 25 years.
He pleaded guilty to a single charge of money laundering - but was told he will be eligible for parole in three and a half years, meaning he could be released to again enjoy his multi-million pound fortune.
One of the notorious Adams family of North London - described by police as "worse than the Krays" - the 52-year-old showed no emotion when Judge Timothy Pontius sentenced him at the Old Bailey.

The Express reports on

The judge who wants to set murderers free

THE Lord Chief Justice faced calls to resign last night after sparking outrage by saying murderers should spend less time behind bars.Lord Phillips said killers and other lifers were in jail too long, and even questioned whether mandatory life terms are necessary.In extraordinary comments, he slammed the fact that new laws have “ratcheted up” the length of time society’s most dangerous offenders are locked away.His words, the latest in a series of outbursts calling for softer treatment on criminals, provoked an instant backlash.

The Times looks at a differeent aspect of the speach

Plan for more women judges ‘could damage impartiality’

In a strongly worded message, Britain’s most senior judge has told Lord Falconer of Thoroton that his plans to allow judges to return to legal practice after a stint on the bench could backfire and even deter the very people they are aimed to attract.
Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers also gave a warning that the plans to create a more diverse judiciary could damage the standing of judges as “independent” in the eyes of the public and lead to allegations of bias.
And he tells Lord Falconer that in any case, the issue of whether judges should be allowed to return to practice is one for the judiciary, and not for ministers, under the new constitutional arrangements in which the Lord Chancellor no longer heads the judiciary.

Top judge: Let killers out of jail says the Sun

Lord Chief Justice Lord Phillips warned that jails would be stuffed with “geriatric” inmates if no action was taken.
He suggested the country would look back in shame in 100 years time at the length of sentences for killers and rapists — and claimed it was “barbaric” to cage them for so long.
His comments caused a storm last night — as he is in charge of sentencing guidelines in England and Wales.
Prime Minister Tony Blair and Home Secretary John Reid both dismissed the Law Lord’s outburst.

Both the Times and the Telegraph lead with the same story

Children's medicine contains banned additives says the Telegraph

Sweeteners, artificial colours and preservatives were found in cough syrups, paracetamol tablets and teething gels by the Food Commission.
Some of the additives can cause reactions such as asthma, rashes, eye irritation or have a mild laxative effect.

Banned additives in children’s medicines says the Times

Young children and babies are routinely being given medicines containing artificial dyes, sweeteners and preservatives that are banned from food and drink for the under 3s.
Research carried out by the Food Commission has found that just one of 41 medications intended for children was free of additives, while many contained a cocktail of colourings, sweeteners and preservatives that can trigger allergic reactions such as rashes, eye irritation, stomach upsets and diarrhoea.

The paper reports on the Stormont elections

Blair urges Paisley and Sinn Fein: now take your places in history

Northern Ireland’s most entrenched political adversaries were given a mandate to go into government together when the Rev Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party and Gerry Adams’s Sinn Fein emerged as clear winners of the Assembly elections.
The result of the poll, which gave those parties gains at the expense of the more moderate nationalist and Unionist parties, was welcomed by Tony Blair, whose chances of seeing a political settlement in Northern Ireland by the time he stands down as Prime Minister have improved.

Pressure grows on Paisley for power-sharing deal reports the Guardian

Both Tony Blair and the Irish premier Bertie Ahern urged Northern Ireland's political parties not to miss an "opportunity of historic proportions" to re-establish a devolved administration at Stormont. In a joint statement the two prime ministers declared: "The message of the electorate is clear: after so many years of frustration and disappointment, they want Northern Ireland to move on to build a better future together through the devolved institutions."

The same paper is at the Eu summit in Brussels where

Europe sets benchmark for tackling climate change

Europe became the world leader in tackling climate change yesterday when 27 governments agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20%, and commit the EU to generating a fifth of its energy from renewable sources, within 13 years.
Greenpeace praised it as the biggest decision taken to fight global warming since the Kyoto protocol 10 years ago. European leaders said it was a historic pact and Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, was praised for steering it through despite opposition from France and eastern Europe. Ms Merkel is due to host a summit in June of leading industrial countries at which she will seek to persuade the US, China, India, and others to follow Europe's example.

The Mail's front page reports on another outcome

EU switches off our old lightbulbs

The death knell for the traditional lightbulb has been sounded.
Tony Blair and fellow EU leaders agreed that it should be phased out within two years to make way for the low-energy version.

They told the European Commission to rush through proposals to phase out incandescent bulbs - the conventional version with a filament - in private homes by 2009.

GREEN BULBS SWITCH TO SAVE PLANET with the Mirror at least reporting

TRADITIONAL light bulbs are to be banned in a bid to cut global warming.
All homes will have to fit low-energy bulbs, which at up to £5 each cost more but should end up saving cash as they last 12 times as long and use less electricity.
EU countries have agreed to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 20 per cent come 2020. If America and others sign up this year the target will rise to 30 per cent. EU leaders also agreed a separate bid to get at least 20 per cent of Europe's energy needs from renewable sources like solar or wind power by the same date.

The Independent continues with its bank charges crusade,sharing a picture of a dog at crufts its front page declares

Revenge of the banks: Stealth charges imposed after two million customers join revolt over unfair payments

Banks have begun introducing a range of "stealth" charges that will make them millions of pounds as they recover from the financial sting of the mass revolt against penalty fees.
Within months, thousands of current account customers will find that they have been switched from free accounts to ones with annual fees. Credit card users are being levied new one-off payments and paying higher rates for withdrawing money from cash machines. Institutions have also been hiking the cost of loans, even though the Bank of England has kept its base rate stable for two months.

The Television voting scandal refuses to go away,the Mirror has an exclusive

I WAS A PHONE-IN FAKER

CALLERS to TV phonein quizzes Grab A Grand and Lucky Stars had no difficulty occasionally winning the smaller £10 and £20 prizes on offer.
However, the more eagle-eyed among them may have wondered why no one seemed to land the big prize of up to £10,000.
That was because bosses cynically rigged up a computer to ensure NO ONE landed the jackpot, staff who worked on the satellite quizzes have revealed.
And to fool viewers, the programmes occasionally went through the charade of handing out bigger payouts - but only to members of staff posing as callers.
One disgusted ex-show host, Miranda Lipinski, 27, claimed: "The scam was that viewers would only win small amounts, up to about £100. They had no chance of winning the jackpot.

And its lead also returns to a Tv theme of earlier in the year

EXCLUSIVE: THE BIG BROTHER COVER-UP

THE Big Brother police probe into the racist bullying of Shilpa Shetty was thwarted by a cover-up.
Jade, 25, and mum Jackiey snubbed police requests for interviews.
Channel 4 refused to hand over unseen clips allegedly showing Jade abusing Shilpa. And none of the housemates would complain about racist behaviour.
A police source said: "It was incredibly frustrating. So in the end reluctantly we have let it drop." The revelations came as police announced there would be no arrests over the bullying, which outraged millions of viewers

Tv also makes the front of the Sun follwing up on yesterday's story it reports that

I'VE BEEN STABBED IN THE BACK

TELLY’S Louis Walsh last night claimed X Factor host Kate Thornton had been misled over her axing — adding: “It would seem Simon Cowell’s word is not his bond.”
Kate, 34, was ditched from Cowell’s hit show at the same time Louis was dropped as a judge.
He reckons the blonde — who burst into tears when told the news this week — will be hard to replace.
Louis said: “It was a bad move sacking Kate. She was like a mother figure for all the acts. She will be a big loss.
“It was made worse because Simon and ITV kept telling Kate she was safe, that she’d be staying. But it would seem Simon’s word is NOT his bond.”

The Star has the other side of the story

WHY I AXED LOUIS AND KATE

SIMON Cowell has revealed how he was forced to treat the X Factor like Corrie – by changing the cast to keep it a ratings hit.The multi-millionaire exclusively revealed he was under pressure from ITV to shake up the show, and that meant judge Louis Walsh and host Kate Thornton getting the boot.The news stunned fans and viewers, with many thinking Cowell was living up to his nickname of telly’s Mr Nasty.

Back to more hard news stories and the Telegraph reports an exclusive

Orphanages in 'children for sale' racket

An investigation by The Daily Telegraph has uncovered the extent of the malpractice as Kathmandu prepares to host an international adoption conference this weekend, aimed at attracting foreign adoptive parents and lobbying for deregulation.
Posing as a British couple seeking to adopt, reporters found one agent who demanded cash advances in an attempt to, in effect, sell us a Nepali baby.

The Indy is amongst many who report

Gingrich admits to affair during Lewinsky scandal

Newt Gingrich, the conservative who led the Republican revolution of the early 1990s, has admitted he was having an extramarital affair even as he called for the impeachment of Bill Clinton nine years ago over his dalliance with Monica Lewinsky.
Mr Gingrich came clean in an interview with the powerful Christian lobbyist James Dobson of Focus on the Family, confirming what had been a persistent rumour in political circles at the time. "The honest answer is yes," Mr Gingrich said in the interview. "There are times that I have fallen short of my own standards. There's certainly times when I've fallen short of God's standards."

Whilst the Guardian is following George Bush's trip to South America

Angry crowds hunt Bush as protests mark start of Latin American tour describing how

Some arrived clutching banners telling "Mr Butcher" to go home. Others brought effigies of "The Warlord" dangling miserably from a hangman's noose. A handful dressed up as the grim reaper, while some women paraded through the streets with stickers of George Bush and Adolf Hitler placed tastefully over their nipples.
Fabio Silva had other ideas. He stuffed a sock into his mouth and left it there for three hours. "It means that the Brazilian authorities have tried to censor us - to pretend to Bushy that we don't exist," said the 21-year-old student, using the president's nickname in these parts after briefly removing his gag. "It means that we are remembering the silent victims of Iraq. And it means that the censorship will not shut me up."

According to the Independent on the same topic

Chavez hijacks Bush's South American tour with attack on 'wolf in sheep's clothing'

The Venezuelan leader, Hugo Chavez, has dismissed President George Bush's anti-poverty proposals as the US leader's visit to Latin America was met with furious demonstrations across the region yesterday.
As the two leaders embarked on separate visits, Mr Chavez - who has made poverty reduction a central plank of his own domestic agenda - said the proposals of his ideological rival were nothing more than a "wolf in sheep's clothing". He also mocked a $75m (£39m)initiative to help teach Latin American children to speak English. "He's a symbol of domination and we are a cry of rebellion against the domination ... he's trying to trick our people to divide us," said Mr Chavez, before heading for a meeting with Argentina's president, Néstor Kirchner. "We don't need tips from the empire."

Finally the Telegraph has on its front page an exclusive

Sven signs for Premiership club

The former England manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, could be heading for a shock return to English football in the summer, according to his long-term lover Nancy Dell'Olio.
In a move which will cause fresh embarrassment to the Swede, Dell'Olio claims in an interview with The Daily Telegraph's Celia Walden that he has already secured an agreement with a Premiership club.
"Yes he's got another job with a Premiership club, which won't start until next season," she says in Glamour magazine. "So we'll be staying in Britain, but I can't say any more." Eriksson has been out of work since quitting as England manager after a disappointing World Cup in Germany last July. He is still being paid £6,500 per week by the Football Association as part of his severance deal.