In her own words: the female sailor held captive in Iran is the Independent's exclusive as the crisis wih Iran continues
The woman who was captured by Iran's Revolutionary Guards while serving with the Royal Navy in Iraq spoke of her devotion to both her family and her job just hours before she was seized.
In an interview with The Independent, leading Seaman Specialist Faye Turney described how the crew of HMS Cornwall were well aware of the perils of operating in an area that had been targeted by suicide bombers. The 25-year-old mother, one of 15 sailors and Marines captured on Friday off the coast of Iraq, said: "I know by doing this job I can give [my daughter] everything she wants in life and hopefully by seeing me doing what I do, she'll grow up knowing that a woman can have a family and have a career at the same time."
In an interview with The Independent, leading Seaman Specialist Faye Turney described how the crew of HMS Cornwall were well aware of the perils of operating in an area that had been targeted by suicide bombers. The 25-year-old mother, one of 15 sailors and Marines captured on Friday off the coast of Iraq, said: "I know by doing this job I can give [my daughter] everything she wants in life and hopefully by seeing me doing what I do, she'll grow up knowing that a woman can have a family and have a career at the same time."
The Telegraph leads with the same story
'I knew I could go to war. It was my choice'
the mother, whose daughter Molly is being looked after by her sailor husband in Plymouth, talked of her pride at doing the job "as well as a man".
Her words were reported as Britain raised the temperature in diplomatic efforts to force Iran to free the eight sailors and seven Royal Marines.
Tony Blair threatened a "different phase" in diplomacy that is thought will show precisely where the Navy boats were located when seized by the Iranians.
Her words were reported as Britain raised the temperature in diplomatic efforts to force Iran to free the eight sailors and seven Royal Marines.
Tony Blair threatened a "different phase" in diplomacy that is thought will show precisely where the Navy boats were located when seized by the Iranians.
According to the Guardian
Maps and photos to be released showing captured marines were inside Iraqi waters
British government officials will release evidence today designed to prove that British marines seized by Iranians last week were patrolling well inside Iraqi waters and should never have been captured.
The evidence will include maps, detailed co-ordinates and photographs of the area. The foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, cutting short a visit to Turkey yesterday, will also make a statement to MPs today, but the detailed briefing will be left to officials.
The plan to put the British case in the public domain will only change if overnight the Iranian government give British diplomats access to the 15 marines and sailors captured by Iranians on Friday after searching a boat in the Gulf, off the coast of Iraq, which they suspected was smuggling cars.
The evidence will include maps, detailed co-ordinates and photographs of the area. The foreign secretary, Margaret Beckett, cutting short a visit to Turkey yesterday, will also make a statement to MPs today, but the detailed briefing will be left to officials.
The plan to put the British case in the public domain will only change if overnight the Iranian government give British diplomats access to the 15 marines and sailors captured by Iranians on Friday after searching a boat in the Gulf, off the coast of Iraq, which they suspected was smuggling cars.
Both the Mirror and the Mail lead with the discovery in Japan of the body of an English student teacher
MURDERED IN A BATH OF SAND says the Mirror
BRITISH teacher Lindsay Hawker was found strangled and buried in a bathtub of sand.
Lindsay's body was discovered on the balcony of a Tokyo flat where her killer had dragged the bath.
It was covered in sand with just one hand visible. Police are hunting her lover Tatsuya Ishihashni, 28, who fled the apartment as they questioned neighbours.
Last night an uncle of the 22-year-old from Coventry said: "We're distraught. The family is in bits."
Skinny Tatsuya Ichihashni, 28, evaded capture by seconds bursting out of his Tokyo flat as police questioned close neighbours about Lindsay's disappearance. He fled into the streets.
Lindsay's body was discovered on the balcony of a Tokyo flat where her killer had dragged the bath.
It was covered in sand with just one hand visible. Police are hunting her lover Tatsuya Ishihashni, 28, who fled the apartment as they questioned neighbours.
Last night an uncle of the 22-year-old from Coventry said: "We're distraught. The family is in bits."
Skinny Tatsuya Ichihashni, 28, evaded capture by seconds bursting out of his Tokyo flat as police questioned close neighbours about Lindsay's disappearance. He fled into the streets.
British teacher found dead in a bath of sand near Tokyo headlines the Mail
The tragedy so far from her home raised echoes of the murder in Tokyo seven years ago of 21-year-old Lucie Blackman, whose dismembered head was found in a concrete block. Her alleged killer is still on trial.
Lindsay, from Brandon, near Coventry, had not been in contact with family or friends since Saturday.
Her sister Lisa, 25, e-mailed her the following day to say their mother Julia was worried after hearing Japan had been hit by an earthquake. Her boyfriend Ryan Garside also sent messages begging her to get in touch.
Her sister Lisa, 25, e-mailed her the following day to say their mother Julia was worried after hearing Japan had been hit by an earthquake. Her boyfriend Ryan Garside also sent messages begging her to get in touch.
The Sun reports on its front page that
Huntley confessions revealed
According to the paper
SOHAM child killer Ian Huntley disclosed previously unknown details of his crimes in a secret tape made before a suicide bid, The Sun can reveal.
Huntley, 33, revealed that when he told his lover Maxine Carr he wanted to own up to the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, she slapped his face.
Cold-hearted Carr told him to pull himself together — because she did not want to lose her job as a teaching assistant or the house they shared.
Huntley, 33, revealed that when he told his lover Maxine Carr he wanted to own up to the murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, she slapped his face.
Cold-hearted Carr told him to pull himself together — because she did not want to lose her job as a teaching assistant or the house they shared.
The Times reports bad news for the government
Labour faces meltdown as SNP heads for power
The SNP is heading for victory in the Scottish parliamentary elections on May 3, in what would be a severe blow to Gordon Brown shortly before he becomes Prime Minister, an opinion poll for The Times suggests today.
Mr Brown could go into the next general election with the Nationalists the largest single party in his own backyard, and facing the prospect of an SNP-led minority executive in Edinburgh seeking to challenge him at every turn.
The Populus poll puts the Nationalists ahead of Labour in both the first-past-the-post and proportional-representation sections. They are on track to win 50 seats in the 129-seat Scottish Parliament, seven more than Labour. The Liberal Democrats would have 18 MSPs, the Conservatives 17 and the Greens one.
Mr Brown could go into the next general election with the Nationalists the largest single party in his own backyard, and facing the prospect of an SNP-led minority executive in Edinburgh seeking to challenge him at every turn.
The Populus poll puts the Nationalists ahead of Labour in both the first-past-the-post and proportional-representation sections. They are on track to win 50 seats in the 129-seat Scottish Parliament, seven more than Labour. The Liberal Democrats would have 18 MSPs, the Conservatives 17 and the Greens one.
The Independent has better news
Tory lead slips as voters welcome Budget
The Tories' lead over Labour has fallen sharply in the wake of the Budget, according to the latest monthly opinion poll for The Independent.
The survey by CommunicateResearch puts David Cameron's Conservatives on 35 per cent (down five points on last month), Labour on 31 per cent (+2), the Liberal Democrats on 20 per cent (+3) and other parties on 14 per cent (unchanged). The Tory lead has dropped from 11 points to just four.
Labour's recovery is mainly due to a swing back to the party among middle-income groups - a key target of Gordon Brown's final Budget last week. Labour's support among the C2 social group, credited with keeping Margaret Thatcher in power, has risen from 23 per cent to 32 per cent in the past month. Among the next highest group on the scale, the C1s, Labour is up from 27 per cent to 32 per cent.
The survey by CommunicateResearch puts David Cameron's Conservatives on 35 per cent (down five points on last month), Labour on 31 per cent (+2), the Liberal Democrats on 20 per cent (+3) and other parties on 14 per cent (unchanged). The Tory lead has dropped from 11 points to just four.
Labour's recovery is mainly due to a swing back to the party among middle-income groups - a key target of Gordon Brown's final Budget last week. Labour's support among the C2 social group, credited with keeping Margaret Thatcher in power, has risen from 23 per cent to 32 per cent in the past month. Among the next highest group on the scale, the C1s, Labour is up from 27 per cent to 32 per cent.
The Guardian leads this morning with the story that
Secret talks to get airline bomb suspect back to UK
Britain is engaged in secret negotiations with Pakistan to swap a terrorist suspect who is wanted for questioning over the alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airlines last summer, the Guardian has learned.
In increasingly tense discussions, the British government is demanding the return of Rashid Rauf, a 26-year-old who is held in a high security prison in Pakistan. But ministers in Pakistan have responded by asking for something in return. In a proposed swap, they are calling for the extradition of up to eight people living in the UK who they claim are involved in an uprising in the western oil-rich province of Baluchistan.
In increasingly tense discussions, the British government is demanding the return of Rashid Rauf, a 26-year-old who is held in a high security prison in Pakistan. But ministers in Pakistan have responded by asking for something in return. In a proposed swap, they are calling for the extradition of up to eight people living in the UK who they claim are involved in an uprising in the western oil-rich province of Baluchistan.
The Telegraph ahead of the latest peace talks in the Middle East reports that
Accept peace plan or face war, Israel told
The "lords of war" will decide Israel's future if it rejects a blueprint for peace crafted by the entire Arab world, Saudi Arabia's veteran foreign minister warned yesterday.
As leaders began gathering in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for today's summit of the Arab League, Prince Saud al-Faisal told The Daily Telegraph that the Middle East risks perpetual conflict if the peace plan fails.
As leaders began gathering in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, for today's summit of the Arab League, Prince Saud al-Faisal told The Daily Telegraph that the Middle East risks perpetual conflict if the peace plan fails.
Staying with the subject of Israel the Indy reports
BBC fights to suppress internal report into allegations of bias against Israel
The BBC was in court yesterday fighting over the public's right to know. But the Corporation was not battling to bring information into the open. Instead it has paid an estimated £200,000 in legal fees to keep the report secret.
The Corporation is trying to persuade the High Court to overrule a decision by the Information Tribunal that an internal report into the BBC's Middle East coverage should be made public.
It puts the Corporation in the awkward position of arguing that the Freedom of Information Act should not apply in this case, although their journalists have previously made free use of the Act to prise information from the Government.
The dispute is over a 20,000-page report commissioned four years ago, at a time when the Israeli government had announced that it was withdrawing all co-operation with the BBC staff stationed in the Middle East, including all the help BBC journalists could normally expect with issues such as passports and visas.
The Corporation is trying to persuade the High Court to overrule a decision by the Information Tribunal that an internal report into the BBC's Middle East coverage should be made public.
It puts the Corporation in the awkward position of arguing that the Freedom of Information Act should not apply in this case, although their journalists have previously made free use of the Act to prise information from the Government.
The dispute is over a 20,000-page report commissioned four years ago, at a time when the Israeli government had announced that it was withdrawing all co-operation with the BBC staff stationed in the Middle East, including all the help BBC journalists could normally expect with issues such as passports and visas.
The Guardian reveals that
Blair wants no-fly zone enforced over Darfur
Tony Blair is pushing the United Nations to declare a no-fly zone over Darfur, enforced if necessary by the bombing of Sudanese military airfields used for raids on the province, the Guardian has learned.
The controversial initiative comes as a classified report by a UN panel of experts alleges Sudan has violated UN resolutions by moving arms into Darfur, conducting overflights and disguising its military planes as UN humanitarian aircraft.
Mr Blair has been pushing for much tougher international action against Sudan since President Omar Hassan al-Bashir reneged earlier this month on last November's agreement to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur to protect civilians.
The controversial initiative comes as a classified report by a UN panel of experts alleges Sudan has violated UN resolutions by moving arms into Darfur, conducting overflights and disguising its military planes as UN humanitarian aircraft.
Mr Blair has been pushing for much tougher international action against Sudan since President Omar Hassan al-Bashir reneged earlier this month on last November's agreement to allow UN peacekeepers into Darfur to protect civilians.
Many of the papers report on the protester that disrupted yesterday's service commemorating the abolishan of slavery
SLAVE TRADE PROTESTER BEATS ROYAL SECURITY reports the Mirror
AN angry protester sparked a major security scare yesterday when he eluded royal bodyguards and began screaming 12ft from the unguarded Queen.
It was 30 seconds before Toyin Agbetu, 39, was confronted by staff and several minutes before he was arrested during the service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Britain.
The black human rights activist, dressed in a brightly coloured traditional African smock, stood ranting: "All of you here are disrespecting my ancestors. You should all be ashamed. This is an insult to us."
Agbetu dodged at least 10 plain clothes cops to launch his tirade.
He burst in to the aisle and ran up to the pulpit in front of the stunned Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tony and Cherie Blair, Gordon and Sarah Brown, John Prescott and David Cameron were also in the congregation which included ambassadors and religious groups from across the world.
The Queen, seated in the sacrarium area at the front, looked stunned as Agbetu shouted: "I'm a proud African. Men of God should be ashamed. We should not be here.
It was 30 seconds before Toyin Agbetu, 39, was confronted by staff and several minutes before he was arrested during the service at Westminster Abbey to mark the 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in Britain.
The black human rights activist, dressed in a brightly coloured traditional African smock, stood ranting: "All of you here are disrespecting my ancestors. You should all be ashamed. This is an insult to us."
Agbetu dodged at least 10 plain clothes cops to launch his tirade.
He burst in to the aisle and ran up to the pulpit in front of the stunned Archbishop of Canterbury.
Tony and Cherie Blair, Gordon and Sarah Brown, John Prescott and David Cameron were also in the congregation which included ambassadors and religious groups from across the world.
The Queen, seated in the sacrarium area at the front, looked stunned as Agbetu shouted: "I'm a proud African. Men of God should be ashamed. We should not be here.
Finally the papers report on yesterday's ruling with implications for those with parking tickets
You can park illegally if you’re quick says the Times
Drivers who incur fixed penalty fines can escape payment unless the warden hands them the ticket or fixes it to the vehicle, the High Court confirmed yesterday.
In a test case, Transport for London (TfL) failed in an attempt to extend the law so that motorists who stop briefly but illegally can be served a fixed penalty notice by post.
Simeon Ademolake, 43, who is also a councillor in Newham, East London, received a £50 penalty charge notice through the post after stopping his car briefly on a red route in Whitechapel in 2005.
He disputed the charge and took it to the independent adjudicator, the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service, which ruled in his favour after he explained that the warden had not placed the ticket on his vehicle or given it to him. Yesterday the High Court ruled that the businessman was not obliged to pay the fine.
In a test case, Transport for London (TfL) failed in an attempt to extend the law so that motorists who stop briefly but illegally can be served a fixed penalty notice by post.
Simeon Ademolake, 43, who is also a councillor in Newham, East London, received a £50 penalty charge notice through the post after stopping his car briefly on a red route in Whitechapel in 2005.
He disputed the charge and took it to the independent adjudicator, the Parking and Traffic Appeals Service, which ruled in his favour after he explained that the warden had not placed the ticket on his vehicle or given it to him. Yesterday the High Court ruled that the businessman was not obliged to pay the fine.
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