The scramble to discover the reasons for the Royal split occupy the papers.Of the main Sunday's only the Independent and the People have nothing on their front pages although the quality Sunday's lead with different stories.
The Mirror runs with
WILLS' £11K BOOZE BINGE as its lead
PRINCE William racked up a staggering £11,000 bar bill yesterday as he drowned his sorrows after splitting with Kate Middleton.
William, aware that news of their separation was about to break, partied until the early hours at the trendy Mahiki club in West London.
He and four male pals spent five hours drinking £800 magnums of Dom Perignon champagne and £500 "Treasure Chest" cocktails - and bought scores of drinks for other clubbers.
Wills was dragged to the dance floor at 2am by his friends for a sing-a-long of the Rolling Stones' anthem You Can't Always Get What You Want.
"He started off in high spirits but seemed to hit the wall about 3am.
"He was slumped in the corner looking miserable," said a Mahiki source.
William, aware that news of their separation was about to break, partied until the early hours at the trendy Mahiki club in West London.
He and four male pals spent five hours drinking £800 magnums of Dom Perignon champagne and £500 "Treasure Chest" cocktails - and bought scores of drinks for other clubbers.
Wills was dragged to the dance floor at 2am by his friends for a sing-a-long of the Rolling Stones' anthem You Can't Always Get What You Want.
"He started off in high spirits but seemed to hit the wall about 3am.
"He was slumped in the corner looking miserable," said a Mahiki source.
The News of the World claims the Queen's intervention
WE DON'T WANT ANOTHER DIANA
PRINCE William's five-year romance with Kate Middleton was dramatically killed off at a secret royal summit when the Queen said: "Don't rush down the aisle—we don't want another Diana."
Her Majesty issued the shock advice around 10 days ago after William sensationally confessed his doubts at a top-level family conference.
The prince told other royals, including Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh, that he didn't want to commit to marriage in the near future and preferred to put his Army and state duties first.
Her Majesty issued the shock advice around 10 days ago after William sensationally confessed his doubts at a top-level family conference.
The prince told other royals, including Prince Charles and the Duke of Edinburgh, that he didn't want to commit to marriage in the near future and preferred to put his Army and state duties first.
The Telegraph believes that Charles intervened
The Prince of Wales encouraged Prince William to reach a "make or break" decision on whether to marry his girlfriend, Kate Middleton, according to sources close to the Royal Family.
The revelation came yesterday, hours after it was confirmed that Prince William, 24, and Miss Middleton, 25, had "mutually" agreed to separate after four years. Prince Charles is understood to have been concerned that it was unfair on Miss Middleton - who has been constantly hounded by the paparazzi at her central London home - for his elder son to prolong the relationship indefinitely without marrying her. Unlike Prince William, she does not live in heavily guarded private palaces or have a personal bodyguard.
The revelation came yesterday, hours after it was confirmed that Prince William, 24, and Miss Middleton, 25, had "mutually" agreed to separate after four years. Prince Charles is understood to have been concerned that it was unfair on Miss Middleton - who has been constantly hounded by the paparazzi at her central London home - for his elder son to prolong the relationship indefinitely without marrying her. Unlike Prince William, she does not live in heavily guarded private palaces or have a personal bodyguard.
PRINCES IN CRISIS is the front of the Express
THE QUEEN is facing a double crisis as the futures of Prince William and Harry were plunged into uncertainty.
Hopes that the futures of the two dashing young princes had been mapped out lay in tatters after a double setback for the Royal Family.Her Majesty's wishes of seeing William find love and secure the Royal lineage with popular Kate Middleton evaporated as the couple announced they had split.And plans for Harry to serve with his regiment in Iraq hung in the balance amid renewed fears for his safety.
The Mail prefers to speculate on the reasons for the break up
'It's just not fun any more' - what Wills told Kate before he dumped her
Prince William decided to break up with Kate Middleton because he felt the 'fun' had disappeared from their relationship, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The 24-year-old Prince told the girl many thought would be his queen that it was all over in a "face-to-face" meeting last weekend.
"He sat her down and told her, he didn't gild the lily," said a source.
The 24-year-old Prince told the girl many thought would be his queen that it was all over in a "face-to-face" meeting last weekend.
"He sat her down and told her, he didn't gild the lily," said a source.
The royal split: ‘Wills met Kate five years too early’ says the Times
PRINCE William’s romance with Kate Middleton was destined to fail because they met “five years too early”, close friends said yesterday.
Confirmation of the split came as a shock after widespread predictions of a royal engagement this year. Friends said William and Middleton would remain firm friends but the relationship, which started at university, had come when they were both too young.
It is understood that the couple broke up over the Easter weekend and that it was an “amicable” agreement. The Queen was informed last week and was last night said to be “feeling for them both”.
William is understood to have become increasingly ill at ease recently over speculation that he would marry Middleton. He has always felt that it would be unwise to marry before his late twenties.
Confirmation of the split came as a shock after widespread predictions of a royal engagement this year. Friends said William and Middleton would remain firm friends but the relationship, which started at university, had come when they were both too young.
It is understood that the couple broke up over the Easter weekend and that it was an “amicable” agreement. The Queen was informed last week and was last night said to be “feeling for them both”.
William is understood to have become increasingly ill at ease recently over speculation that he would marry Middleton. He has always felt that it would be unwise to marry before his late twenties.
The Observer offers sympathy to Kate's family
Family plea to be left alone after Kate's split with prince
The end of the highest-profile royal romance since Charles and Diana was revealed in the Sun yesterday. By 10.17am Middleton's lawyers, Harbottle & Lewis, had warned the media that she and her parents must be left alone, with 'any further intrusions into their privacy' being 'viewed as harassment'. The couple had been together for four years and were reported to have split amicably.
Before we leave the subject though back to the Mirror whose former Royal correspondent James Whitacker claims
NOT POSH ENOUGH FOR ROYALS revealing that
a few weeks ago I spoke to a close relative of HM who had spent the day with Kate. She said that although Kate was "a delight" there was great uncertainty about the mother. I was told: "The Queen couldn't believe it when, on introduction, Carole actually said 'Pleased to meet you'." Ugh!
Additionally, Mrs Middleton used the word "toilet" rather than lavatory and also "pardon" rather than "I beg your pardon" or even the more socially acceptable "what?"
These may be minor faux pas but they were indicative of Kate's upbringing. Solidly middleclass but lacking in the sort of breeding (what a revoltingly snobby word) so necessary in becoming a King's consort.
Additionally, Mrs Middleton used the word "toilet" rather than lavatory and also "pardon" rather than "I beg your pardon" or even the more socially acceptable "what?"
These may be minor faux pas but they were indicative of Kate's upbringing. Solidly middleclass but lacking in the sort of breeding (what a revoltingly snobby word) so necessary in becoming a King's consort.
The Independent has no mention of the split on its front page prefering instead to proclaim
Insane! Stop the Mental Health Bill
The Independent on Sunday today urges all MPs to read the story of one child's treatment under Britain's current outdated and draconian mental health laws.
Jack Owen was just 16 when he was sexually assaulted by a male patient, verbally abused and locked up in a windowless cell on an adult psychiatric ward. His story, told here for the first time, is a damning indictment of Britain's mental health service.
Tomorrow, the Government will attempt to force through its mental health reforms - reforms that this newspaper opposes and which experts warn ignore the care and treatment needs of thousands of vulnerable children like Jack.
Jack Owen was just 16 when he was sexually assaulted by a male patient, verbally abused and locked up in a windowless cell on an adult psychiatric ward. His story, told here for the first time, is a damning indictment of Britain's mental health service.
Tomorrow, the Government will attempt to force through its mental health reforms - reforms that this newspaper opposes and which experts warn ignore the care and treatment needs of thousands of vulnerable children like Jack.
The Observer leads with the revelation that
Britain's fight against drugs 'a total failure'
Government attempts to persuade thousands of young people to stay away from drugs have failed and done nothing to curb the soaring popularity of illegal substances, a devastating report will warn this week.
The number of young people using cocaine and cannabis has increased rapidly over the past 20 years despite high-profile campaigns, such as the £9m 'Frank' initiative aimed at 11 to 15-year-olds, according to an in-depth examination of official efforts to tackle Britain's chronic drug problem. It is also expected to claim that Britain's 'unusually severe drug problem compared with that of our European neighbours' is linked to social and economic deprivation, that punitive laws have had little effect and that police efforts to disrupt the drugs trade have also failed.
The number of young people using cocaine and cannabis has increased rapidly over the past 20 years despite high-profile campaigns, such as the £9m 'Frank' initiative aimed at 11 to 15-year-olds, according to an in-depth examination of official efforts to tackle Britain's chronic drug problem. It is also expected to claim that Britain's 'unusually severe drug problem compared with that of our European neighbours' is linked to social and economic deprivation, that punitive laws have had little effect and that police efforts to disrupt the drugs trade have also failed.
The problems for Des Browne don't go away,the Telegraph claiming that
Browne went AWOL as hostages sold stories
Des Browne was out of touch with his advisers and most senior aides for almost 24 hours as naval chiefs drew up plans to allow the sailors and Marines to talk and profit financially from their 13-day "ordeal", sparking accusations that he "went Awol".
Along with many of his aides and the most senior civil servants in his department in London, Mr Browne decided, within hours of the hostages being returned safely to Britain, to take a "privilege" half-day, at the start of the long Easter holiday.
As he travelled 400 miles to his home in Scotland, naval chiefs were finalising the crucial policy document listing the reasons why the sailors should be allowed to sell their stories to the media.
Along with many of his aides and the most senior civil servants in his department in London, Mr Browne decided, within hours of the hostages being returned safely to Britain, to take a "privilege" half-day, at the start of the long Easter holiday.
As he travelled 400 miles to his home in Scotland, naval chiefs were finalising the crucial policy document listing the reasons why the sailors should be allowed to sell their stories to the media.
Browne blames Navy over sale of stories claims the Observer
The defence Secretary, Des Browne, will risk reigniting the row over the 'cash for stories' affair tomorrow when he lays some of the blame for the debacle at the door of the Royal Navy.
He is expected to tell Parliament that he accepts he should have challenged Navy legal advice suggesting he was powerless to bar the 15 freed sailors and marines from selling their accounts of being held captive in Tehran.
He is expected to tell Parliament that he accepts he should have challenged Navy legal advice suggesting he was powerless to bar the 15 freed sailors and marines from selling their accounts of being held captive in Tehran.
No 10 'knew about hostage deal' says the Indy
Downing Street was told that the freed British hostages had made interview deals for money and were about to appear on television and in the press, according to senior Whitehall sources.
No 10 was tipped off before the interviews appeared but made no attempt to veto them. Whitehall sources said Downing Street was told "there's going to be these interviews".
Though the warning came after the deals had been agreed, the revelation will damage No 10's attempts to distance itself from the controversy.
Downing Street vehemently denied last week that it played any role in negotiating a deal or taking the decision relating to payments. It has given the impression it had no knowledge of the controversy until after the interviews appeared. Tony Blair has himself said that he did not know about the interviews until after the decision to give them took place. It is thought that the tip-off went to officials, not directly to Mr Blair.
No 10 was tipped off before the interviews appeared but made no attempt to veto them. Whitehall sources said Downing Street was told "there's going to be these interviews".
Though the warning came after the deals had been agreed, the revelation will damage No 10's attempts to distance itself from the controversy.
Downing Street vehemently denied last week that it played any role in negotiating a deal or taking the decision relating to payments. It has given the impression it had no knowledge of the controversy until after the interviews appeared. Tony Blair has himself said that he did not know about the interviews until after the decision to give them took place. It is thought that the tip-off went to officials, not directly to Mr Blair.
The other Brown comes in for critic in the Times
Brown lost £2bn selling UK's gold says the paper
GORDON BROWN is to face questions in parliament after revelations that he disregarded advice from the Bank of England before he sold off more than half the country’s gold reserves at the bottom of the market.
Insiders involved in the decision have broken ranks after an 18-month battle in which the Treasury has blocked attempts by The Sunday Times to make public the official advice received by Brown before he sold the gold.
They have revealed that Bank of England officials had serious misgivings over the chancellor’s determination to sell 400 tons of bullion in a series of auctions between 1999 and 2002, when the price was at a 20-year low. Since then the price has almost trebled, meaning the decision cost the taxpayer an estimated £2 billion.
Insiders involved in the decision have broken ranks after an 18-month battle in which the Treasury has blocked attempts by The Sunday Times to make public the official advice received by Brown before he sold the gold.
They have revealed that Bank of England officials had serious misgivings over the chancellor’s determination to sell 400 tons of bullion in a series of auctions between 1999 and 2002, when the price was at a 20-year low. Since then the price has almost trebled, meaning the decision cost the taxpayer an estimated £2 billion.
The Express is also on the attack
BILLIONS IN TAX FOR HOSPITALS KEPT SECRET
GORDON Brown is being forced to come clean over a “stealth tax” that will saddle every man, woman and child in Britain with a debt of £1,700.
For 10 years the Chancellor has kept billions of pounds’ worth of borrowing “off the books” – hiding the true scale of debt burdening Britain’s workers.But the true costs of Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) – branded a “stealth tax on the future” – will soon be forced into the open by changes being imposed on the Treasury’s accounts.The reforms may reveal the full extent of the debt legacy the Chancellor has left Britain after a decade in office.
The Observer claims that
Smear campaign threat to Miliband
David Miliband's supporters fear he is facing a smear campaign over unfounded rumours that he is planning to adopt a second child from America. In what they claim is part of a bid by those who do not want him to stand against Gordon Brown for the Labour leadership, a number of journalists have approached Miliband and his wife asking about 'plans' to extend their family.
Friends of Miliband and his wife, the concert violinist Louise Shackelton, said they still bear the scars of newspaper allegations two years ago, which were strongly denied, that the US adoption of their son Isaac was 'fast-tracked' by the Department for Education, where Miliband was then a minister.They said one reason for Miliband's reluctance so far to run for the leadership was that he feared renewed media intrusion.
Friends of Miliband and his wife, the concert violinist Louise Shackelton, said they still bear the scars of newspaper allegations two years ago, which were strongly denied, that the US adoption of their son Isaac was 'fast-tracked' by the Department for Education, where Miliband was then a minister.They said one reason for Miliband's reluctance so far to run for the leadership was that he feared renewed media intrusion.
Charles Clarke writes in the Mail saying that
Brown is NOT a dead cert to be Prime Minister
A week is famously a long time in politics. But the week between Tony Blair's resignation and the close of nominations for the Labour leadership will be the longest of all.
Time and time again in the past, this short period has turned expectations upside down.
Time and time again in the past, this short period has turned expectations upside down.
Most leadership contests have followed surprisingly similar patterns: matters rapidly come to a head, unresolved issues get resolved and, usually, the outcome reflects what is best both for the country and for the party.
Important though personal ambition always is, larger considerations take centre stage.
Important though personal ambition always is, larger considerations take centre stage.
According to the Independent
Iran trains 'thousands' of Iraqi insurgents
Thousands of Iraqi Shias are being trained in advanced guerrilla warfare tactics at a secret camp near the Iranian capital, according to militants who say they have spent time there.
Through an Iraqi intermediary who also went to Iran, The Independent on Sunday spoke to two seasoned guerrilla fighters. They said large numbers of Mahdi Army volunteers loyal to the maverick Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had gone to the base in Jalil Azad, near Tehran, for instruction.
Abu Amer, a 39-year-old Mahdi Army fighter who asked that his full name not be used, said he had been trained by instructors he believed were from Iran's Revolutionary Guard. "Shia fighters are being trained in modern fighting methods, such as use of powerful explosives and bringing down helicopters," he told the IoS.
Through an Iraqi intermediary who also went to Iran, The Independent on Sunday spoke to two seasoned guerrilla fighters. They said large numbers of Mahdi Army volunteers loyal to the maverick Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had gone to the base in Jalil Azad, near Tehran, for instruction.
Abu Amer, a 39-year-old Mahdi Army fighter who asked that his full name not be used, said he had been trained by instructors he believed were from Iran's Revolutionary Guard. "Shia fighters are being trained in modern fighting methods, such as use of powerful explosives and bringing down helicopters," he told the IoS.
Meanwhile the Times reports that
British helicopters collide in Iraq, killing two
Two UK service personnel have died after two British helicopters crashed north of Baghdad today, the Defence Secretary, Des Browne, said today.
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said that the crashed helicopters were both Pumas, which are normally flown by the RAF. But he would not confirm which service or regiment the dead personnel belonged to.
British forces are concentrated in southern Iraq but UK units - including special forces troops - carry out missions all over the country.
The MoD spokesman said: “I can’t talk about the particular mission they were involved in, but we do have units operating as part of the coalition across Iraq.”
A Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman said that the crashed helicopters were both Pumas, which are normally flown by the RAF. But he would not confirm which service or regiment the dead personnel belonged to.
British forces are concentrated in southern Iraq but UK units - including special forces troops - carry out missions all over the country.
The MoD spokesman said: “I can’t talk about the particular mission they were involved in, but we do have units operating as part of the coalition across Iraq.”
The Mirror reports
A VIKING'S DEATH
A BRITISH soldier killed in an Afghanistan firefight died a hero trying to protect ambushed pals.
Pte Chris Gray, 19, was yesterday hailed a "true Viking" and "a superlative soldier" by his commanding officers.
He is likely to be awarded the George Cross for his bravery when Taliban rebels attacked his patrol in Helmand province.
Soldiers at the front of the patrol were pinned down under machine gun fire, rocketpropelled grenades and mortars as Pte Gray's platoon raced forward to support their colleagues by outflanking the rebels.
But they ran into a group setting up an ambush. A firefight just 15 metres away left a number of Taliban dead, but Pte Gray was shot.
Pte Chris Gray, 19, was yesterday hailed a "true Viking" and "a superlative soldier" by his commanding officers.
He is likely to be awarded the George Cross for his bravery when Taliban rebels attacked his patrol in Helmand province.
Soldiers at the front of the patrol were pinned down under machine gun fire, rocketpropelled grenades and mortars as Pte Gray's platoon raced forward to support their colleagues by outflanking the rebels.
But they ran into a group setting up an ambush. A firefight just 15 metres away left a number of Taliban dead, but Pte Gray was shot.
The Telegraph reports that
Hundreds held in Moscow anti-Putin protests
Garry Kasparov, the former world chess champion, was among about 200 people arrested yesterday as the Russian regime moved to stamp out the least sign of opposition to President Vladimir Putin.
Thousands of riot police and interior ministry soldiers in camouflage battledress locked down the city centre to prevent a march by The Other Russia, a coalition of groups that accuse Mr Putin of dismantling democracy.
Thousands of riot police and interior ministry soldiers in camouflage battledress locked down the city centre to prevent a march by The Other Russia, a coalition of groups that accuse Mr Putin of dismantling democracy.
The People is the other paper that doesnt feature the Royal Story,its lead is
EXCLUSIVE: CORRIE SEX POT DATES TV HUBBY
CORONATION Street beauty Alison King is having intimate dates with her screen hubby Sean Gallagher, The People can reveal.
Sexy Alison, 34, Weatherfield's hot new character Carla Connor, turned to Sean for comfort after splitting with former London's Burning star Jim Alexander.
A Corrie source said: "Alison and Sean were already close. But in recent weeks they've become even closer."
On Thursday, hours after her break-up with fiance Jim was revealed, Alison and Sean, 40, arrived at her luxury flat near Granada's Manchester studios.
Sexy Alison, 34, Weatherfield's hot new character Carla Connor, turned to Sean for comfort after splitting with former London's Burning star Jim Alexander.
A Corrie source said: "Alison and Sean were already close. But in recent weeks they've become even closer."
On Thursday, hours after her break-up with fiance Jim was revealed, Alison and Sean, 40, arrived at her luxury flat near Granada's Manchester studios.
The News of the World reveals that
FORMER hooker Heather Mills McCartney once enjoyed a sex-for-cash foursome with an Arab prince and TV actress at the centre of the BAE slush fund scandal. Party fixer Ros Ashley has revealed shocking details of the orgy when the tramp who became a Lady — as rock star Sir Paul's wife — joined Prince Turki bin Nasser, stunning Karajan Mallinder and another hooker in bed for £1,000 each.
She told us: "I couldn't believe my eyes when Heather FLOUNCED into the prince's hotel suite, STRIPPED down to her pants and PARADED up and down flashing her big boobs.
"The prince looked shocked. It was so brazen and unclassy."
She told us: "I couldn't believe my eyes when Heather FLOUNCED into the prince's hotel suite, STRIPPED down to her pants and PARADED up and down flashing her big boobs.
"The prince looked shocked. It was so brazen and unclassy."
Finally the Independent asks
Are mobile phones wiping out our bees?
It seems like the plot of a particularly far-fetched horror film. But some scientists suggest that our love of the mobile phone could cause massive food shortages, as the world's harvests fail.
They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops. Late last week, some bee-keepers claimed that the phenomenon - which started in the US, then spread to continental Europe - was beginning to hit Britain as well.
The theory is that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees' navigation systems, preventing the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives. Improbable as it may seem, there is now evidence to back this up.
They are putting forward the theory that radiation given off by mobile phones and other hi-tech gadgets is a possible answer to one of the more bizarre mysteries ever to happen in the natural world - the abrupt disappearance of the bees that pollinate crops. Late last week, some bee-keepers claimed that the phenomenon - which started in the US, then spread to continental Europe - was beginning to hit Britain as well.
The theory is that radiation from mobile phones interferes with bees' navigation systems, preventing the famously homeloving species from finding their way back to their hives. Improbable as it may seem, there is now evidence to back this up.
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