The imminent resignation of John Reid and the election of Nicholas Sarkozy along with the Portugal kidnap vie for the headlines this morning.
France votes decisively for Sarkozy and change says the Times
Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency yesterday with a solid majority that he described as a mandate for a moral renaissance and the radical reform of the welfare state.
Thousands celebrated late into the night after Mr Sarkozy, 52, the leader of President Chirac’s Union for a Popular Movement, defeated Ségolène Royal, the Socialist, with 53 per cent of the vote. Their bitter duel drew a near-record turnout of 85 per cent. “Together we are going to write a new page of history,” the victor told cheering supporters.
Ms Royal accepted defeat with a smile, telling supporters that she had relaunched the Left. “Something has risen which will not stop. Let us keep intact the energy and joy . . . of this campaign,” she said. Her Socialist colleagues were, however, bitter over their party’s third presidential defeat in a row. “The flag of the Left lies on the ground,” Laurent Fabius, one of the most senior Socialists, said.
The two faces of Sarkozy headlines the Independent
France has taken a sharp turn to the right, electing Nicolas Sarkozy by a thumping majority to be President for the next five years.
M. Sarkozy defeated the Socialist candidate, Ségolène Royal by about 52.7 per cent to 47.3 per cent.
Although a centre-right President will replace a centre-right President on 16 May, M. Sarkozy, 52, represents a much harder, less compromising kind of right wing, but also protectionist, politics.
Clashes immediately broke out in Paris and a dozen other cities between riot police and left-wing youths protesting against M. Sarkozy's victory.
In an energetic, but sometimes disturbing, campaign, M. Sarkozy promised to cut taxes and curb trades union rights but also to restore "moral values " allegedly betrayed by successive left-wing and centre-right governments for four decades.
Winner Sarkozy promises a French revolution says the Telegraph
The French people have decided to break with the ideas, behaviour and habits of the past," he saidSo I will rehabilitate work, merit and morals. I want to give back to France what France has given to me."
Reaching out to many Left-wing voters who perceive him as a danger, he expressed his respect for Miss Royal's ideas and those of "the millions of French who voted for her".
He added: "A president must love all French people. This is not the victory of one France against another, there is for me only one victory tonight: democracy and the values that unite us."
He also launched an impassioned plea to his European partners to continue with "European construction".
The Guardian prefers British politics with its lead
Reid's shock resignation gives Brown a fresh start
Gordon Brown's path to a radical rejuvenation of the cabinet was cleared yesterday when the home secretary, John Reid, his great rival, shocked Labour politics by announcing he was quitting the front bench altogether.
It had been expected that Mr Reid would announce that he would not challenge Mr Brown for the leadership, but his decision to quit the cabinet when Tony Blair stands down next month was wholly unexpected, including by the chancellor.
Reid to leave Brown in lurch says the Sun
CABINET tough guy John Reid is to quit front-line politics because he can’t stomach serving under Gordon Brown.
The Home Secretary stunned MPs yesterday by revealing he will go on the day his arch-rival becomes PM.
He threw in the towel when it became clear he had no chance of snatching the leadership from the Chancellor.
The walkout robs Mr Brown of an experienced, heavyweight minister as he seeks to build his first team. He had pleaded with Mr Reid to stay in the job and help him through his first two years in charge.
Reid will quit to make way for the Brown first team says the Mail
John Reid has thrown in the towel on his political career leaving the way clear for Gordon Brown to be crowned Labour leader and bring his own top team in with him.
SNP prepares for minority government after Lib Dems rule out coalition deals reports the Independent
The Liberal Democrats have ruled out propping up either a nationalist or a Labour administration at Edinburgh following the knife-edge elections to the Scottish Parliament.
They took their hard line as the prospect emerged of two legal challenges to last week's results, which saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) defeat Labour by 47 to 46 seats. There were even suggestions from a Labour source that the elections, which were marred by anger over 100,000 spoilt ballot papers, should be rerun.
The Liberal Democrats had been cast in the role of kingmakers as the SNP and Labour search for partners to build a ruling coalition. Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, and Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat leader, have discussed the situation twice, fuelling speculation they were attempting to reach an agreement.
Blow to SNP coalition hopes as Lib Dems spurn independence deal says the Guardian
Scottish National party leader Alex Salmond's plans for forming a ruling coalition were dealt a severe blow last night when the Liberal Democrats rejected his attempts to strike a deal.
The Lib Dems, who have run the devolved administration jointly with Labour for the last eight years, indicated last night that they would go into opposition despite a series of fresh concessions from the Scottish National party on its promised referendum on independence.
Both the Mirror and the Mail lead with the events in Portugal
PRAY FOR MADDY says the Mirror,
PRAY FOR MY LOVELY GIRL says the Mail adding that
The hunt for missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann is shrouded in confusion amid reports questioning claims made by Portuguese police that they have a suspect.
On Saturday, officers in the Algarve resort of Praia Da Luz said they had "evidence" to indicate a kidnap and a "profile" for a suspect, and that they believed she is alive.
But Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas reported that the image which the police had put together was based only on the rear view of a man seen with a child in the area.
Although the Times says that
Balding man seen dragging blonde girl towards marina
Detectives have found evidence showing that the British girl was abducted, but have few clues as to who took her or where she is being held.
A police artist’s impression of a balding man who was seen with a blonde girl similar to Madeleine shows just the back of his head. He is described as being white, 5ft 11in and is understood to have been wearing white trousers.
The Sun leads with the shooting of a policeman in Shrewsbury yesterday,
HERO COP SHOT DEAD
HERO cop Richard Gray was shot dead yesterday when a gunman went berserk during a furious row with his girlfriend.
PC Gray was part of a police armed response unit called out to a domestic dispute after crazed Peter Medlicott armed himself with a hunting rifle.
The officer raced to the scene at 6.10am and came face-to-face with Medlicott, who opened fire.
PC Gray was hit in the neck and other officers dashed to drag him to safety. But the cop, a dad of two in his 40s, died almost immediately despite frantic efforts to save him, as Medlicott turned the gun on himself.
Last night, as colleagues paid tribute to PC Gray, it emerged that he was commended for bravery three months ago after wrestling a suspect armed with a semi-automatic pistol.
The Mail describes
A quiet market town,a disturbed loner,a policeman shot dead.is anywhere safe from Britain's gun crime epidemic?
France votes decisively for Sarkozy and change says the Times
Nicolas Sarkozy won the French presidency yesterday with a solid majority that he described as a mandate for a moral renaissance and the radical reform of the welfare state.
Thousands celebrated late into the night after Mr Sarkozy, 52, the leader of President Chirac’s Union for a Popular Movement, defeated Ségolène Royal, the Socialist, with 53 per cent of the vote. Their bitter duel drew a near-record turnout of 85 per cent. “Together we are going to write a new page of history,” the victor told cheering supporters.
Ms Royal accepted defeat with a smile, telling supporters that she had relaunched the Left. “Something has risen which will not stop. Let us keep intact the energy and joy . . . of this campaign,” she said. Her Socialist colleagues were, however, bitter over their party’s third presidential defeat in a row. “The flag of the Left lies on the ground,” Laurent Fabius, one of the most senior Socialists, said.
The two faces of Sarkozy headlines the Independent
France has taken a sharp turn to the right, electing Nicolas Sarkozy by a thumping majority to be President for the next five years.
M. Sarkozy defeated the Socialist candidate, Ségolène Royal by about 52.7 per cent to 47.3 per cent.
Although a centre-right President will replace a centre-right President on 16 May, M. Sarkozy, 52, represents a much harder, less compromising kind of right wing, but also protectionist, politics.
Clashes immediately broke out in Paris and a dozen other cities between riot police and left-wing youths protesting against M. Sarkozy's victory.
In an energetic, but sometimes disturbing, campaign, M. Sarkozy promised to cut taxes and curb trades union rights but also to restore "moral values " allegedly betrayed by successive left-wing and centre-right governments for four decades.
Winner Sarkozy promises a French revolution says the Telegraph
The French people have decided to break with the ideas, behaviour and habits of the past," he saidSo I will rehabilitate work, merit and morals. I want to give back to France what France has given to me."
Reaching out to many Left-wing voters who perceive him as a danger, he expressed his respect for Miss Royal's ideas and those of "the millions of French who voted for her".
He added: "A president must love all French people. This is not the victory of one France against another, there is for me only one victory tonight: democracy and the values that unite us."
He also launched an impassioned plea to his European partners to continue with "European construction".
The Guardian prefers British politics with its lead
Reid's shock resignation gives Brown a fresh start
Gordon Brown's path to a radical rejuvenation of the cabinet was cleared yesterday when the home secretary, John Reid, his great rival, shocked Labour politics by announcing he was quitting the front bench altogether.
It had been expected that Mr Reid would announce that he would not challenge Mr Brown for the leadership, but his decision to quit the cabinet when Tony Blair stands down next month was wholly unexpected, including by the chancellor.
Reid to leave Brown in lurch says the Sun
CABINET tough guy John Reid is to quit front-line politics because he can’t stomach serving under Gordon Brown.
The Home Secretary stunned MPs yesterday by revealing he will go on the day his arch-rival becomes PM.
He threw in the towel when it became clear he had no chance of snatching the leadership from the Chancellor.
The walkout robs Mr Brown of an experienced, heavyweight minister as he seeks to build his first team. He had pleaded with Mr Reid to stay in the job and help him through his first two years in charge.
Reid will quit to make way for the Brown first team says the Mail
John Reid has thrown in the towel on his political career leaving the way clear for Gordon Brown to be crowned Labour leader and bring his own top team in with him.
SNP prepares for minority government after Lib Dems rule out coalition deals reports the Independent
The Liberal Democrats have ruled out propping up either a nationalist or a Labour administration at Edinburgh following the knife-edge elections to the Scottish Parliament.
They took their hard line as the prospect emerged of two legal challenges to last week's results, which saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) defeat Labour by 47 to 46 seats. There were even suggestions from a Labour source that the elections, which were marred by anger over 100,000 spoilt ballot papers, should be rerun.
The Liberal Democrats had been cast in the role of kingmakers as the SNP and Labour search for partners to build a ruling coalition. Gordon Brown, the Chancellor, and Sir Menzies Campbell, the Liberal Democrat leader, have discussed the situation twice, fuelling speculation they were attempting to reach an agreement.
Blow to SNP coalition hopes as Lib Dems spurn independence deal says the Guardian
Scottish National party leader Alex Salmond's plans for forming a ruling coalition were dealt a severe blow last night when the Liberal Democrats rejected his attempts to strike a deal.
The Lib Dems, who have run the devolved administration jointly with Labour for the last eight years, indicated last night that they would go into opposition despite a series of fresh concessions from the Scottish National party on its promised referendum on independence.
Both the Mirror and the Mail lead with the events in Portugal
PRAY FOR MADDY says the Mirror,
PRAY FOR MY LOVELY GIRL says the Mail adding that
The hunt for missing three-year-old Madeleine McCann is shrouded in confusion amid reports questioning claims made by Portuguese police that they have a suspect.
On Saturday, officers in the Algarve resort of Praia Da Luz said they had "evidence" to indicate a kidnap and a "profile" for a suspect, and that they believed she is alive.
But Portuguese newspaper 24 Horas reported that the image which the police had put together was based only on the rear view of a man seen with a child in the area.
Although the Times says that
Balding man seen dragging blonde girl towards marina
Detectives have found evidence showing that the British girl was abducted, but have few clues as to who took her or where she is being held.
A police artist’s impression of a balding man who was seen with a blonde girl similar to Madeleine shows just the back of his head. He is described as being white, 5ft 11in and is understood to have been wearing white trousers.
The Sun leads with the shooting of a policeman in Shrewsbury yesterday,
HERO COP SHOT DEAD
HERO cop Richard Gray was shot dead yesterday when a gunman went berserk during a furious row with his girlfriend.
PC Gray was part of a police armed response unit called out to a domestic dispute after crazed Peter Medlicott armed himself with a hunting rifle.
The officer raced to the scene at 6.10am and came face-to-face with Medlicott, who opened fire.
PC Gray was hit in the neck and other officers dashed to drag him to safety. But the cop, a dad of two in his 40s, died almost immediately despite frantic efforts to save him, as Medlicott turned the gun on himself.
Last night, as colleagues paid tribute to PC Gray, it emerged that he was commended for bravery three months ago after wrestling a suspect armed with a semi-automatic pistol.
The Mail describes
A quiet market town,a disturbed loner,a policeman shot dead.is anywhere safe from Britain's gun crime epidemic?
PC Gray was gunned down near a flat in the Castlefields area of Shrewsbury on Sunday.
It is understood that no police firearm was discharged during the incident, but a weapon was recovered from the scene.
Medlicott, believed to be in his mid-30s, was found dead near his home and PC Gray was pronounced dead on arrival at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, despite the efforts of paramedics to save him.
It is understood that no police firearm was discharged during the incident, but a weapon was recovered from the scene.
Medlicott, believed to be in his mid-30s, was found dead near his home and PC Gray was pronounced dead on arrival at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, despite the efforts of paramedics to save him.
The Guardian tells of
Hallucinating, vomiting and unable to stand, but guides refused water to dying trekker
Dave is dead." The words came at the end of the second day of what was supposed to be a character-forming experience, a chance for 12 people to "experience the wilderness to the fullest".
Instead, the trek through the mountains and desert of Utah in the mid-western US left David Buschow, a fit 29-year-old US air force veteran and security guard from New York dehydrated and hallucinating, his eyes bulging and tongue swollen. Less than 10 hours after setting off from the group's overnight camp on the second day, Buschow collapsed and died.
Instead, the trek through the mountains and desert of Utah in the mid-western US left David Buschow, a fit 29-year-old US air force veteran and security guard from New York dehydrated and hallucinating, his eyes bulging and tongue swollen. Less than 10 hours after setting off from the group's overnight camp on the second day, Buschow collapsed and died.
According to the coroner's report, he died from "dehydration and electrolyte imbalance due to hiking in hot environmental temperatures with inadequate water and electrolyte replacement".
But, an inquiry has found, the three wilderness camp instructors accompanying the group did have water. They chose not to offer it to Buschow, preferring that he attempt to complete the day's task. Buschow died knowing he was just 100 yards from the spot where water had already been found.
But, an inquiry has found, the three wilderness camp instructors accompanying the group did have water. They chose not to offer it to Buschow, preferring that he attempt to complete the day's task. Buschow died knowing he was just 100 yards from the spot where water had already been found.
Finally the Times amongst others tells the story of
Dying’ patient who spent the lot is told: we made a mistake
When doctors broke the news to John Brandrick that he was dying of cancer, he resolved to live as if there were no tomorrow.
He quit his job, stopped paying the mortgage, enjoyed slap-up meals with his partner night after night and spent a fortune on hotels. He splashed out on his family, took impromptu day trips and gave his clothes away to charity. He even arranged his own funeral.
Then, after a year of the high life, Mr Brandrick’s symptoms began to disappear. The hospital informed him that, actually, he was not suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer but nonfatal pancreatitis.
The 62-year-old grandfather from Newquay, Cornwall, was ecstatic. Then reality dawned on him. Having blown his life savings on what were supposed to be his final months, he will now be forced to sell his £300,000 house
He quit his job, stopped paying the mortgage, enjoyed slap-up meals with his partner night after night and spent a fortune on hotels. He splashed out on his family, took impromptu day trips and gave his clothes away to charity. He even arranged his own funeral.
Then, after a year of the high life, Mr Brandrick’s symptoms began to disappear. The hospital informed him that, actually, he was not suffering from terminal pancreatic cancer but nonfatal pancreatitis.
The 62-year-old grandfather from Newquay, Cornwall, was ecstatic. Then reality dawned on him. Having blown his life savings on what were supposed to be his final months, he will now be forced to sell his £300,000 house
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