Both the Times and the Telegraph lead with the growing conflict with Russia ahead of this weeks G8 summit.
Putin in nuclear threat against Europe says the former
President Vladimir Putin has sent a chilling message to world leaders on the eve of the G8 summit with a threat to aim Russian nuclear missiles at European cities for the first time since the Cold War.
In comments that seemed calculated to cause consternation and division at Wednesday's meeting in Germany, the Russian leader said that American plans to erect a missile defence shield in eastern Europe had left him with no choice but to retaliate.
In comments that seemed calculated to cause consternation and division at Wednesday's meeting in Germany, the Russian leader said that American plans to erect a missile defence shield in eastern Europe had left him with no choice but to retaliate.
Putin raises spectre of nuclear war in Europe says the Times
President Putin has warned the US that its deployment of a new anti-missile network across Eastern Europe would prompt Russia to point its own missiles at European targets and could trigger nuclear war.
In an exclusive interview with The Times, the Russian leader says: “It is obvious that if part of the strategic nuclear potential of the US is located in Europe and will be threatening us, we will have to respond.
“This system of missile defence on one side and the absence of this system on the other . . . increases the possibility of unleashing a nuclear conflict.”
In an exclusive interview with The Times, the Russian leader says: “It is obvious that if part of the strategic nuclear potential of the US is located in Europe and will be threatening us, we will have to respond.
“This system of missile defence on one side and the absence of this system on the other . . . increases the possibility of unleashing a nuclear conflict.”
The Guardian reports that
Mr Putin will meet George Bush, Tony Blair and other world leaders on Wednesday in the German resort of Heiligendamm for their annual meeting. In an interview released last night he made his most strident attack yet on western power.He also indicated that he would not shy away from fights with the German chancellor Angela Merkel on human rights and harshly accused Britain of "politicising" the murder of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko.
Ahead of the G8 conference,the Independent leads with
The true value of what the G8 gives in aid
Two years ago, the leaders of the rich world met at the G8 summit in Gleneagles and undertook to double annual aid to poor nations to $50bn (£25bn) a year. Half of that money was to go to the world's poorest people in Africa.
But on the eve of the latest G8 summit, in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm in Germany this week, it is clear the rich world is well off track to deliver what the world's eight most powerful leaders signed up to after the biggest political lobby in history, a massive global campaign to make poverty history that culminated in 10 Live8 concerts watched by more than half the population of the world.
But on the eve of the latest G8 summit, in the Baltic resort of Heiligendamm in Germany this week, it is clear the rich world is well off track to deliver what the world's eight most powerful leaders signed up to after the biggest political lobby in history, a massive global campaign to make poverty history that culminated in 10 Live8 concerts watched by more than half the population of the world.
The Guardian focuses on another topic for the summit as
Brazil rejects Bush move on climate change talks
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, has flatly rejected President Bush's proposals for parallel global negotiations to combat climate change, insisting that countries come to agreement at the United Nations, and not under US leadership.
In a rare interview with a British newspaper, President Lula told the Guardian that Brazil, a fast developing country whose support is critical to a global deal on emission cuts, had not even been informed that Mr Bush was contemplating a new negotiating framework, before the US president made his announcement last Thursday.
In a rare interview with a British newspaper, President Lula told the Guardian that Brazil, a fast developing country whose support is critical to a global deal on emission cuts, had not even been informed that Mr Bush was contemplating a new negotiating framework, before the US president made his announcement last Thursday.
It leads with though
Ministers face legal challenge over jails crisis
Ministers are facing a legal challenge which could force them to plough millions of pounds into prison treatment programmes because inmates are reaching the end of their sentences but cannot be freed because they have been unable to attend compulsory courses that are a condition of their release.
Two prisoners are suing the justice secretary, Lord Falconer, claiming that they are being arbitrarily detained in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. They say overcrowding has meant they have not been able to access the programmes they need to persuade the parole board they have addressed their offending behaviour and are no longer a risk to the public.
Two prisoners are suing the justice secretary, Lord Falconer, claiming that they are being arbitrarily detained in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. They say overcrowding has meant they have not been able to access the programmes they need to persuade the parole board they have addressed their offending behaviour and are no longer a risk to the public.
Prisoners‘ can claim thousands of pounds’ over delays to parole says the Times giving an example
Derrick Johnson, who was sentenced to seven years for supplying drugs, was held in jail for an unjustified and arbitrary 8½ months beyond the date on which he was eligible for parole, according to the Court of Appeal. Johnson, from Bristol, was jailed in May 2000 at the city’s Crown Court and was eligible for parole in June 2003.
In accordance with usual practice he was asked six months before that date whether he wished to apply for parole and told the authorities that he wanted to be considered for early release. There was then a long delay in assembling the dossier that must go to the Parole Board when it considers a case.
In accordance with usual practice he was asked six months before that date whether he wished to apply for parole and told the authorities that he wanted to be considered for early release. There was then a long delay in assembling the dossier that must go to the Parole Board when it considers a case.
Pay £20 to see your GP in the evening is the lead in the Mail
GPs want to charge £20 an appointment if they have to open their surgeries in the evenings and at weekends.
Their call is a response to proposals that they should extend their hours to justify salaries which have soared in the past three years.
A group of family doctors from across the country will table the demand at a British Medical Association conference.
Their call is a response to proposals that they should extend their hours to justify salaries which have soared in the past three years.
A group of family doctors from across the country will table the demand at a British Medical Association conference.
Whilst also reporting that
One million could see their mortgage bill soar by up to a third
Up to a million homeowners are facing a mortgage timebomb as the end of cut price deals sends repayments soaring by up to a third.
Huge numbers of fixed-rate deals struck on low level interest rates two years ago are set to expire leaving some homeowners with bills hundreds of pounds higher every month.
The deals are now poised to switch to more expensive terms as borrowers suddenly feel the full force of four intervening interest rate hikes.
Analysts at Credit Suisse estimate up to a million homeowners will see their rates dramatically jump in the next year.
Huge numbers of fixed-rate deals struck on low level interest rates two years ago are set to expire leaving some homeowners with bills hundreds of pounds higher every month.
The deals are now poised to switch to more expensive terms as borrowers suddenly feel the full force of four intervening interest rate hikes.
Analysts at Credit Suisse estimate up to a million homeowners will see their rates dramatically jump in the next year.
Staying in the world of Middle England the Express reports that
BILL FOR FAILED ASYLUM SEEKERS HITTING £75M
THE number of failed asylum seekers who cannot be removed is soaring by a quarter, piling yet more pressure on taxpayers.
An average of 21 so-called “hard cases” a day were approved for support in the first three months of this year, compared with 17 a day during 2006.If that rate continues, it will cost taxpayers £75million a year.In an added farce, dozens of failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants are escaping removal every month by just refusing to get on a plane.
The Independent meanwhile reports that
Even in death, migrants were let down by Europe
The bodies of 21 would-be migrants picked up from the Mediterranean by a French frigate 120 miles south of Malta were left to rot on board the ship while Maltese, French and Libyan authorities argued for hours over where the bodies would be taken for burial.
The corpses, initially suspected to have come from a boat crammed with Eritreans that was photographed by a Maltese surveillance plane 10 days ago before disappearing without trace, were already in an advanced state of decomposition when La Motte Picquet plucked them from the sea in the Gulf of Sirte. "They had clearly been in the sea for several days," said Emmanuel Dinh, a spokesman for the French Maritime Authority.
The corpses, initially suspected to have come from a boat crammed with Eritreans that was photographed by a Maltese surveillance plane 10 days ago before disappearing without trace, were already in an advanced state of decomposition when La Motte Picquet plucked them from the sea in the Gulf of Sirte. "They had clearly been in the sea for several days," said Emmanuel Dinh, a spokesman for the French Maritime Authority.
According to the Telegraph
Plot to blow up JFK is 'tip of the iceberg'
The alleged conspiracy to blow up John F Kennedy airport, in New York, and a recent plot to kill soldiers at a nearby United States Army base represent only the "tip of the iceberg" of terrorist plots against America, according to US officials.
"There's a lot of activity out there," a counter-terrorism official said yesterday.Obviously, you don't want to tip off every suspect that they are being monitored. On the other hand, we are not going to wait until the fuse is lit." He said that the airport plot, which sparked a lengthy FBI sting operation, was first detected by CIA operatives in the Caribbean and South America nearly 18 months ago.
"Our intelligence agencies pay careful attention to what goes on there," the official told The Daily Telegraph.
"There's a lot of activity out there," a counter-terrorism official said yesterday.Obviously, you don't want to tip off every suspect that they are being monitored. On the other hand, we are not going to wait until the fuse is lit." He said that the airport plot, which sparked a lengthy FBI sting operation, was first detected by CIA operatives in the Caribbean and South America nearly 18 months ago.
"Our intelligence agencies pay careful attention to what goes on there," the official told The Daily Telegraph.
'Terror plot' to attack JFK sparks fears of radical Islam in Car ibbean reports the Indpendent
American officials say they are growing increasingly concerned about the domestic threat posed by radical Islamists from the Caribbean following the disruption of an alleged plot to ignite jet fuel tanks and blow up New York's JFK airport.
Federal prosecutors announced over the weekend that they had arrested a Guyanese-born former JFK cargo worker who they had been tracking over the past 18 months after he indicated his rage at his adopted country and talked about ways to strike at the airport.
Authorities in Trinidad arrested two suspected co-conspirators, a former member of the Guyanese parliament and a Trinidadian Muslim radical.
Federal prosecutors announced over the weekend that they had arrested a Guyanese-born former JFK cargo worker who they had been tracking over the past 18 months after he indicated his rage at his adopted country and talked about ways to strike at the airport.
Authorities in Trinidad arrested two suspected co-conspirators, a former member of the Guyanese parliament and a Trinidadian Muslim radical.
Cover up or face death, Palestinian women told reports the Telegraph
Women working in Palestinian television in Gaza have been ordered to avoid walking alone in the street after radical Islamists threatened to slit their throats if they do not dress in religious garb while on air.
The threat from the extremist fringe group Swords of Truth is being taken seriously by female journalists and television presenters, who staged a march in protest at the action yesterday.
Anti-vice vigilantes from the group have bombed several Internet cafes, music shops, pool halls, a restaurant and a Christian bookstore in recent weeks.
The threat from the extremist fringe group Swords of Truth is being taken seriously by female journalists and television presenters, who staged a march in protest at the action yesterday.
Anti-vice vigilantes from the group have bombed several Internet cafes, music shops, pool halls, a restaurant and a Christian bookstore in recent weeks.
Lebanese accuse civilians of helping camp militants says the Guardian
senior Lebanese defence ministry source last night accused Palestinian civilians of helping Fatah al-Islam militants holed up in the Naher al-Bared refugee camp, and said it would take longer than anticipated to win the battle.
"We didn't anticipate this level of resistance," said the source. "It may take a lot longer to clear the camp. It may take a week or 10 days to end this. We didn't expect a direct combat situation of this sort." The officer said special forces troops were now inching slowly into the camp but were engaged in heavy gun battles with the militants.
"We didn't anticipate this level of resistance," said the source. "It may take a lot longer to clear the camp. It may take a week or 10 days to end this. We didn't expect a direct combat situation of this sort." The officer said special forces troops were now inching slowly into the camp but were engaged in heavy gun battles with the militants.
Navy's secret Page 3 ban is the lead in the Sun
ROYAL Navy top brass have secretly banned sailors pinning up photos of The Sun’s Page 3 girls.
Orders sent out to all 39,000 personnel outlaw the display of topless pictures — even in the privacy of their locker doors and stowage containers.
Sailors flouting the ban face fines. One said: “The lads are fuming.” A 2004 ban lasted just two months.Meanwhile, Page 3 beauties Ruth and Mel launched a broadside at Navy top brass for their ban on topless lovelies.
Orders sent out to all 39,000 personnel outlaw the display of topless pictures — even in the privacy of their locker doors and stowage containers.
Sailors flouting the ban face fines. One said: “The lads are fuming.” A 2004 ban lasted just two months.Meanwhile, Page 3 beauties Ruth and Mel launched a broadside at Navy top brass for their ban on topless lovelies.
The Mirror leads with
FRANKIE GOES TO LOLLYWOOD
Punters delight as Dettori double gives bookies £100m bashing
Punters delight as Dettori double gives bookies £100m bashing
FABULOUS Frankie Dettori made it two Derby wins in two days yesterday - as delirious punters caned the bookies for a staggering £100million.
He romped home on 4-1 shot Lawman at the French Derby just 24 hours after his first win at the Epsom classic in 15 attempts.
Frankie, 36, said: "This is surreal and crazy. People wait all their lives to win a Derby and I win two in 24 hours." But it was double trouble for the bookies - who last night admitted they were facing a payout of £100million.
He romped home on 4-1 shot Lawman at the French Derby just 24 hours after his first win at the Epsom classic in 15 attempts.
Frankie, 36, said: "This is surreal and crazy. People wait all their lives to win a Derby and I win two in 24 hours." But it was double trouble for the bookies - who last night admitted they were facing a payout of £100million.
Frankie could be a knight rider says the Sun
THE world of racing last night called for Frankie Dettori to be knighted in recognition of his magnificent Derby double.
Frankie, 36, romped to victory in the French Derby yesterday just 24 hours after winning English classic at Epsom at the 15th attempt.
The double left bookies nursing a £60MILLION hangover, and sparked calls for the jockey to be made a Sir.
Frankie, 36, romped to victory in the French Derby yesterday just 24 hours after winning English classic at Epsom at the 15th attempt.
The double left bookies nursing a £60MILLION hangover, and sparked calls for the jockey to be made a Sir.
The same paper dishes the dirt on a football pundit
Andy Gray's Spanish shame
DRUNKEN footie pundit Andy Gray shamed himself on a golf trip by SWEARING loudly in a posh hotel and LEERING at a string of women.
Love rat Gray, 50 — who last year got engaged to a friend’s wife — was last night described as “a man on the edge” by another pal.And the former Everton ace could be banned from the famous La Manga resort in Spain because of his behaviour. A highly-placed source said he was being “watched carefully” by officials there.
Love rat Gray, 50 — who last year got engaged to a friend’s wife — was last night described as “a man on the edge” by another pal.And the former Everton ace could be banned from the famous La Manga resort in Spain because of his behaviour. A highly-placed source said he was being “watched carefully” by officials there.
Diamond wars dictator faces Hague trial reports the Guardian
The trial of Charles Taylor - the former president of Liberia and the first former African leader to face an international court - opens in The Hague today where he is accused of war crimes during the diamond-fuelled conflict in neighbouring Sierra Leone.
Human rights groups have welcomed the trial at a special court of international and Sierra Leonean judges as an important erosion of the climate of impunity that has encouraged atrocities in some of Africa's most brutal wars.
Human rights groups have welcomed the trial at a special court of international and Sierra Leonean judges as an important erosion of the climate of impunity that has encouraged atrocities in some of Africa's most brutal wars.
The Telegraph reports on
One filing cabinet held 500 years of history
Susannah Morris was called in to examine the hoard after the death of the secretive collector and was astonished to be led not into a library or a safe room but to the basement.
In the laundry room, wedged between a washing machine and a tumble dryer, was a plain metal filing cabinet. Miss Morris, who works for the auction house Christie's, opened it and could not believe her eyes.
Inside was the most remarkable collection of letters she had seen outside a national institution: a love letter by Napoleon; a diplomatic note to the king of France in the hand of Elizabeth I; a letter of condolence by John Donne; a tragic account written in 1545 by John Calvin, the theologian of the Reformation, about the suicide of a friend; and a withering letter by Charlotte Brontë on male shortcomings.
In the laundry room, wedged between a washing machine and a tumble dryer, was a plain metal filing cabinet. Miss Morris, who works for the auction house Christie's, opened it and could not believe her eyes.
Inside was the most remarkable collection of letters she had seen outside a national institution: a love letter by Napoleon; a diplomatic note to the king of France in the hand of Elizabeth I; a letter of condolence by John Donne; a tragic account written in 1545 by John Calvin, the theologian of the Reformation, about the suicide of a friend; and a withering letter by Charlotte Brontë on male shortcomings.
'Stupendous' Elizabethan tapestry is found a century after going missing reports the Indy
One of the greatest tapestries from Elizabethan England has been rediscovered in almost perfect condition, nearly a century after it went missing.
The huge 15-foot by six-foot wool and silk artwork is due to be auctioned this week and it is expected to sell for as much as £1m.
The Crocker Sheldon tapestry, described by experts as "stupendous", was last seen in an auction in the United States in 1909.
After being sold on to a wealthy American family, it slipped out of circulation. Incredibly, neither the auctioneers, nor the subsequent owners were aware that the piece was created by William Sheldon, one of the world's finest tapestry makers.
The huge 15-foot by six-foot wool and silk artwork is due to be auctioned this week and it is expected to sell for as much as £1m.
The Crocker Sheldon tapestry, described by experts as "stupendous", was last seen in an auction in the United States in 1909.
After being sold on to a wealthy American family, it slipped out of circulation. Incredibly, neither the auctioneers, nor the subsequent owners were aware that the piece was created by William Sheldon, one of the world's finest tapestry makers.
Finally the Guardian reveals
Coming to the Royal Academy: death, brutality and Adam and Eve of No 10
The skilfully choreographed end of the Tony Blair decade is about to receive an unwelcome gatecrasher as a centrepiece of one of London's most popular summer visitor attractions.
A huge and controversial artwork showing the prime minister and his wife, Cherie, being expelled naked from 10 Downing Street amid the chaos of Iraq will be unveiled at the Royal Academy on Wednesday.
Composed in an emotional burst of energy over 10 days by the prominent sculptor and academician Michael Sandle, it will dominate the annual summer exhibition, the world's largest open-entry art show, which had more than 150,000 visitors last year.
A huge and controversial artwork showing the prime minister and his wife, Cherie, being expelled naked from 10 Downing Street amid the chaos of Iraq will be unveiled at the Royal Academy on Wednesday.
Composed in an emotional burst of energy over 10 days by the prominent sculptor and academician Michael Sandle, it will dominate the annual summer exhibition, the world's largest open-entry art show, which had more than 150,000 visitors last year.
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