Celebratory returns to the front pages this morning as Big Brother and Paris Hilton are the main stories for many of the papers.
Suicide Blonde is the headline in the Sun as Paris Hilton is released early from Jail
TERRIFIED PARIS HILTON CONNED doctors into releasing her early from jail, furious fellow lags claimed last night.
The hotel heiress was put under house arrest wearing an electronic tag after serving just THREE days.
Officials confirmed Paris, 26, was let out “for medical reasons”.
It emerged that the depressed socialite had refused to eat inside the Century Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles, and had cried herself to sleep every night.
Medics and guards feared she would have a total nervous breakdown. There were even concerns she might try to kill herself.
The hotel heiress was put under house arrest wearing an electronic tag after serving just THREE days.
Officials confirmed Paris, 26, was let out “for medical reasons”.
It emerged that the depressed socialite had refused to eat inside the Century Regional Detention Facility in Los Angeles, and had cried herself to sleep every night.
Medics and guards feared she would have a total nervous breakdown. There were even concerns she might try to kill herself.
Its rival the Mirror leads with
BB EMILY DISOWNED
AN uncle of disgraced Emily Parr yesterday said he was shocked and appalled by her racist jibe at Big Brother housemate Charley.
James Coughlin, 42, said: "I think what she said is terrible. It is completely disgusting and distasteful. I thought that word had been stamped out years ago - it is deeply offensive.
"Her parents will be devastated. I didn't know those words could come out of her mouth. I can't believe it's the Emily I know." Fellow housemates were stunned when posh drama student Emily, 19, blurted out the vile remark while talking to Charley Uchea and Nicky on Wednesday evening.
During a chat, Charley had pushed her hips and stomach out and said: "I hope I'm not pregnant."
Emily said: "You're pushing it out, you n****r."
A stunned Charley told her: "You are in trouble."
James Coughlin, 42, said: "I think what she said is terrible. It is completely disgusting and distasteful. I thought that word had been stamped out years ago - it is deeply offensive.
"Her parents will be devastated. I didn't know those words could come out of her mouth. I can't believe it's the Emily I know." Fellow housemates were stunned when posh drama student Emily, 19, blurted out the vile remark while talking to Charley Uchea and Nicky on Wednesday evening.
During a chat, Charley had pushed her hips and stomach out and said: "I hope I'm not pregnant."
Emily said: "You're pushing it out, you n****r."
A stunned Charley told her: "You are in trouble."
Whereas the Sun tells us
Em told black girl: Work in KFC
RACIST Emily Parr hates ethnics and the overweight — and branded a black girl a “fat n*****” who should “go work at KFC”.
Stacey Jones, 19, who was on the ex-housemate’s drama course last year, said: “There was one girl called Gloria and Emily used to call her a fat n***** behind her back.
“Gloria got to hear about it and got very upset, but Emily didn’t seem to mind.”
Coursemate Ahmed Pearce, 19, added: “I saw her tell Gloria ‘Go and work at KFC’ — like that’s all she’s fit to do.
Stacey Jones, 19, who was on the ex-housemate’s drama course last year, said: “There was one girl called Gloria and Emily used to call her a fat n***** behind her back.
“Gloria got to hear about it and got very upset, but Emily didn’t seem to mind.”
Coursemate Ahmed Pearce, 19, added: “I saw her tell Gloria ‘Go and work at KFC’ — like that’s all she’s fit to do.
She might have thought it was cool. She might have been naive. But housemate pays price for race word says the Guardian
Channel 4 yesterday axed one of the Big Brother contestants after she used a racially offensive word to a housemate.
The broadcaster, still reeling from Ofcom's damning judgment on the way it mishandled the Celebrity Big Brother racism row, was keen to show it had learnt lessons by acting quickly and decisively.
Emily Parr, a 19-year-old middle class "indie chick" from Bristol, was dancing with fellow contestants Charley Uchea and Nicky Maxwell when she said to the former: "You pushing it out, you nigger."
She was challenged by the pair and claimed she was joking, before going on to say it was "not a big deal". Ms Parr, a college student who listed "ignorant people" as one of her dislikes, said she was "friends with plenty of black people". She added: "They call me niggers. They call me wiggers as well."
Channel 4's action was welcomed by the Commission for Racial Equality. "The n-word is offensive," said Nick Johnson, the CRE's director of policy and public sector. "This will show everyone that racism must never be tolerated in any way, shape or form. There is no stereotype."
The broadcaster, still reeling from Ofcom's damning judgment on the way it mishandled the Celebrity Big Brother racism row, was keen to show it had learnt lessons by acting quickly and decisively.
Emily Parr, a 19-year-old middle class "indie chick" from Bristol, was dancing with fellow contestants Charley Uchea and Nicky Maxwell when she said to the former: "You pushing it out, you nigger."
She was challenged by the pair and claimed she was joking, before going on to say it was "not a big deal". Ms Parr, a college student who listed "ignorant people" as one of her dislikes, said she was "friends with plenty of black people". She added: "They call me niggers. They call me wiggers as well."
Channel 4's action was welcomed by the Commission for Racial Equality. "The n-word is offensive," said Nick Johnson, the CRE's director of policy and public sector. "This will show everyone that racism must never be tolerated in any way, shape or form. There is no stereotype."
The Mail leads with
Blair accused of striking secret deal to free Lockerbie bomber
Tony Blair has been accused of striking a secret deal with Libya that could lead to the Lockerbie bomber being returned home.
The Prime Minister was plunged into an extraordinary row over a "memorandum of understanding" on prisoner transfers he agreed with Colonel Gaddafi last month. Families of some of the 270 people killed in the 1988 bombing reacted with anguish to the prospect of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, jailed for life in 2001, leaving his Scottish jail to serve his sentence at home.
The possibility was raised by Scotland’s new first minister, Alex Salmond, in an emergency statement at Holyrood. He said the deal Mr Blair signed in Tripoli on May 29 specifically covered prisoner transfer.
The Prime Minister was plunged into an extraordinary row over a "memorandum of understanding" on prisoner transfers he agreed with Colonel Gaddafi last month. Families of some of the 270 people killed in the 1988 bombing reacted with anguish to the prospect of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, jailed for life in 2001, leaving his Scottish jail to serve his sentence at home.
The possibility was raised by Scotland’s new first minister, Alex Salmond, in an emergency statement at Holyrood. He said the deal Mr Blair signed in Tripoli on May 29 specifically covered prisoner transfer.
Fury at Blair deal over the Lockerbie bomber says the Telegraph
Alex Salmond, Scotland's First Minister, has written to Downing Street protesting that he was not informed about the agreement and insisting that only Scottish authorities could agree to transfer Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Megrahi to a Libyan prison.
The letter, which has the support of Elish Angiolini, the Lord Advocate, also reminded the Prime Minister that the UK government gave a firm understanding that Megrahi would serve his sentence in Scotland.
The letter, which has the support of Elish Angiolini, the Lord Advocate, also reminded the Prime Minister that the UK government gave a firm understanding that Megrahi would serve his sentence in Scotland.
The heavys concentrate on the G8 summit
US agrees to join global warming battle says the same paper
The agreement reached at the G8 summit in Germany includes the goal of "substantial" cuts in carbon emissions and means that America will join the United Nations effort to curb global warming.But it sets no specific target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nor is there any deadline for cuts to be achieved.Any deal reducing global emissions would not begin to take effect until after Mr Bush leaves office in 2009.
The Baltic Pact says the Times
World leaders last night hailed a groundbreaking deal paving the way for a “substantial” reduction in greenhouse gas emissions with a view to halving them by 2050. The compromise agreement fell short of the original aims of Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, but was more ambitious than many expected.
It was clinched after President Bush was persuaded that his own plan for a climate change conference in the autumn would be part of efforts to reach a global agreement through the UN. Against expectations, he also allowed the 50 per cent target shared by most leading industrial countries to appear in the final G8 communiqué. Some saw Mr Bush’s shift as a parting gift to Tony Blair after their last one-to-one meeting.
It was clinched after President Bush was persuaded that his own plan for a climate change conference in the autumn would be part of efforts to reach a global agreement through the UN. Against expectations, he also allowed the 50 per cent target shared by most leading industrial countries to appear in the final G8 communiqué. Some saw Mr Bush’s shift as a parting gift to Tony Blair after their last one-to-one meeting.
The Independent takes a different slant
Deal or raw deal? Bush refuses to commit to climate change target
Tony Blair was claiming a breakthrough in the battle against climate change yesterday after President George Bush agreed that the United States would "seriously consider" a global target to halve emissions of greenhouse gases.
Leaders of the world's richest nations, at their summit in Germany, called for a deal on "substantial cuts" in emissions by the end of 2009 to enable America, China and India to join a "son of Kyoto" agreement.
President Bush gave some ground under pressure from Mr Blair and Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor and summit host. But he watered down Germany's demand for a commitment to a 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. Instead the G8's declaration said the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases should "seriously consider" following the EU, Canada and Japan in seeking to halve emissions by 2050.
Leaders of the world's richest nations, at their summit in Germany, called for a deal on "substantial cuts" in emissions by the end of 2009 to enable America, China and India to join a "son of Kyoto" agreement.
President Bush gave some ground under pressure from Mr Blair and Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor and summit host. But he watered down Germany's demand for a commitment to a 50 per cent cut in emissions by 2050 from 1990 levels. Instead the G8's declaration said the world's biggest emitters of greenhouse gases should "seriously consider" following the EU, Canada and Japan in seeking to halve emissions by 2050.
Bush agrees to CO2 cut, with strings attached is how the Guardian describes it
yesterday Mr Bush said: "The United States will be actively involved, if not taking the lead, in a post-Kyoto framework, post-Kyoto agreement. I view our role as a bridge between people in Europe and others and India and China. And if you want them at the table, it's important to give them an opportunity to set an international goal. And that's why I laid out the initiative I laid out.
It leads though with more of Bae
Attorney-general knew of BAE and the £1bn. Then concealed it
British investigators were ordered by the attorney-general Lord Goldsmith to conceal from international anti-bribery watchdogs the existence of payments totalling more than £1bn to a Saudi prince, the Guardian can disclose.
The money was paid into bank accounts controlled by Prince Bandar for his role in setting up BAE Systems with Britain's biggest ever arms deal. Details of the transfers to accounts in the US were discovered by officers from the Serious Fraud Office during its long-running investigation into BAE. But its inquiry was halted suddenly last December.
The money was paid into bank accounts controlled by Prince Bandar for his role in setting up BAE Systems with Britain's biggest ever arms deal. Details of the transfers to accounts in the US were discovered by officers from the Serious Fraud Office during its long-running investigation into BAE. But its inquiry was halted suddenly last December.
Goldsmith faces claim he concealed £1bn 'secret' payment to Saudi prince says the Independent
According to the Times
BAE inquiry ruled out days after secret trip
Tony Blair’s defiant rejection yesterday of calls for a new corruption inquiry into the al-Yamamah arms deal came only days after Des Browne, the Defence Secretary, was given private assurances from Saudi Arabia that it was pressing ahead with the latest lucrative contract with BAE Systems.
Mr Blair said that a new inquiry would lead to the “complete wreckage” of vital national interests as he faced down calls to reverse his decision to halt a Serious Fraud Office probe into the £40 billion Tornado aircraft deal.
Mr Blair said that a new inquiry would lead to the “complete wreckage” of vital national interests as he faced down calls to reverse his decision to halt a Serious Fraud Office probe into the £40 billion Tornado aircraft deal.
The Express leads with
SHE WAS SNATCHED TO ORDER BY GANG
'I KNOW WHERE MADELEINE IS' says the Mirror
all efforts to re-establish contact with the man failed and by yesterday lunchtime it appeared the call was no longer regarded as a significant line of inquiry.
Gerry, 39, confirmed in his daily blog: "We had to delay our onward flight because of information received by the police, which we needed to be consulted on.
"We diverted to the embassy in Berlin. But it turned out to be nothing of interest."
Gerry, 39, confirmed in his daily blog: "We had to delay our onward flight because of information received by the police, which we needed to be consulted on.
"We diverted to the embassy in Berlin. But it turned out to be nothing of interest."
The Independent reports that a
Rifleman becomes 150th British soldier to die in Iraq conflict
The soldier, from the 4th Battalion, The Rifles, was shot yesterday while taking part in a mission in the al-Atiyah district, north-west of the city. He was flown to the main British medical base for emergency treatment but died of his injuries.
Three other soldiers were injured when they came under fire from machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades during the same attack. It took place while they were searching for weapons. A British military spokesman said that a substantial arms cache was discovered and that five men had been arrested.
Three other soldiers were injured when they came under fire from machineguns and rocket-propelled grenades during the same attack. It took place while they were searching for weapons. A British military spokesman said that a substantial arms cache was discovered and that five men had been arrested.
THE 150TH DEATH
Bloody British milestone triggers new 'troops out' call says the Mirror
Bloody British milestone triggers new 'troops out' call says the Mirror
Rose Gentle, mother of Fusilier Gordon Gentle, who died in Iraq in 2004, said she felt "sick" to hear of the 150th fatality.
She added: "I think Gordon Brown should be thinking, 'This is the time, this is it, bring them home.'"
Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell said: "With chilling regularity, news is delivered of British fatalities in Iraq.
She added: "I think Gordon Brown should be thinking, 'This is the time, this is it, bring them home.'"
Lib Dem leader Menzies Campbell said: "With chilling regularity, news is delivered of British fatalities in Iraq.
Meanwhile the Times reports that
Release our contractors, pleads British Ambassador
The British Ambassador to Iraq appealed yesterday for the release of the five Britons kidnapped from a government building in Baghdad last week by gunmen wearing Iraqi police commando uniform.
“I am greatly concerned about these five men,” Dominic Asquith, the British Ambassador to Iraq, told reporters at the embassy, speaking in Arabic. “Their families are deeply worried not to have news of them.
“I ask those holding them to release them so they may return to their families.” He added: “The British Government’s policy on these matters is clear and well known. We do not condone these actions.
“We have people here in Iraq who are ready to listen to any person about this incident, or any person who may be holding these men and who may wish to communicate.”
“I am greatly concerned about these five men,” Dominic Asquith, the British Ambassador to Iraq, told reporters at the embassy, speaking in Arabic. “Their families are deeply worried not to have news of them.
“I ask those holding them to release them so they may return to their families.” He added: “The British Government’s policy on these matters is clear and well known. We do not condone these actions.
“We have people here in Iraq who are ready to listen to any person about this incident, or any person who may be holding these men and who may wish to communicate.”
CIA ran secret prisons for detainees in Europe, says inquiry reports the Guardian
The CIA operated secret prisons in Europe where terrorism suspects could be interrogated and were allegedly tortured, an official inquiry will conclude today.
Despite denials by their governments, senior Polish and Romanian security officials have confirmed to the Council of Europe that their countries were used to hold some of America's most important prisoners captured after 9/11 in secret.
None of the prisoners had access to the Red Cross and many were subject to what George Bush has called the CIA's "enhanced" interrogation, which critics have condemned as torture. Although suspicions about the secret CIA prisons have existed for more than a year, the council's report, seen by the Guardian, appears to offer the first concrete evidence. It also details the prisons' operations and the identities of some of the prisoners.
Despite denials by their governments, senior Polish and Romanian security officials have confirmed to the Council of Europe that their countries were used to hold some of America's most important prisoners captured after 9/11 in secret.
None of the prisoners had access to the Red Cross and many were subject to what George Bush has called the CIA's "enhanced" interrogation, which critics have condemned as torture. Although suspicions about the secret CIA prisons have existed for more than a year, the council's report, seen by the Guardian, appears to offer the first concrete evidence. It also details the prisons' operations and the identities of some of the prisoners.
The same paper reports that
One in eight patients waiting over a year for treatment, admits minister
One in eight NHS hospital patients still has to wait more than a year for treatment, the government acknowledged yesterday in its first attempt to tell the full truth about health service queues in England.
A Department of Health analysis of 208,000 people admitted to hospital in March showed 48% were wheeled into the operating theatre within 18 weeks of a GP sending them for hospital diagnosis. But 30% waited more than 30 weeks and 12.4% more than a year.
In a key manifesto pledge at the 2005 general election, the government promised that by December next year all patients would be treated within 18 weeks.
A Department of Health analysis of 208,000 people admitted to hospital in March showed 48% were wheeled into the operating theatre within 18 weeks of a GP sending them for hospital diagnosis. But 30% waited more than 30 weeks and 12.4% more than a year.
In a key manifesto pledge at the 2005 general election, the government promised that by December next year all patients would be treated within 18 weeks.
French teacher hanged herself after being slapped by colleague in front of class reports the Mail
A young teacher has been found hanged after she was allegedly slapped in front of pupils by her head of department.
French-born Vanessa Rann, 26, is said to have been in tears after the alleged attack by Francesca Alcock, head of languages at The Grange School and Sports College in Bristol.
Her body was found by her fiance Darren Mitchell at the home they shared in the city last Saturday, two days before Miss Rann, a popular "bubbly" teacher, was due to return to school after half term
French-born Vanessa Rann, 26, is said to have been in tears after the alleged attack by Francesca Alcock, head of languages at The Grange School and Sports College in Bristol.
Her body was found by her fiance Darren Mitchell at the home they shared in the city last Saturday, two days before Miss Rann, a popular "bubbly" teacher, was due to return to school after half term
POSTIES BACK WALKOUT says the Mirror
POSTMEN will go on their first national strike for 11 years in an increasingly bitter pay dispute.
They overwhelmingly backed the first walkout since 1996 - with 77 per cent voting in favour.
Communication Workers Union members stood and cheered when the result was revealed at the annual conference in Bournemouth yesterday.
The union wants a 4.8 per cent rise and a five-year deal. Royal Mail has offered 2.5 per cent.
It is also in dispute over company plans - revealed by the Mirror - to scrap night shifts, cut weekend sorting and axe early-start bonuses.
They overwhelmingly backed the first walkout since 1996 - with 77 per cent voting in favour.
Communication Workers Union members stood and cheered when the result was revealed at the annual conference in Bournemouth yesterday.
The union wants a 4.8 per cent rise and a five-year deal. Royal Mail has offered 2.5 per cent.
It is also in dispute over company plans - revealed by the Mirror - to scrap night shifts, cut weekend sorting and axe early-start bonuses.
Back to the G8 and the Sun reports
Putin's pipsqueak taunts Blair
TONY Blair was insulted by a Kremlin pipsqueak last night over Russia’s Cold War sabre rattling.
Russia’s lowly deputy finance minister accused the PM of being “emotional” and dismissed him as an “ex-Prime Minister”.
Obscure Sergei Storchak’s comments were designed to heighten tensions between the PM and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Storchak hit out at Mr Blair for warning that the Russian leader’s muscle-flexing risked scaring off foreign firms and destroying his country’s struggling economy.
Mr Storchak said at the G8 summit: “I doubt that business will react to a person who is, in effect, the ex-Prime Minister.”
Russia’s lowly deputy finance minister accused the PM of being “emotional” and dismissed him as an “ex-Prime Minister”.
Obscure Sergei Storchak’s comments were designed to heighten tensions between the PM and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr Storchak hit out at Mr Blair for warning that the Russian leader’s muscle-flexing risked scaring off foreign firms and destroying his country’s struggling economy.
Mr Storchak said at the G8 summit: “I doubt that business will react to a person who is, in effect, the ex-Prime Minister.”
The Telegraph reports that
McCartney: back to where he once belonged
It was supposed to be a "secret" gig; but the cat was out of the bag - and all over the internet and the papers - long before Paul McCartney and his band took to the stage at the Electric Ballroom in Camden last night.The television cameras and paparazzi that lined the entrance, and crouched at the side of the north London auditorium, added to the impression of a show conceived with maximum coverage in mind. In the week that the former Beatle's 21st solo album, Memory Almost Full, went on sale exclusively through Starbucks worldwide, McCartney was adopting a "less is more" strategy on the live front. In this, he had a point to make. By performing in front of a mainly invited crowd of 1,000 fans and media in one of London's sweatier, standing-only rock venues, Sir Paul was echoing the big theme of his new album: that, as his 65th birthday looms, he is still haunted by his youthful incarnation as a Cavern club rocker.
Finally not just racism today but reality Tv is in trouble over sexism reports the Indy and its not BB
Sugar stands accused of sexism after apprentice quits
For millions of television viewers Sir Alan Sugar has become as well known for his outspoken boardroom personality as for his £800m business empire. The no-nonsense entrepreneur has turned reality TV show The Apprentice into compelling viewing, regularly reducing his high-flying candidates to quivering wrecks with his blunt assessments of their failings.
But this time, it seems, Sir Alan may have gone just a little too far - even for him.
Yesterday his hit series, the penultimate episode of which went out on Wednesday night to an audience of millions, became the target of vehement criticism after the businessman was accused of breaching sex discrimination laws during a marathon session of gruelling questioning.
But this time, it seems, Sir Alan may have gone just a little too far - even for him.
Yesterday his hit series, the penultimate episode of which went out on Wednesday night to an audience of millions, became the target of vehement criticism after the businessman was accused of breaching sex discrimination laws during a marathon session of gruelling questioning.
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