The stabbing of a policeman outside Marks and Spencer in Luton dominates the papers this morning which pictures of Jonathan Henry on the front pages of most of them
MURDERED 18 MINUTES INTO HIS SHIFT is the lead in the Mirror
A BRAVE PC was stabbed to death yesterday just 18 minutes after starting his shift.
Jonathan Henry, 36, married with a baby girl, was knifed by a maniac who moments before attacked two other innocent men in Luton, Beds.
The knifeman was held at the scene. A witness said: "It was like a war zone."
PC Henry, 36 - described as "the salt of the earth" - was killed by a single knife thrust through his armpit which severed an artery in his chest.
A colleague said last night: "This is a tragedy. Jon was extremely unlucky.
Jonathan Henry, 36, married with a baby girl, was knifed by a maniac who moments before attacked two other innocent men in Luton, Beds.
The knifeman was held at the scene. A witness said: "It was like a war zone."
PC Henry, 36 - described as "the salt of the earth" - was killed by a single knife thrust through his armpit which severed an artery in his chest.
A colleague said last night: "This is a tragedy. Jon was extremely unlucky.
CUT DOWN IN 21 MINUTES says the Sun
HORRIFIED witnesses told how knifed PC Jon Henry fell dying yesterday as fellow cops screamed into their radios: “Officer down!”
The hero — stabbed above the shoulder by a beggar who had already attacked two victims in the street — collapsed in a pool of blood after trying to disarm the maniac.
The hero — stabbed above the shoulder by a beggar who had already attacked two victims in the street — collapsed in a pool of blood after trying to disarm the maniac.
The Telegraph reports that
He was wearing a protective vest but police refused to confirm witness accounts that he had been stabbed in the neck. One of the civilians, a 55-year-old from Luton who was believed to have been cleaning windows, suffered a serious stab wound to his back and was in a stable condition in hospital. Another man, who was believed to have been injured as he attempted to help the window cleaner, was also being treated in Luton and Dunstable Hospital for less serious injuries. A man was being held yesterday under guard at hospital on suspicion of murder. He is being treated after police used non-lethal weapons to restrain him.
Knife horror as illegal migrant is quizzed over police murder says the Mail
The Daily Mail can reveal the man is an "overstayer" who should have left Britain five years ago. Although his visa had expired, he was allowed to avoid deportation from the country.
The disclosure will embarrass the Government and bring further questions about the shambolic immigration system.
According to the Home Office, there are 570,000 illegal immigrants in Britain, including hundreds of thousands of over-stayers.
The disclosure will embarrass the Government and bring further questions about the shambolic immigration system.
According to the Home Office, there are 570,000 illegal immigrants in Britain, including hundreds of thousands of over-stayers.
The front page of the Express calls for
NOW ARM ALL OUR POLICE
Michael Winner, founder of the Police Memorial Trust which commemorates officers killed on duty, said the dangers faced by PCs everyday are greater than ever. He said: "We live in an increasingly lunatic society that is armed more than ever. There are knives, there are guns. There are the sorts of weapons out there which were not there when I was a young person. "The fact that officers are not armed is shocking. Of our 33 memorials, I think 28 officers would be alive if they had been armed."
The Times leads with
Police ‘failed’ victim of honour killing
An inquiry was under way last night into a series of police blunders which ended in the “honour” killing of a young woman at the hands of her father and uncle.
At the centre of the police investigation will be the role played by PC Angela Cornes, who ignored the claims by Banaz Mahmood that her life was in danger and instead dismissed the 20-year-old Kurdish woman as being melodramatic.
After her father Mahmod Mahmod, 52, and her uncle Ari Mahmod, 51, were convicted for murder yesterday at the Old Bailey, The Times can reveal that Miss Mahmood had told police on at least four separate occasions that the men were going to kill her because she had fallen in love with a man they disapproved of.
At the centre of the police investigation will be the role played by PC Angela Cornes, who ignored the claims by Banaz Mahmood that her life was in danger and instead dismissed the 20-year-old Kurdish woman as being melodramatic.
After her father Mahmod Mahmod, 52, and her uncle Ari Mahmod, 51, were convicted for murder yesterday at the Old Bailey, The Times can reveal that Miss Mahmood had told police on at least four separate occasions that the men were going to kill her because she had fallen in love with a man they disapproved of.
Murder victim told police four times she feared her family: each time in vain says the Guardian
Police are failing to protect young women at risk of being murdered by their families in so-called "honour" killings, despite a high-profile prevention scheme set up four years ago, senior officers have told the Guardian. They say a raft of measures aimed at saving lives have been shelved, delayed or ignored by Scotland Yard. Among them were plans to train frontline staff in how to spot vulnerable women and a system to ensure potential victims of "honour"-based violence were risk-assessed and properly dealt with.
GUILTY: THE MUSLIM FATHER WHO ORDERED 'HONOUR KILLING' says the Express
Banaz Mahmod was strangled with a bootlace and her body stuffed into a suitcase and buried in a back garden after the ‘honour killing’. She had helped convict them from beyond the grave with a video message played to jurors in which she told how she feared she was going to die. It later emerged that Banaz had repeatedly told police she was in fear for her life.
It seemed to be one of those days yesterday for crime,the Sun reporting on
Woman shot dead waving gun
A WOMAN was shot dead by police yesterday after she ran amok with a BB gun and pointed it at a marksman.
Ann Sanderson, 37 — who had a history of mental illness — shot at CCTV cameras and a restaurant window.
As cops approached she fled down an alley into a car park.
After a tense 20-minute stand-off she pointed the weapon at the officers, and was shot once in the chest at 3am.
She died despite paramedics’ efforts to save her. A firearm was found at the scene.
Ann Sanderson, 37 — who had a history of mental illness — shot at CCTV cameras and a restaurant window.
As cops approached she fled down an alley into a car park.
After a tense 20-minute stand-off she pointed the weapon at the officers, and was shot once in the chest at 3am.
She died despite paramedics’ efforts to save her. A firearm was found at the scene.
The Independent reports
Top judge 'flashed at woman on crowded train'
A woman yesterday recalled her "shock and embarrassment" at being flashed on a crowded train by a man she later identified as a senior judge.
As she glanced down at the bottom of her newspaper she noticed the "very kind looking" gentleman had exposed himself.
The woman spotted the man on four separate occasions on the rush-hour trip from Raynes Park, south-west London, to Waterloo, and later identified him by video as Lord Justice Richards, one of Britain's most senior judges.
She told London's City of Westminster Magistrates' Court the man who had exposed himself had "boxed" her into a corner, against the glass panels in the first carriage so no other passengers could see.
As she glanced down at the bottom of her newspaper she noticed the "very kind looking" gentleman had exposed himself.
The woman spotted the man on four separate occasions on the rush-hour trip from Raynes Park, south-west London, to Waterloo, and later identified him by video as Lord Justice Richards, one of Britain's most senior judges.
She told London's City of Westminster Magistrates' Court the man who had exposed himself had "boxed" her into a corner, against the glass panels in the first carriage so no other passengers could see.
'Judge flashed at me twice in eight days on rush-hour train' says the Mail
The woman claimed Lord Justice Richards, 56, boxed her into a corner on the packed commuter service before the incidents took place.
She said that on the first occasion she assumed he must have left his flies open by mistake because he looked like a "very kind man".
But when it happened again days later, she reported the incidents to British Transport Police, and turned detective by taking pictures of the man on her mobile phone and trying to follow him.
She said that on the first occasion she assumed he must have left his flies open by mistake because he looked like a "very kind man".
But when it happened again days later, she reported the incidents to British Transport Police, and turned detective by taking pictures of the man on her mobile phone and trying to follow him.
The Mirror reports on a
SEASIDE TRAGEDY OR SOMETHING SINISTER?
POLICE are baffled over the death of a two-year-old boy, who was found floating face down in the English Channel.
Arun Watkins died soon after being pulled from the sea close to an empty inflatable dinghy.
But there was no sign of the child's father, Alan, 50, who had driven to the coast for a day out while his wife Sheena, 35, stayed at home in London.
Last night, a police source said: "There are many theories of what could have happened but at the moment we believe this probably was just a horrible accident.
"All the indications suggest he was simply out for a pleasure ride.
"This could yet prove to be something more sinister but at this stage it's too early to say."
Arun Watkins died soon after being pulled from the sea close to an empty inflatable dinghy.
But there was no sign of the child's father, Alan, 50, who had driven to the coast for a day out while his wife Sheena, 35, stayed at home in London.
Last night, a police source said: "There are many theories of what could have happened but at the moment we believe this probably was just a horrible accident.
"All the indications suggest he was simply out for a pleasure ride.
"This could yet prove to be something more sinister but at this stage it's too early to say."
The Telegraph tells us
The inflatable dinghy also contained clothes and nappies. Mark Clark, a spokesman for the Maritime and Coastguard agency, said the items were dry and the boat showed no sign of having capsized. Mr Watkins's rucksack was floating near the boat. Despite an extensive search by boat and helicopter Mr Watkins, 50, from Peckham, south London, remained missing last night.
It leads with Gordon Brown's visit to Baghdad
Brown attacks blunders over war in Iraq
The prime minister-in-waiting admitted for the first time that mistakes were made and pledged to "learn the lessons" of the run-up to the conflict.
Mr Brown was flexing his muscles in an attempt to distance himself from Mr Blair's disastrous Iraq legacy.
He effectively admitted that the publication of a dossier by the Joint Intelligence Committee that exaggerated Iraq's weapons programme and a second one plagiarised from the internet were mistakes.
Mr Brown was flexing his muscles in an attempt to distance himself from Mr Blair's disastrous Iraq legacy.
He effectively admitted that the publication of a dossier by the Joint Intelligence Committee that exaggerated Iraq's weapons programme and a second one plagiarised from the internet were mistakes.
No change of policy over troop withdrawal, Brown tells Iraqis says the Times with a differeent angle to the story
Iraq believes that Gordon Brown will follow Tony Blair’s policies and refuse to sanction a swift pullout of troops when he becomes Prime Minister.
Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, speaking after meeting Mr Brown in Baghdad during a surprise one-day visit, said he felt that the Chancellor had made the trip “to ensure a positive British commitment to Iraq”.
Speaking to The Times, Mr al-Maliki dampened the hopes of politicians who believe that Mr Brown’s arrival at No 10 will prompt a speedy withdrawal.
Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, speaking after meeting Mr Brown in Baghdad during a surprise one-day visit, said he felt that the Chancellor had made the trip “to ensure a positive British commitment to Iraq”.
Speaking to The Times, Mr al-Maliki dampened the hopes of politicians who believe that Mr Brown’s arrival at No 10 will prompt a speedy withdrawal.
BROWN.. AND OUT says the Mirror
GORDON Brown flew into Baghdad yesterday amid growing calls at home for Britain to pull out of Iraq.
As mortars slammed into the fortified Green Zone, Mr Brown said he was there only to "assess" the situation on the ground.
But MPs said Britain was now in its "end game" in Iraq, and it is widely expected Mr Brown will withdraw thousands of troops once he becomes PM on June 27.
In a departure from the Blair era, Mr Brown also announced on his trip reforms to stop Britain going to war on "dodgy dossiers" - such as the claim Saddam Hussein could use WMD in 45 minutes.
As mortars slammed into the fortified Green Zone, Mr Brown said he was there only to "assess" the situation on the ground.
But MPs said Britain was now in its "end game" in Iraq, and it is widely expected Mr Brown will withdraw thousands of troops once he becomes PM on June 27.
In a departure from the Blair era, Mr Brown also announced on his trip reforms to stop Britain going to war on "dodgy dossiers" - such as the claim Saddam Hussein could use WMD in 45 minutes.
Meanwhile the Guardian reports that
US arms Sunni dissidents in risky bid to contain al-Qaida fighters in Iraq
The US military has embarked on a new and risky strategy in Iraq by arming Sunni insurgents in the hope that they will tackle the extremist al-Qaida in Iraq.
The US high command this month gave permission to its officers on the ground to negotiate arms deals with local leaders. Arms, ammunition, body armour and other equipment, as well as cash, pick-up trucks and fuel, have already been handed over in return for promises to turn on al-Qaida and not attack US troops.
The US high command this month gave permission to its officers on the ground to negotiate arms deals with local leaders. Arms, ammunition, body armour and other equipment, as well as cash, pick-up trucks and fuel, have already been handed over in return for promises to turn on al-Qaida and not attack US troops.
It continues to lead with Bae
MoD accused over role in Bandar's £1bn
Pressure was mounting on ministers for full disclosure of the government's role in Britain's biggest arms deal last night after claims that the Ministry of Defence directly administered payments of more than £1bn to Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia.
The MoD refused to address the specific allegations, made in BBC's Panorama, while the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, continued to stonewall questions over his role in the affair. BAE, the weapons manufacuturer at the centre of the controversy, remained silent.
The MoD refused to address the specific allegations, made in BBC's Panorama, while the attorney general, Lord Goldsmith, continued to stonewall questions over his role in the affair. BAE, the weapons manufacuturer at the centre of the controversy, remained silent.
The Independent has a differing lead story
Hay fever: the cure and the catch
A once-a-day pill for hay fever that could transform the lives of sufferers is being denied to thousands of those most severely affected because of the cost.
The pill, which is dissolved under the tongue, is the first oral vaccine developed for hay fever. But the majority of NHS trusts have failed to fund it. With the hay fever season at its peak, millions of people with an allergy to grass pollen are sneezing, snuffling and rubbing itchy eyes. Hay fever affects about 20 per cent of the UK population - more than 10 million people - of whom up to one million are so badly affected it interferes with their lives.
The new treatment, Grazax, is the first oral vaccine for hay fever developed to tackle the underlying condition rather than the symptoms. Manufactured by a Danish company, and licensed in January, it contains small amounts of Timothy grass and is designed to "recondition" the immune system's response to pollen in people who do not respond to normal treatment.
The pill, which is dissolved under the tongue, is the first oral vaccine developed for hay fever. But the majority of NHS trusts have failed to fund it. With the hay fever season at its peak, millions of people with an allergy to grass pollen are sneezing, snuffling and rubbing itchy eyes. Hay fever affects about 20 per cent of the UK population - more than 10 million people - of whom up to one million are so badly affected it interferes with their lives.
The new treatment, Grazax, is the first oral vaccine for hay fever developed to tackle the underlying condition rather than the symptoms. Manufactured by a Danish company, and licensed in January, it contains small amounts of Timothy grass and is designed to "recondition" the immune system's response to pollen in people who do not respond to normal treatment.
The Mail picks up this story under the headline
The £2-a-day hayfever 'cure' that's too expensive for the NHS
According to the Telegraph we can expect
Dairy crisis hikes price of cheese and butter
An acute drought in Australia and in parts of the United States has led to a shortage of milk powder - a key ingredient for some of the world's biggest food manufacturers.This has come at the same time as demand for dairy products from Asia has soared, in large part because of increasingly affluent consumers in China switching to westernised diets.The combination of the two factors has led to a surge in wholesale milk prices.
The Times reports that
From hero to zero, Bush comes back to earth
After a hero’s welcome in Albania, President Bush returned to Washington last night faced with a slew of domestic problems and the sober reality that his influence is fading rapidly at home.
His embattled Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, was facing a Democrat-led vote of no confidence; his plans for immigration reform are on the verge of collapse and there is growing conservative anger over his failure to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff. Libby was sentenced to 30 months last week in connection with the CIA leak scandal.
The no-confidence motion in Mr Gonzales was expected to fail in the Senate last night, and was little more than a political stunt by Democrats. But the vote revealed how the issues of Mr Gonzales, immigration and Libby are all linked in one crucial respect: growing conservative disgust with Mr Bush who, on the domestic front at least, appears to have truly entered lame-duck status.
His embattled Attorney-General, Alberto Gonzales, was facing a Democrat-led vote of no confidence; his plans for immigration reform are on the verge of collapse and there is growing conservative anger over his failure to pardon Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Dick Cheney’s former Chief of Staff. Libby was sentenced to 30 months last week in connection with the CIA leak scandal.
The no-confidence motion in Mr Gonzales was expected to fail in the Senate last night, and was little more than a political stunt by Democrats. But the vote revealed how the issues of Mr Gonzales, immigration and Libby are all linked in one crucial respect: growing conservative disgust with Mr Bush who, on the domestic front at least, appears to have truly entered lame-duck status.
And problems for another world leader in the Guardian
Putin changes tack and allows Moscow protest to go ahead
Several thousand opposition demonstrators were allowed to hold a rally in the centre of Moscow yesterday, in an apparent change of tactics by the Kremlin, which has previously broken up anti-Putin rallies. The chess champion Gary Kasparov and his allies in Russia's vocal opposition movement held the latest in a series of demonstrations yesterday against Vladimir Putin's regime.
Around 2,000 people gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square. Protesters from The Other Russia - a coalition of opposition groups - waved flags and chanted "Russia without Putin".
Around 2,000 people gathered in Moscow's Pushkin Square. Protesters from The Other Russia - a coalition of opposition groups - waved flags and chanted "Russia without Putin".
Paris Hilton makes an impressio in the qualtities this morning,the same paper reports
Paris finds God and plans new life after jail
The world received proof yesterday that prison does indeed work. In an interview from the Los Angeles jail where she is serving a sentence for driving while banned, celebrity inmate Paris Hilton claimed a remarkable transformation in her character. She said she was no longer superficial, had found God, wanted to work with sick children and had not looked in a mirror since entering prison.
Speaking to the veteran television anchorwoman Barbara Walters by phone, Hilton revealed herself to be an acute critic of her former persona. "I'm not the same person I was," she said. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me.
Speaking to the veteran television anchorwoman Barbara Walters by phone, Hilton revealed herself to be an acute critic of her former persona. "I'm not the same person I was," she said. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me.
Jailed Paris Hilton claims 'dumb act is over' says the Telegraph
In a phone call to ABC News the 26-year-old, who was dragged from court screaming "It's not fair, It's not right" following the judge’s ruling, said: "I'm not the same person I was. I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute.
The Sun is happy as it reports
Katie: You're fired for real
THE Apprentice star who turned down a job with Sir Alan Sugar was sensationally fired for real yesterday.
Katie Hopkins, 31, was sacked from her £90,000- a-year Met Office job for bringing the organisation into disrepute.
The move came after she was photographed having sex in a field with married ex-colleague Mark Cross.
The mouthy blonde also boasted of flings with three married men, and said she was a “ten out of ten” in bed.
Viewers were stunned last week when Katie — who worked as a “global brand consultant” for the Met Office — quit The Apprentice and turned her back on the chance of a £100,000-a-year job with Sir Alan.
Katie Hopkins, 31, was sacked from her £90,000- a-year Met Office job for bringing the organisation into disrepute.
The move came after she was photographed having sex in a field with married ex-colleague Mark Cross.
The mouthy blonde also boasted of flings with three married men, and said she was a “ten out of ten” in bed.
Viewers were stunned last week when Katie — who worked as a “global brand consultant” for the Met Office — quit The Apprentice and turned her back on the chance of a £100,000-a-year job with Sir Alan.
Finally the Mail reports that
Being a Borat lookalike is beyond a joke, says lifeguard
He has never been to Kazakhstan and wouldn't dream of wearing a neon green thong at the pool.
But that hasn't stopped colleagues and children taunting lifeguard Martin McAndrews about his resemblance to Borat.
The 31-year-old has endured months of verbal abuse from staff and youngsters who have compared his distinctive moustache and thick dark hair to the spoof Kazakh TV reporter played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
Now an investigation into bullying has begun at the sports centre where he works after videos of him working and picking his nose were posted on the YouTube website under the heading "Borat lookalike".
But that hasn't stopped colleagues and children taunting lifeguard Martin McAndrews about his resemblance to Borat.
The 31-year-old has endured months of verbal abuse from staff and youngsters who have compared his distinctive moustache and thick dark hair to the spoof Kazakh TV reporter played by Sacha Baron Cohen.
Now an investigation into bullying has begun at the sports centre where he works after videos of him working and picking his nose were posted on the YouTube website under the heading "Borat lookalike".
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