Varied headlines in the papers this morning.The Times leads with the story that

Food safety fears over animals fed to animals

Tests to allow the remains of animals to be reintroduced into farm feed for the first time since the BSE crisis are being carried out by European scientists, The Times has learnt.
The EU is spending €1.7 million (£1.15 million) on research which would allow the remains of pigs and chickens to be used as fodder.
The practice was banned by the EU in 2000 after the spread of BSE, commonly known as “mad cow” disease. BSE was blamed for infecting hundreds of people with the incurable brain disease vCJD.
The move will shock consumers and scientists, many of whom were angered by the use of animal remains in feed.

For the Guardian it is George Bush's announcement on climate change that makes the headlines

Bush kills off hopes for G8 climate change plan

George Bush yesterday threw international efforts to control climate change into confusion with a proposal to create a "new global framework" to curb greenhouse gas emissions as an alternative to a planned UN process.
The proposal came less than a week before a G8 summit in Germany and appeared to hit European hopes that the world's industrialised nations would commit to halving their emissions by 2050.
A UN-brokered meeting in Bali in December, at which it had been hoped to agree to keep climate change to a 2C increase in temperature, is supposed to provide a successor to the Kyoto protocol. All that was thrown in doubt by the initiative announced yesterday by President Bush.

Bush sidesteps G8's climate change agenda says the Independent

In a last ditch - and almost certainly unsuccessful - bid to fend off international criticism of his climate change policies, President George Bush has called on 15 of the world's biggest polluting countries, including China and India, to agree on a target for reducing greenhouse gasses by the end of 2008.
But the White House once again rejected a global carbon-trading programme permitting countries to buy and sell carbon credits. US officials also ruled out specific energy efficiency targets, arguing that "one size fits all" standards would be unworkable.
Nor did it embrace the German suggestion of a "two-degree" strategy, whereby the rise in world temperatures would be slowed to 2C this century by cutting emissions.

It has a different lead though

The man who wants to lead a sensible debate on abortion

Anti-abortion campaigners are ready to launch a US-style cultural war against the 40-year-old law that allows women in the UK to choose to terminate unwanted pregnancies - with politicians who are also practising Roman Catholics as their first targets.
MPs and other elected representatives who attend Mass but have not taken a hard line against abortion will be targeted by activists who say they should be disowned by the Church.
The head of the 17,000-strong Life League said yesterday that the organisation will write to every Catholic MP demanding a clear statement that they support the Church's line on abortion and all other "life" issues.
Those who fail to give a satisfactory answer face the prospect of being spied on to see if they are attending Mass.
The campaign has been inspired by yesterday's fiery sermon by the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who described abortion as an "unspeakable crime" and controversially compared it with the massacre of schoolchildren in Dunblane 12 years ago.

Church's pressure grows on Catholic MPs over abortion says the Mail

The leader of England's Roman Catholics has warned MPs that they cannot tolerate abortion and keep their faith.
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor's intervention places unprecedented pressure on Catholic politicians for reforms to abortion law.
His warning means nearly 70 MPs are faced with a crisis of conscience if they fail to rally behind a fresh push for the abolition of legal abortion.
It also comes as anti-abortion campaigners prepare for a summer of protest ahead of the 40th anniversary this autumn of the 1967 legislation that legalised terminations.

Most of the papers report on the comments of Andrei Lugovoi,the Telegraph reporting

MI6 behind poisoning, says Russian suspect

Speaking in Moscow yesterday, Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB officer, portrayed Mr Litvinenko as a renegade British agent who MI6 needed to have silenced.Mr Lugovoi also claimed that he himself had been contacted by MI6 in a vain attempt to recruit him as part of a British plot to weaken Russia and discredit Vladimir Putin, the nation's president.

Murder suspect points finger at MI6 says the Guardian

A Foreign Office spokesman sought to play down the significance of Mr Lugovoi's allegations and its likely impact on London-Moscow relations, which have been severely damaged. "The Litvinenko matter is attention-grabbing, but our normal work is continuing.

The row over the Tory Grammar school policy continues,the same paper revealing

Tories in confusion as Willetts seeks to reassure rebels over grammar schools

The Conservatives' education policy was mired in confusion last night after the leadership reassured rebels that some new grammar schools could be built.
As the row entered its 16th day, shadow education secretary David Willetts said a Tory government would allow their creation in areas which already have academic selection. His remarks came after Dominic Grieve, a highly respected member of the shadow cabinet, spoke in favour of opening more grammar schools.
A report today will also cast doubt on Labour and Tory commitment to city academies. The study by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggests that secondary schools which are their own admissions authorities are much less representative of their local area.

Tories in disarray over new grammars says the Telegraph

Faced with a continuing revolt among MPs and grassroots Tories, David Willetts, the education spokesman, announced that in some specific areas, new grammars could be built after all.At the first sign of an about-turn by Mr Cameron, Labour pounced, accusing the Tory leader of "abject surrender" and a complete failure of leadership when the going got tough.
The worst confusion over policy since Mr Cameron became leader unfolded on the day the Tories appointed a controversial former editor of the News of the World, Andy Coulson, as their head of communications and planning.

Former 'News of the World' editor is appointed as Tory spin-doctor is how the Indy reports that last bit of the story

Andy Coulson, who resigned as editor of the News of the World over the royal phone-tapping scandal, is to spearhead David Cameron's press operation.
His appointment as the Conservative leader's director of communications and planning came as a surprise as he has demonstrated little previous interest in party politics.
Tory sources explained that he would bring "extra horsepower" to their press team and play a key role in preparing the party's strategy in the run-up to the next election. One said: "This is a very, very senior role. It is top table stuff."
Mr Coulson will go head to head with Michael Ellam, a senior Treasury official, who will move to Downing Street to handle daily lobby briefings after the Chancellor succeeds Tony Blair on 27 June. He will replace Tom Kelly, who has been Tony Blair's official spokesman for six years.

£80 fine for dropping a cigarette butt is the Telegraph's lead

This is one of a series of measures being introduced by the Government that will stigmatise what is normal practice for 10 million smokers, and - it is hoped - slash the NHS's £1.7 billion bill to treat smoking-related diseases.
Supporters of smoking said it was "unfair" that they should be singled out for punishment and vowed to resist heavy-handed use of fines.
But anti-litter campaigners welcomed the move, saying it would help end the blight of cigarette-strewn streets.

The Mail reports on

Why teachers 'should stop pupils raising their hands'

Teachers should stop asking pupils to put their hands up to answer a question because it holds back more timid classmates, ministers will declare.
They should instead pick the children they want to respond to questions so quiet pupils are tested as well as the keener ones.
The Department for Education said the measure would help tens of thousands of "invisible children" who fail to make enough progress at primary school.

It leads with an exclusive

Betrayed war hero quits in disgust
EXCLUSIVE: Cleared in a £20m Iraq 'show trial' and praised by the Queen, Colonel Mendonca, DSO, sensationally quit the Army after learning he could face further charges. No wonder his wife accuses the top brass of utter BETRAYAL

A war hero cleared in a £20million 'show trial' over the abuse of Iraqi prisoners has sensationally quit the Army.
Colonel Jorge Mendonca was the most senior soldier in recent history to face a court martial.
His ordeal - a two-year investigation followed by a five-month trial - triggered angry accusations that the prosecution was politically motivated, brought by a government whose ministers were not 'fit to polish his boots'.

According to the Express

20 MPH BRITAIN is on the way,the paper reports


BRITAIN’S towns and cities face the introduction of an “impractical” 20mph speed limit for all vehicles, it emerged last night.
The drastic new restrictions on urban ­driving could be imposed by all councils across the country in a matter of months.Portsmouth today becomes the first city in Britain to introduce the tough new measures. And campaigners say it is only a matter of time before the 20mph limit is rolled out across the nation.

And rail users should beware as well as the Telegraph headlines

Rail passengers fear more big rises on way

In what is seen as a test case by Passenger Focus, the consumer watchdog, the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has declined to step in after Arriva Trains in Wales increased some off-peak ticket prices by more than 30 per cent and South West Trains imposed a 20 per cent increase.
Consumer groups and unions fear that other companies will follow suit. "It appears that off-peak passengers are left unprotected," said Anthony Smith, the chief executive of Passenger Focus.

The Mirror asks

IS MADELEINE SNATCHER POSING AS A PSYCHIC?

DESPERATE Portuguese police revealed yesterday they believe Madeleine McCann's kidnapper may contact them posing as a psychic.
They are so lacking in clues that they are now chasing up tip-offs from mediums claiming to know where she is.
Chief Insp Olegario Sousa said they were clinging to the slim hope one could be from the panicking abductor and added: "That is one of the reasons we cannot discard anything.

However it is taken off the front pages by the revelation that

POSH QUITS £10M US TV SHOW

LOYAL Victoria Beckham walked out on her £10million US TV series to support hubby David's England comeback - after insisting: "My family will always come before my career."
Posh, 33, was fuming when producers of the fly-on-the-wall series about her move to America insisted she must fly out to Los Angeles this week for a fortnight's filming.
It would have meant she had to miss not only Becks's much-heralded England return against Brazil tonight - but the vital Euro qualifier against Estonia on Wednesday and his final game for Real Madrid next week.

Staying on the Beckham trail and the Express reports

CIVIL SERVANTS BLOCK PM'S 'SIR BECKS' BID


A BID by Tony Blair to get David Beckham a knighthood is being blocked by nervous civil servants, it was claimed last night.
The Prime Minister is said to be ready to include the resurgent England star in his resignation honours list – or in this summer’s Queen’s Birthday Honours.Making him a Sir would mean wife Victoria becoming Lady Beckham.But Whitehall is said to be worried that Beckham’s move to Los Angeles this summer means he’ll become a tax exile. An insider said: “Some officials feel there’s nothing wrong with honouring a player based in Europe and free to represent his country if required, but feel there’s a big difference if he is earning his main income in the US and unable to play for England.”


For the Sun the most interesting news is

Big Brother: The house of sin

The Sun today lifts the lid on the man-hungry Big Brother babes set to make the new series the sexiest ever.
We reveal their astonishing appetite for wild romps. And we tell of their cravings for mind-bending drugs.
Posh totty Emily Parr, 19, stripped off and snorted coke for a lesbian sex session with a pal.
Ex-lapdancer Charley Uchea, 21, is a soccer groupie who has attended steamy parties and is obsessed with super-rich Premiership footballers.
Victoria Beckham lookalike Chanelle, 19, had sex on a bus and spices up her love life by playing the violin.
And Barbie twins Sam and Amanda wowed the lads with a saucy show clad in PVC.
Tonight the girls will choose the first man to join them in the house.


Back to reality and the Guardian focuses on increased tensions in Northern Iraq as

Turkey deploys extra troops to Iraq border as tension with Kurds grows

A Turkish military build-up on the northern Iraq border is fuelling fears of a confrontation between Ankara and Kurdistan's semi-independent government that could further destabilise the region as US forces begin to pull back.
Turkey's armed forces chief said yesterday the army was prepared at any time to start cross-border action to halt attacks inside Turkey by the separatist Kurdistan Workers' party, which has bases in Iraq.
"As soldiers, we are ready," General Yasar Buyukanit said.

Mandela welcomes Blair to his 'retirement club' says the Indy

Nelson Mandela welcomed Tony Blair into the ex-presidents' and prime ministers' club yesterday as he completed his "farewell" tour of Africa.
But Mr Blair prepared to fly back to Britain with a parting shot at his critics over Africa and the war in Iraq by insisting Britain had a "moral obligation" to intervene in "failed states".
Mr Mandela, the first president of post-apartheid South Africa, warned Mr Blair when he visited the Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg that he could find himself busier than ever when he quits No 10.
"Tony, I look forward to welcoming a young man like you to the club of retiring presidents and prime ministers," Mr Mandela said. "I warn you, however, that some of us only become active after stepping down from office." Mr Blair, who on Wednesday was made an honourary paramount chief in Sierra Leone, will fly back to Britain tomorrow after talks with the South African President Thabo Mbeki.

Fears for missing father as hunt goes on says the Times

A former paratrooper was identified last night as one of the five men captured in Baghdad as special forces and diplomats spent another frustrating day searching for them.
Alex MacLachlan, 28, a father of one, was one of four bodyguards abducted from a government building along with the computer expert they were protecting.
Helen MacLachlan, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, said that she and her husband had been told of their son’s abduction by the Canadian security company for which he worked.
“We are just so upset and shocked,” she told the South Wales Evening Post. “We just want to know our son is safe. Someone from GardaWorld phoned us, but we don’t know anything more other than what we see on the television.

Finally the same paper reports

Aristocrat seeking an heir finds hope with American rocker

A childless aristocrat searching for an heir to take over his £7.5 million mansion believes an American rock star is the answer to his prayers.
Sir Benjamin Slade has spent the past 18 months scouring the world for a relation prepared to take on Maunsel House, his 13th-century stately home in Somerset, which he says he can no longer afford. His search was even made into a television programme, I’m Really a Royal, but now it may be over.
Isaac Slade, lead singer with The Fray, contacted Sir Benjamin last year expressing an interest in his family roots. He found out that he is one of the aristocrat’s closest living relatives, and yesterday he was touring the mansion that may become his home.
Sir Benjamin said: “If Isaac moves in he and his band can have huge concerts in the grounds. It would be fantastic and pay all the rotten bills.”