Winner or loser asks the Independent

Gordon Brown won a hollow victory for his new 42-day anti-terrorism powers last night when he was forced to rely on the votes of nine Democratic Unionist Party MPs during a day of backroom deals and concessions.
Although plans to detain suspected terrorists for up to 42 days were approved by 315 votes to 306, Labour MPs described the outcome as "the worst of all worlds" and said Mr Brown's decision to stake his reputation on the vote had backfired badly.

but is then hit with the news that

it emerged that highly-classified documents about the scale of the threat from al-Qa'ida were left on a train by a Whitehall official. It was the most serious in an embarrassing spate of sensitive data losses which have bedevilled the Brown Government.

The Guardian says

Brown was accused of trading civil liberties in a "grubby bazaar", accepting a shopping list of demands from the Northern Ireland unionists and offering a range of promises on backbenchers' pet projects, such as compensation for injured miners, increases in rail investment, the accountability of the intelligence services and lifting EU sanctions on Cuba

Brown buys time with deals on terror vote says the Times

Even though the Prime Minister’s huge personal and political gamble paid off in the Commons voting lobbies, it came at a price. Whips had cautioned that he would lose the vote and he used up much of his credit with Labour MPs by pleading with them personally to put their consciences aside and support him, a tactic that ministers acknowledged could be used only rarely.

The Mail reports of

'Horror' in Whitehall as top secret files on Al Qaeda and Iraq are left on a train -

Top-secret documents detailing the Government's latest intelligence on Al Qaeda were left on a train in a security blunder.
A senior official working in the Cabinet Office apparently left the highly sensitive material on a train from London to Surrey.
Across Whitehall, there was horror and disbelief that such classified information could have been so casually mislaid in the latest of a series of Government data lapses.

The Telegraph reporting that

Last night the official at the centre of the investigation was suspended from his duties, the Cabinet Office announced.
The senior civil servant - who has not been identified - was questioned in an internal inquiry and remained at work in Whitehall yesterday after the loss was discovered on Tuesday. However a decision was later taken that he should be suspended from work while inquiries continue.

It leads with A million patients battle against polyclinics

More than one million patients have signed a petition protesting against plans to close hundreds of GP practices to make way for polyclinics. The signatures, collected by the British Medical Association (BMA) in just three weeks as part of its "Support Your Surgery" campaign, will be presented to Gordon Brown at Downing Street today.

Fuel continues to dominate the headlines

Factories close, supermarkets empty and jets run out of fuel as truckers' strike bites says the Guardian

Strike action by thousands of Spanish and Portuguese truckers produced ominous knock-on effects on food supplies, aviation and industry yesterday, as Lisbon airport ran out of fuel, car factories shut down and petrol stations and supermarkets reported shortages.
In a worrying sign for other European countries that face rising discontent at the spiralling cost of diesel, a third day of strikes generated widespread mayhem and the mood turned ugly after the first casualties of the standoff: two strikers died in clashes on picket lines.

The Express looks closer to home,Panic stations is its front page

PETROL panic hit Britain yesterday as drivers queued to beat the threat of a four-day strike by tanker drivers.
Some filling stations even ran dry despite official appeals for drivers to act as normal.
But as one motorist put it: “When I heard Gordon Brown was telling people not to panic I thought I’d better.”

Fears of widespread job losses grow as unemployed figures rise sharply reports the Times

Thousands of people will lose their jobs over the next two years as the deepening economic downturn forces more companies to cut staff, City experts said yesterday.
After figures revealed the steepest jump in the number of people out of work for two years, economists said the scale and pace of job losses would accelerate sharply in the coming months.

The Guardian meanwhile reports

British workers lack skills and drive of east Europe's migrants, says study

The Department of Work and Pensions report published yesterday says that the generally poor position of low-skilled British workers doesn't reflect a lack of available jobs or formal qualifications "but rather issues around basic employability skills, incentives and motivation".

Horror at the supermarket is the front page of the Mail

A shopper was fighting for his life last night after being viciously attacked by a man who accused him of queue-jumping in Sainsbury's.Horrified customers, including young children, saw the 57-year-old man punched to the ground and left unconscious in a pool of blood.
Detectives were preparing to open a murder investigation last night as the unnamed victim - who has a young child - was not expected to survive massive head injuries.

There is much coverage of Ireland's Eu referendum.According to the Guardian neutrality, abortion and Dustin the turkey threaten to cause Irish referendum upset

It is an unlikely alliance: ultra-rightwing Catholics, traditional nationalists, pro-American free marketeers and the far left. Add in a pop star and a turkey puppet called Dustin and you have a force which threatens to sink a reform project designed to transform how nearly 500 million Europeans are governed.
The Irish Republic goes to the polls today to ratify or reject the Lisbon EU reform treaty, which was meant to map out Europe's future in the 21st century. The potential for an upset is very real.

The Times though says Irish 'yes' camp confident - if people come out for treaty vote

Irish leaders were campaigning up to the last moment yesterday in a desperate effort to persuade waverers, with final polls showing the “yes” and “no” camps in the referendum running neck and neck.
“People realise it’s a big decision,” Brian Cowen, the Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader, said on the eve of the vote that is seen as pivotal to the EU’s future. “As we come closer to the day, I’ve always held the belief that the common sense of the Irish people will win out in the end.”

World's biggest drug seizure in Afghanistan reports the Telegraph

About 260 tons of narcotics were found in trenches and bunkers in Kandahar province in southern Afghanistan.
No previous haul comes close to matching this find, which weighed roughly the same as 30 double-decker buses.
The previous record was set by Colombia's security forces when they uncovered 81 tons of coca.

Pakistan attacks US for 'cowardly' killing of soldiers reports the Independent

Relations between Washington and the new government in Islamabad have been dealt a severe blow after Pakistan angrily denounced the "unprovoked and cowardly" killing of 11 soldiers in a US air strike near the Afghan border.
The attack, which took place in the volatile tribal areas and is believed to have been carried out by a pilotless drone, is likely to sour ties between the Pakistani and American military and deepen public resentment of Pakistan's role in the so-called war on terror.

The Sun leads with the news that

A DOCTOR yesterday told of the amazing moment when cellar girl Kerstin Fritzl was finally reunited with her family – with a simple hello.
Kerstin, 19, joined them for a new life at an apartment they have been given at the clinic helping their recovery.
Dr Albert Reiter said: “It was an extraordinary moment when Kerstin, holding my arm, and I were able to walk through the door into a new home, crossing the threshold into a new life.

The Winner of the Apprentice gets a lot of coverage,You're hired Lee McQueen says the Telegraph

Lee McQueen, 30, beat 15 other candidates to the £100,000 a year job with the multi-millionaire business tycoon after a 12 week selection process.But the recruitment sales manager's victory was marred by the revelation that he had lied on his CV, pretending to have spent two years at university when he only stayed there four months.

Another appointment is given much coverage

Chelsea name Scolari as new £6.25m pa manager says the Independent

Chelsea have appointed Luiz Felipe Scolari as their new manager and will pay the Brazilian an astonishing £6.25m-a-season over the next three years in what is one of the biggest deals ever agreed in world football.
The announcement caused consternation in Portugal, where Scolari is the coach of the national team who yesterday beat the Czech Republic 3-1 in their quest to win the European Championships.

The Sun says

he will be able to buy the top players on the planet thanks to a bulging transfer war chest.
Scolari will start by signing Portugal playmaker Deco for £10m from Barcelona and he will hand a new £90,000-a-week contract to defender Ricardo Carvalho

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The Mirror leads with Big Brother in bullying row

Viewers bombarded Channel 4 and TV watchdog Ofcom with complaints over Alex De Gale's foulmouthed tirade at Rachel Rice during a row over food.
She yelled: "You're getting on my f*****g nerves - I don't give a f*** what you think."
A spokeswoman for charity BullyingUK said: "This is not acceptable. Bullies must not be allowed on TV."

Finally the Express reports on BRUSSELS AND THE RULING THAT'S JUST BARKING MAD

A family dog lounging in front of an Aga stove at breakfast time is a common sight in thousands of guest houses across the country.
But now the traditional English B&B is under threat from an EU ruling which bans pet dogs from the kitchen.
Man’s best friend is a health and safety hazard and has to be kept away from where food is prepared, according to Eurocrats in Brussels

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