Both the Sun and the Mirror have pictures of the funeral of Ben Kinsella on their front pages this morning.

My shining star says the Sun

IT was the yellow jester’s hat atop the “K” emblem he designed that set the tone.
It adorned Ben Kinsella’s purple coffin along with badges worn by mourners in solidarity with The Sun’s anti-knife campaign. This was more a service of celebration for a genuinely good young man than a protest dwelling on the horrors of the knife scourge scarring the country.

They defiantly dressed in the brightest of clothes to mourn their murdered mate on the darkest of days.
Gentle Ben Kinsella, 16 - fatally stabbed three weeks ago - was buried yesterday in a funky shirt and jeans, with a string of rosary beads round his neck and his favourite trademark sunshades on his head

reports the Mirror

The Independent also leads with knife crime,

Knifed on my street: The ugly divide that ravages our capital city

The living room was flooded with the white blaze of arc lights, illuminating men in silver suits as they dusted down the car of the shadow minister for Justice. They were looking for forensic evidence. So it was very difficult to believe the good news on crime figures emanating at that very moment from the television. The bit about the irrational rise in fear of crime, against the British Crime Survey's backdrop of civil calm, sat particularly badly. Just a few hours earlier, 18-year-old Frederick Moody had been stabbed to death outside his home down the road, by one of a group of children who had, witnesses say, been gathered in the area for some while. The bereaved family of the dead young man have, it transpires, lived on my street for some years. Until Thursday night, though, I didn't know that any of them existed. I doubt if Edward Garnier, the Conservative MP, whose Peugeot across the street now glimmers with iridescent fingerprint dust, knew them either.

Stand up to knife crime says Smith reports the Telegraph

Despite a wave of fatal stabbings, the Home Secretary says that she would never urge people "not to get involved."
She said she did not want to live in a country "where people aren't willing to stand up for others."

The Times reports that

Two police officers who asked a teenager to pick up some litter she had dropped were attacked by a mob in a suburban high street and punched, kicked, slapped and bitten.
Witnesses said that the two male officers had to use batons to fight off about 30 teenagers who had kicked them to the ground. But two men then joined the attack, one of whom punched an officer in the face, as they shouted insults at the officers.

The Times leads with the economy,it reports the comments of Alistair Darling

Taxpayers are at the limit of what they are willing to pay to fund public services, the Chancellor has said in an interview with The Times.
In his gloomiest assessment yet of the state of the British economy, Alistair Darling gave warning that the downturn was far more profound than he had thought and could last for years rather than months

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The Independent reports that

Gordon Brown was accused of "moving the goalposts" yesterday as he prepared to relax his fiscal rules to prevent them being breached.
The Tories claim Mr Brown's reputation for economic prudence would be in tatters if, as expected, the Government waters down the "sustainable investment rule" that limits public sector debt to 40 per cent of national income.

The Guardian says

Alistair Darling admitted that the rules were always "under review" but said no decision had been taken. Treasury officials said the rules preventing public borrowing exceeding 40% of GDP were always going to be reviewed when the economic cycle came to an end, something they claimed has now occurred.

The Mail is not happy meanwhile with the power companies

Flaming cheek! £1m-a-year gas chief tells families: 'Just wear two jumpers'

A gas firm boss faced a heated backlash yesterday after telling families struggling with soaring fuel bills to 'wear two jumpers'.
Jake Ulrich of Centrica - the parent company of British Gas - was attacked for his 'flippant' and 'out of touch' remarks.
The 55-year-old, who earns more than £1million a year, was accused of having no sympathy with his cash-strapped customers. His firm warned yesterday that gas bills could rise to more than £1,000 a year by 2010.

The Express is happy though,its front page saying cheaper home loans are here

MILLIONS of hard-pressed home owners were given new hope that mortgage rates may have peaked with a fresh wave of cuts today.
Halifax, the UK’s biggest mortgage lender, is cutting interest rates on its two and five-year fixed deals.
It said it was acting to remain competitive with high street rivals – the first sign since the credit crunch began that banks are looking for new business.

The Telegraph leads with bins

Right of households to rubbish bin collection by councils to be abolished

The government is to give councils the power to refuse to collect rubbish if home owners fail to abide by draconian rules which may include leaving bins in the right place, sticking to weight restrictions and following strict recycling policies.

Channel 4 to be censured over controversial climate film is the top story in the Guardian

Channel 4 misrepresented some of the world's leading climate scientists in a controversial documentary that claimed global warming was a conspiracy and a fraud, the UK's media regulator will rule next week.
In a long-awaited judgment following a 15-month inquiry, Ofcom is expected to censure the network over its treatment of some scientists in the programme, The Great Global Warming Swindle, which sparked outcry from environmentalists.

The Telegraph reports the comments of Al Gore who has

has challenged America to make a "man on the moon" effort to produce all of the country's electricity from renewable resources such as solar and wind power within 10 years

Foreign news and the Independent asks

Was Ahmet Yildiz the victim of Turkey's first gay honour killing?

Ahmet Yildiz, 26, a physics student who represented his country at an international gay gathering in San Francisco last year, was shot leaving a cafe near the Bosphorus strait this week. Fatally wounded, the student tried to flee the attackers in his car, but lost control, crashed at the side of the road and died shortly afterwards in hospital. His friends believe Mr Yildiz was the victim of the country's first gay honour killing

The Times reports that

Thailand and Cambodia teeter on edge of conflict at cliff-top temple

Thai and Cambodian troops pulled guns on one another in a tense stand-off in the 1,100-year-old Hindu temple, after several days of increasing military tension. Stoked by a build-up of soldiers, accusations of corruption and a developing political crisis in Thailand, Preah Vihear has emerged as Asia’s newest flashpoint.

The Guardian reports from Burma where,New wave of opposition activists wants extreme, even armed, action

Back to the Uk and the Independent reports from the Lambeth conference where according to the paper

An international coalition of bishops is rallying to the support of the Archbishop of Canterbury in a move that appears likely to ensure Anglican unity as the church enters one of its most crucial weeks since the Reformation. In all, 650 bishops from around the world are gathering at the University of Kent in Canterbury for this week's Lambeth Conference. Apocalyptic scenarios have been predicted, but it now appears that the broader Anglican family will hold together thanks to a series of sermons by Rowan Williams appealing for unity and the desire among bishops – including many from Africa – not to be seen to be the wreckers of the communion.

The Telegraph reports that

A barrister killed after exchanging fire with police was negotiating with officers seconds before he was shot dead and had not fired his shotgun for more than 20 minutes, his family has claimed

adding

Mark Saunders died after a five hour siege at his £2.2 million flat in Chelsea, during which he had fired several times out of his windows at a neighbouring house and towards police officers.

The latest from the Ann Darwin trial and the Times reports

Anne Darwin’s claim that she was forced by her husband to help him to fake his death is a “last-ditch” defence from a woman who keeps “lying and lying and lying”, a court was told yesterday.
Mrs Darwin was prepared to “crucify her children” to take part in a fraudulent scheme to claim £250,000 in insurance and pension payouts, said Andrew Robertson, QC, for the prosecution.

The Mail is one of many papers that report

Britney Spears agreed yesterday to give up the fight for custody of her two sons after a legal battle lasting a year and a half. Kevin Federline, the troubled pop star's former husband, will have sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston, two, and Jayden James, 18 months, his lawyer said.
The couple have agreed that Miss Spears, 26, will have visitation rights that will allow her to see the boys.
She'll now pay Federline $20,000 a month in child support, an increase from $15,000, according to reports.

The Sun reports on the geek that bedded Ekaterina

A DEAD ringer for Harry Potter told last night of his fling with Ronnie Wood’s Russian temptress — and how she could not wait to jump into bed with him.
Geeky IT student Will Jones, 22, romped with Ekaterina Ivanova at his parents’ house after she asked him for a drink at a London club and they ended up snogging.
He said: “I was a bit shocked — I’d only just met her. But that’s Ekaterina all over. She’s impetuous and spontaneous to the extreme.”

Cheap DVDs coming soon to your HMV reports the Guardian

HMV is extending to its high-street stores a controversial VAT-avoidance scheme that it currently operates solely through the group's website, which is based offshore. The move will offer shoppers discounts and free delivery on out-of-stock titles, at the expense of Treasury coffers.
The retailer is planning to install instore "HMV Delivers" kiosks in its 250 stores. Customers will be able to place orders for CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray Discs and console games and avoid the 17.5% VAT charged on conventional instore purchases.

the Independent reports from Lundy Island where

Lobsters have boomed in Britain's first marine nature reserve, where fishing is banned. The large crustaceans have soared in numbers in the "no-take zone" around Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, which was established five years ago as a prototype for sea-life reserves around Britain.

The Mail reports on The soggy summer blues

It's half a century since Eddie Cochran first complained about the debilitating condition.
But there still ain't no cure for the Summertime Blues - not this year, at least.
The dismal weather has caused a deep depression to settle on millions of Britons.
Grey skies and relentless showers are causing sufferers to feel lethargic, despondent and unmotivated.

Finally the Telegrah reports red phone boxes could be saved

Thousands of condemned red phone boxes could be saved after BT agreed to review its plans and consider letting local people take responsibility for running them.BT wants to shut 9,000 of its 62,000 payphones, claiming that nearly two-thirds of them are unprofitable.
However, the company has now agreed to investigate whether groups like councils or even local charities can take charge of traditional red kiosks they want to save.