Highly- sensitive information on American Express, NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers was stored on the machine's hard drive.says the paper adding that
It includes names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, bank account numbers, sort codes, credit card numbers, mothers' maiden names and even signatures.
It was described as 'a data thief's treasure chest', with everything a criminal needs to assume a customer's identity - and clear out their bank account.
Data bases also concern the Telegraph which reports that
A flagship database intended to protect every child in the country will be used by police to hunt for evidence of crime in a "shocking" extension of its original purpose,ContactPoint will include the names, ages and addresses of all 11 million under-18s in England as well as information on their parents, GPs, schools and support services such as social workers. and adds
The £224 million computer system was announced in the wake of the death of Victoria Climbié, who was abused and then murdered after a string of missed opportunities to intervene by the authorities, as a way to connect the different services dealing with children.
The Times leads with Brown faces high-level revolt over windfall tax
A stark warning that Britain’s worsening economy will cause “difficult social issues” heaped fresh pressure on Gordon Brown yesterday, as more members of his Government broke ranks to demand a windfall tax.
The Prime Minister faces the prospect of the resignation of at least one ministerial aide if he fails to impose a new levy on energy companies’ profits, The Times has learnt.
The Independent says that the Economy 'as bad as the Seventies'
Pressure is mounting on Gordon Brown to find help for hard-pressed families as the new Deputy Governor of the Bank of England warned that the financial situation was at least as bad as that of the 1970s. As the Prime Minister returns to his desk today to work on an economic plan that will form the centrepiece of his attempt at an autumn political fightback, Charles Bean said that the slowdown may "drag on for some considerable time" and that social problems could be caused by the squeeze on household incomes.
Staying with the economy and the Guardian reports the findings of a thinktank which has
has criticised current immigration policy, issuing a warning that the entrepreneurial spirit and inventive flair of migrant communities will be lost to the UK unless ministers change their thinking.
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has found that employers and local economies benefit from the skills brought by migrants, but the full positive effects are not being realised since most migrants only stay in the UK for short periods.
It leads with Britain's secret propaganda war against al-Qaida
A Whitehall counter-terrorism unit is targeting the BBC and other media organisations as part of a new global propaganda push designed to "taint the al-Qaida brand", according to a secret Home Office paper seen by the Guardian.
The document also shows that Whitehall counter-terrorism experts intend to exploit new media websites and outlets with a proposal to "channel messages through volunteers in internet forums" as part of their campaign
Russia mocks West's displeasure over war in Georgia says the Telegraph
The Kremlin on Monday said it was more than happy to be locked out of international institutions as it poured scorn on Western attempts to punish Russia over its invasion of Georgia.
Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian president, said he was not bothered if more than a decade of post Cold War rapprochement with Nato was halted altogether. "We are ready to accept any decisions up to halting relations altogether," he said. The president also issued a chilly warning to Moldova of a military response if it followed the Georgian example of trying to regain control of its own breakaway region of Transdniester, whose rebel leadership has long been backed by Russia.
The Times reports that
Russia played a trump card in its strategic poker game with the West yesterday by threatening to suspend an agreement allowing Nato to take supplies and equipment to Afghanistan through Russia and Central Asia.
The agreement was struck at a Nato summit in April to provide an alternative supply route to the road between the Afghan capital and the Pakistani border, which has come under attack from militants on both sides of the frontier this year.
An Obama family affair in Denver reports the Independent
Millions of Americans got their first glimpse of the close-knit, but extended family surrounding Barack Obama last night as his wife Michelle took the stage in Denver.
Introducing her to the nation was her older brother Craig Robinson, who worried during their four year courtship that started in 1988 that Michelle was going to dump Barack, such were here exacting standards.
The Guardian reporting
She went on to speak about Obama as a husband and father who lived his life imbued with American values.
One of the biggest cheers of the night came when she offered an olive branch to the Clinton camp, praising her for her success in advancing the women's movement. Clinton had "put those 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling so that our daughters and sons can dream a little bigger and aim a little higher".
The Sun leads with the story that
A BABY boy was fighting for life last night after he was accidentally shot in the head by his five-year-old sister.
Rashid Rullah, 18 months, was critically ill with a pellet from a .22 air rifle in his skull.
Little Rashid was shot after his dad put his air rifle down to answer the phone.
Rashid's older sister Asna Almas picked up the weapon and pulled the trigger as the youngsters played in their back garden.
Air rifle ... laws on ownership of the guns tightened in 2007
Wealthy Arab student, 16, dies after race attack by gang of thugs in seaside town reports the Mail
Mohammed Al-Majed, 16, died from severe head injuries two days after the unprovoked assault in the seaside town of Hastings, East Sussex.
The youngster, from the wealthy Gulf state of Qatar, had barely been in the country five weeks and was due to return home this coming weekend.
Witnesses said he was set upon as he left a takeaway with a group of friends shortly before midnight on Friday.
The Express leads with a cancer story
PEOPLE who tuck into a fry-up for breakfast are in much greater danger of developing cancer, researchers warned last night.
The traditional dish enjoyed by millions raises the risk of bowel cancer by 63 per cent if it is eaten every day.
The dramatic warning was issued by doctors at the World Cancer Research Fund after a new study. They believe that eating processed meats like sausages and bacon significantly increases people’s risk.
The Telegraph meanwhile reports that
Cancer patients are being denied information about treatments that could help them live longer by their own doctors, a new survey has disclosed. A quarter of specialists in myeloma, a bone marrow cancer that claims 2,600 lives in the UK each year, admitted keeping their patients in the dark about possible therapies.
The Independent reports that
Claims for compensation by victims of sexual abuse at a Jersey care home are being blocked by the island's government.
Negotiations between Jersey's law officers and representatives of dozens of residents of Haut de la Garenne children's home have failed to establish a right to compensation which victims' lawyers say could cost the island tens of millions of pounds
Many of the papers have pictures of the returning Olympic team,the Mirror says
As they filed down the steps of their gold-nosed British Airways plane which touched down from Beijing at around 3.11pm, the team were greeted by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, eager to shake the hands of the people now seen as national heroes.reports the Telegraph
Looking around at the sea of British flags, many still bore the glazed expressions of those who are not yet fully aware of the magnitude of their achievements.
After the bank holiday weekend the Sun reports
SEASIDE “doggers” who gather for sex at a resort are being quizzed over a suspicious drowning.
The front at Blackpool is popular with perverts who watch other people romping and is also a cruising spot for gays.
Police think some may hold clues to the death of 21-year-old Claire Burns, from Manchester, who was pulled from the sea at 3am on Sunday.
Her boyfriend, seen arguing with her in pubs earlier, was bailed yesterday after being arrested on suspicion of murder.
Another seaside story in the Mail which describes how
A gang of four masked men boarded a £20million yacht in the Mediterranean and robbed guests and crew of more than £100,000.
The modern-day pirates pulled alongside the 160ft vessel in a speedboat, then stormed aboard wielding handguns and rifles.
They ordered the captain to empty the boat's safe, then told the nine guests - who had paid £130,000 for their one-week charter - to hand over their cash and valuables
The Guardian reports on the arrest of the world's most prolific cycle thief
Canadian police have caught the man believed to be the world's most prolific bike thief, after they recovered 2,865 stolen bicycles from the owner of a Toronto bike shop.
Ever since Igor Kenk was arrested last month, some 15,000 Torontonians have visited the police station garage where his swag was taken, hoping to pick out their own bikes among the vast collection. A surprisingly large number of them have been lucky: Toronto police told the Guardian yesterday that so far about 500 people had been reunited with their bicycles.
Finally the Times reports that
Insects provide final sting to a miserable summer
Just as it seemed that this wet summer couldn’t get any worse, an explosion of biting, stinging pests is on the way. Although the weather was a washout for us, it was bliss for many insects.
Mosquitoes have been breeding in rainwater that has collected in buckets, pots and children’s toys left out in the wet weather. The result is an upsurge in itchy, inflamed bites. The NHS Direct helpline has reported a rise in the number of calls relating to bites and stings.
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