Thursday's papers

The hunt for Sir Allen Stanford amd the Times reports that US authorities were scrambling yesterday to find $50 billion of assets connected to Allen Stanford, the Texan cricket impresario, as the fallout from his alleged fraud rippled across the world.

The Guardian reports that the prime minister of Antigua warned of "catastrophe" for the nation, depositors rushed to withdraw funds in bank branches around the region, and authorities in Colombia, Panama, Peru and Venezuela began their own investigations into the Texas billionaire's financial dealings.

Meanwhile it leads with Gordon Brown's pledge to crackdown on tax havens, from Switzerland to the Cayman Islands.The paper reports that the prime minister announced yesterday that he was negotiating with fellow world leaders the terms of a tough regulatory system on tax and banking that will cover every country.

The Independent leads with the economy reporting that the Bank of England is to start ‘printing’ new money for the first time in 30 years as it runs out of options to kick-start the economy. The Governor of the Bank of England will write to the Chancellor within days to get permission for the unprecedented action.

For the Mail a ruling in the courts makes it front page.

Abu Qatada and ten other terror suspects are in line for 'crazy' compensation payments. Qatada, often described as Osama Bin Laden's ambassador in Europe, is demanding tens of thousands for being unlawfully held in Belmarsh prison.

The Express also leads with the story saying that preacher of hate Abu Qatada launched a desperate 11th-hour bid to stay in Britain last night – at yet further cost to the taxpayer.

The Telegraph is concernd with the railways reporting that Britain's rail fares are by far the highest in Europe with some commuters paying more than four times the amount for comparable journeys on the continent.

There is much coverage of last nights helicopter crash,the same paper reports that Fifteen oil workers from a Super Puma helicopter which ditched near a North Sea platform off the Scottish coast arrived at a port "in good spirits".

The Red Tops finaly continue with the Jade Goody story the Sun reports that

SUCKING a “lollipop” of painkillers, Jade Goody was wheeled from her cancer hospital to an ambulance yesterday — after the dying Big Brother star begged: “Please take me home.”

Finally to last Brits and the Independent reports that Duffy emerged triumphant at last night’s Brit Awards, scooping three awards including best British album.The paper adds that

The singer, who collected the prize for her debut, Rockferry, from her fellow countryman Tom Jones, was also named best female solo artist and best breakthrough act. Her victory was made all the more sweet by the fact that her main rivals, Coldplay, failed to win anything.