Swine fever continues to dominate many of the headlines.Both the Sun and the Express lead with the news that 32 million face masks have been ordered for the UK.
reports the Sun
THE NHS was frantically trying to buy 32m face masks last night — as the world’s swine flu was officially deemed out of control.
The Express says that
Officials were last night urgently contacting suppliers across the world in a desperate attempt to buy enough masks to keep the country going in the face of a major flu crisis.
The Independent meanwhile reports from Mexico city and reveals that
The first person to die of swine flu was a 39-year-old tax inspector whose job required her to make door-to-door visits, putting her in contact with at least 300 unsuspecting members of the public when the disease was at its most virulent, Mexican authorities have said.
Both the Guardian and the Times choose to lead on the acquital of three men thought to be connected to the 7/7 bombers.
The Guardian says that senior security officials conceded last night that it is likely no one will be brought to justice for the 7 July bombs that killed 52 people in London in 2005, despite their belief that more than 20 people were involved in the attacks.
7/7 bombings: end of the road says the Times,
After a massive security operation, a four-year investigation and two trials costing well in excess of £100 million, three friends of the lead suicide bomber, Mohammad Sidique Khan, were cleared by a jury of being part of his support cell. Sadeer Saleem, 28, left court a free man but Waheed Ali, 25, and Mohammed Shakil, 32, were convicted of attending terrorist training camps and will be sentenced today.
According to the Mail,scientists have pinpointed rogue genes that could unlock the riddle of autism.The paper adds that
The breakthrough has been hailed as a 'monumental achievement' that could revolutionise understanding and treatment of the condition.
Finally the Telegraph leads with the story that a promising medical student has died after taking a "party drug" that the Home Office failed to ban despite announcing that it would be made illegal eight months ago,
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