Saturday 1 August 2009

Saturday's papers


The papers though can't decide on the top story although all have pictures of former England manager Booby Robson who died yesterday at the age of 76

The Guardian says that he loved football as much as any man who ever lived

Robson's death, aged 76 after a long battle with the disease, drew tributes from Prince William and the Prime Minister, saw flags lowered to half-mast at St James' Park, Portman Road and Wembley, and touched people from his native North East to Barcelona.
says the Telegraph

The former England manager held iconic status among the Geordie faithful, but reaction from across the globe yesterday told of a man cherished across and beyond the world of football. Politicians, royalty and cancer specialists joined footballers past and present to pay tribute to Sir Bobby, a man whose enthusiasm for life and passion for football knew no bounds.
says the Times

The Mail leads with its take on the decison of the high court to extradite the computer hacker Gary McKinnon with its headline Show some guts Home Secretary who is says

is under huge pressure to 'pluck up the courage' to save Gary McKinnon after judges warned he might kill himself if extradited.
They ruled they could not stop the Government from sending him to the U.S., where the vulnerable Asperger's sufferer faces up to 60 years behind bars.


The Independent follows up yesterday's mai headlines claiming that

The right to end your life on the NHS will be available within a few years, campaigners forecast yesterday, as they stepped up their battle to change Britain's suicide laws.


The Guardian leads with the story that

A government watchdog is to investigate whether companies are exploiting thousands of graduates by employing them on unpaid, long-term internships during the recession


Grieving relatives of servicemen killed in Afghanistan are having to wait more than two years to learn about the circumstances in which their loved ones died. says Grieving relatives of servicemen killed in Afghanistan are having to wait more than two years to learn about the circumstances in which their loved ones died. says the Times

The Telegraph reports on the news that the stock market has enjoyed its best month in more than six years

The FTSE 100 index of leading shares climbed 8.5 per cent in July, adding £134 billion to the value of the stock market, its best monthly performance since the fall of Baghdad during the second Gulf war in April, 2003.

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