Wednesday's papers

The Sun has discovered that a consignment of potentially life saving trucks destined for Afghanistan have been held up in Dubai.

Nine of the vehicles were shipped to Dubai by sea, destined for Afghanistan.
All but one got no further, because the RAF's four C17 heavy-lift jets have been too overworked to collect them.

as reminds us that

Eight Brits died during the three-week delay - among 22 killed in July.

The Independent leads with the story of the two journalists freed from North Korea following the intervention of Bill Clinton

The former US president travelled to North Korea, on a surprise mission to seek the release of two US journalists who were imprisoned in March for straying into North Korea while on assignment in China.

The Times reports that Harriet Harman has vetoed a review of the rape laws at the eleventh hour, complaining that the proposals fail to address the concerns of women.

Labour’s deputy leader used her position as Gordon Brown’s stand-in to demand a more radical overhaul of the law, such as targets for prosecutors and police to secure more convictions.

The Mail also features Ms Harman and reports that in the week Harriet Harman takes charge, yet another feminist initiative

Pupils as young as five will be taught about the evils of 'wife beating' and the need to form healthy relationships.
The lessons are part of a controversial drive, unveiled today, to reduce violence against women and young girls.

The Telegraph returns to the isue of Parliamentary expenses revealing that John Bercow, the new Speaker of the House of Commons, is having his lavish grace-and-favour apartment in the Palace of Westminster refurbished at a cost of £20,000 to the taxpayer.

The Guardian leads on plans to build high speed train lines to reduce domestic flights

The transport secretary, Lord Adonis, said switching 46 million domestic air passengers a year to a multibillion-pound north-south rail line was "manifestly in the public interest". Marking a government shift against aviation, Adonis added that rail journeys should be preferred to plane trips.