The Telegraph usurps the rest this morning with the story that the appalling errors that contributed to Britain’s failure in Iraq are disclosed in the most detailed and damning set of leaks to emerge on the conflict.
The paper has obtained has obtained hundreds of pages of secret Government reports on “lessons learnt” which shed new light on “significant shortcomings” at all levels.
Amongst its revelations
1.Tony Blair, the former prime minister, misled MPs and the public throughout 2002 when he claimed that Britain’s objective was “disarmament, not regime change” and that there had been no planning for military action. In fact, British military planning for a full invasion and regime change began in February 2002.
2.The need to conceal this from Parliament and all but “very small numbers” of officials “constrained” the planning process. The result was a “rushed”operation “lacking in coherence and resources” which caused “significant risk” to troops and “critical failure” in the post-war period.
Some good news from the government in the Observer whose latest poll puts the Conservatives on 37%, only six points ahead of Labour on 31%. The Liberal Democrats are on 17%.
It is the narrowest gap between the two main parties in any poll since last December and demonstrates that, rather than powering towards a landslide victory, Cameron's party is struggling to capture the number of floating voters it needs to win a decisive mandate.
The Independent reports how female voters like the Tory leader less than men do and the battle for their support at the next election is in full swing
To borrow from a well-used abbreviation on the mothers' forum site Mumsnet, the response to David Cameron's online chat with the parenting website this week was a BFN – a Big Fat Negative.
Bad news for both leaders in the Mail which reports
Gordon Brown and David Cameron have been forced to make grovelling apologies after they were accused of exploiting a Remembrance Day service attended by the Queen, turning it into a media 'turkey shoot' to win votes.
Meanwhile according to the Times,Gordon Brown is facing demands to make Lord Mandelson foreign secretary in a row that risks tearing apart his government.
The business secretary is secretly pressing Brown to hold a cabinet reshuffle so he can achieve his life-long ambition of running the Foreign Office. Mandelson made the request after he was snubbed for the post of European Union foreign minister at last week’s Brussels summit.
Asbestos the shameful legacy is the main story in the Independent as it says that The authorities knew it was deadly more than 100 years ago, but it was only banned entirely in 1999. The annual death rate will peak at more than 5,000 in 2016.
The exposure to asbestos in Britain is largely historical but the death toll is alarmingly etched on our future. Asbestos fibres can lie dormant on victims' lungs for up to half a century; deaths from asbestos in Britain will continue to rise until 2016.
According to the Times,talk of an Afghan pullout is an election ploy by Gordon Brown.
according to senior defence sources,he wants to be able to tell voters before the expected election in May that a partial troop withdrawal will begin by Christmas next year.
President Barack Obama is considering setting a provisional target for cutting America's huge greenhouse gas emissions, removing the greatest single obstacle to a landmark global agreement to fight climate change.says the Observer
The papers reflect on the Cumbrain floods,A father-of-three, Brendan Pickering, has been hailed a hero for saving “many others” from dying in the bridge collapse in Cumbria that cost Pc Bill Barker his life. says the Telegraph
As Gordon Brown toured Cumbria, and pledged £1m extra cash to the region, four severe flood warnings remained in place, and environment officers worked round the clock to check and repair flood defences, monitor river levels, and help clear water and debris from the streets. reports the Independent
The News of the World reports that,police bungled two chances to arrest the man accused of the Night Stalker sex attacks,
Twice they were given leads linking Jehovah's Witness Delroy Grant to the crimes.But they failed to arrest him and took DNA from the wrong man .
A key Government adviser on Labour’s flagship City Academy scheme is now earning millions of pounds in fees from the taxpayer by setting up the controversial schools.reports the Mail
The McCann's return to the news as the Times reports that
A BUSINESSMAN who pretended to be a secret agent has allegedly pocketed up to £300,000 from funds intended to pay investigators working on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.
According to the Express,
HIGH street banks are threatening to charge customers for using ATM machines if, as expected, they lose next week’s court battle over overdraft fees.
adding that
Industry insiders admit the banks will be determined to recoup money if the Supreme Court rules against them in a long-running battle over “unfair” charges on Wednesday.
The trial of Amanda Knox is coming towards its conclusion.The Independent reports
Ten months after the case opened in a court in the historic Umbrian city of Perugia, the prosecutor Giuliano Mignini finally arrived at the logical conclusion to his closing address: a plea for the defendants to be given Italy's harshest sentence, life imprisonment. At these words, Ms Knox, a Seattle student whose erratic behaviour has in turn beguiled, infuriated and appalled onlookers, took a deep intake of breath. She then addressed the court, saying the accusations against her were "pure fantasy", and, as she fought back tears, added, in Italian: "Meredith was my friend, I didn't hate her."
The Sunday Mirror reveals that,ten servicewomen have been flown home from Afghanistan after falling pregnant.The women were evacuated under strict military rules which bar expectant mothers from frontline service.
Finally the front of the News of the world reports from the junglw where Katie Price is in for her biggest jungle shock yet - boyfriend Alex Reid is heading to Australia to propose
Before the cross-dressing cage fighter flew out of Britain last night he told the News of the World: "I'm definitely asking her to marry me and I'm convinced she's going to say YES. I might pop the question on TV."
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