'Farewell' to economic good times

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"The nice decade is over", say Thursday's papers, echoing the warning given by the Bank of England governor about the state of the economy.

"The belt-tightening must start in Whitehall", warns the Daily Telegraph.

The Guardian is especially worried about jobs. "Like the nasty symptoms of some incubating disease, unemployment shows itself only after a delay," it says.

And only the Daily Mail is optimistic: "Compared with Britain before Thatcher, we are in vigorous economic health."

'Lost soul'

Two troubled stars appear on the front of the red tops.

Amy Winehouse is the Sun's target. Its editorial claims to be "deeply concerned" and wants to see her charged for allegedly smoking crack cocaine.

"We have laws against glorification of terrorism, so why not against the glorification of drug-taking?" it asks.

The Daily Mirror, meanwhile, is very worried about ex-footballer Paul Gascoigne. He has become "a shambling, wrecked, lost soul", it writes.

'Android Previn'

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has made history by becoming the first in the world to be conducted by a robot.

The Daily Express dubs the robot, known as Asimo, "Android Previn", after his famous human counterpart Andre.

Times critic Richard Morrison judges it "a vast improvement on some of the performances I've reviewed over the past 30 years".

But Asimo's moment in the spotlight may be shortlived. The orchestra's musical director tells the paper: "Its battery runs out after 20 minutes, so he's not going to get through a Beethoven symphony."

Tears not beers

Rangers' 2-0 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg in the Uefa Cup Final in Manchester makes headlines.

The Daily Mirror says the Glasgow side were "outclassed", but adds that "it was a cruel way for their European adventure to end".

"The Russian side were far more adventurous and much the slicker of the teams," concludes the Daily Star.

"Where beer had flowed during the day, tears splashed on the pavements of Manchester last night," adds the Sun.