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The spiralling death toll among British forces in Afghanistan dominates the front pages.The spiralling death toll among British forces in Afghanistan dominates the front pages.
"Our Darkest Day in War on Taliban," says the Daily Mail, which warns that pressure is mounting on Gordon Brown to improve support to front-line troops."Our Darkest Day in War on Taliban," says the Daily Mail, which warns that pressure is mounting on Gordon Brown to improve support to front-line troops.
"Horror in Afghanistan - 10 days, 15 dead," says The Sun."Horror in Afghanistan - 10 days, 15 dead," says The Sun.
The Independent carries a poignant image of the coffin of a fallen serviceman draped in the union jack arriving at RAF Lyneham on Friday.The Independent carries a poignant image of the coffin of a fallen serviceman draped in the union jack arriving at RAF Lyneham on Friday.
'Bloodiest day''Bloodiest day'
The Guardian also focuses on the effects of the Afghanistan conflict.The Guardian also focuses on the effects of the Afghanistan conflict.
On its front page, it carries a picture of the cortege of five British soldiers killed this month in Afghanistan under the headline, "The Bloodiest Day".On its front page, it carries a picture of the cortege of five British soldiers killed this month in Afghanistan under the headline, "The Bloodiest Day".
The Times explains that the escalating loss of life is due largely to what it describes as the Taliban's "mastery of the makeshift bomb".The Times explains that the escalating loss of life is due largely to what it describes as the Taliban's "mastery of the makeshift bomb".
It says improvised devices have made every foot and vehicle patrol a "potentially lethal last journey".It says improvised devices have made every foot and vehicle patrol a "potentially lethal last journey".
Exam stress Government failure
The href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/5795770/Sats-marking-doubts-prompt-appeals.html">Daily Telegraph reports that thousands of schools are set to appeal against the results of Sats amid concerns over the quality of marking. href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article6685240.ece">In its leader, The Times says the conflict in Afghanistan is in danger of sinking into a quagmire in a similar vein to the "disastrous military campaign" in Vietnam 40 years ago.
In England, one area has 75% of primaries demanding papers be remarked. "The failures in the campaign have been on the home front: the British Government has been dilatory and uncertain in making the case for the war," the paper opines.
The href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5403d70c-6d8b-11de-8b19-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1">Financial Times says some of Britain's biggest lenders are pushing up the cost of fixed-rate mortgages in defiance of ministers and despite many of the banks having been bailed out with billions of pounds of taxpayers' money. href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/sun_says/244723/The-Sun-Says.html">The Sun accused "armchair generals" of wasting a fortune on poor equipment.
One mortgage broker tells the paper it is clear that banks only want to pass on changes to their costs 'when they are going up'. It said that Gordon Brown needed to do whatever it takes to defeat the Taliban, including sending in more troops and providing them with better helicopters and tougher vehicles.
Guilty pleasures Calling it quits?
The href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article6684730.ece">Times says it has stumbled across the guilty secret of Stockton-on-Tees. href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1198948/MAIL-COMMENT-Back-troops--pull-out.html">"Back our troops - or pull them out" demands the Daily Mail in its comment page.
Officials are campaigning about healthy lifestyles in the town, where more than one in three 11 year olds have been classed as obese or overweight. If the fight in Helmand is not "an essential battle for our civilisation" then Gordon Brown should seriously consider a strategy for withdrawal, it argues.
But the paper says there is one problem hampering their efforts - the population's insatiable appetite for the pork pie. class="inlineText" href="http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/113220/Time-for-the-Government-to-decide-on-Afghanistan">This view was echoed by The Daily Express.
Suppliers claim they can sell off more surplus stock in Stockton than anywhere else in the north-east of England. "In a war of attrition, such as is presently being fought, victory will not be achieved, but heavy losses will certainly be sustained. Our brave soldiers deserve far better than that," it says.