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Uncertainty on Afghan force plans | Uncertainty on Afghan force plans |
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The war in Afghanistan continues to dominate the front pages, with the Observer saying thousands more troops could be sent there within months. | The war in Afghanistan continues to dominate the front pages, with the Observer saying thousands more troops could be sent there within months. |
It says the Ministry of Defence is carrying out an urgent review, amid calls for proof that deaths in the war are for a cause which can be won. | It says the Ministry of Defence is carrying out an urgent review, amid calls for proof that deaths in the war are for a cause which can be won. |
In contrast, the Independent on Sunday says Gordon Brown is class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/revealed-browns-secret-plan-to-cut-afghanistan-force-by-1500-1742747.html">secretly planning to cut the number of troops in Helmand. | |
Downing Street says this claim is "not an account we recognise". | Downing Street says this claim is "not an account we recognise". |
The Mail on Sunday and Sunday Express say new vehicles meant to protect British troops in Afghanistan had been rejected as unsafe by the US military. | The Mail on Sunday and Sunday Express say new vehicles meant to protect British troops in Afghanistan had been rejected as unsafe by the US military. |
Sorely missed | Sorely missed |
The Sunday Telegraph highlights the anguish of parents of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. | The Sunday Telegraph highlights the anguish of parents of soldiers killed in Afghanistan. |
It carries class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefrontline/5805438/Afghanistan-soldiers-deaths-eulogy.html">the words of a eulogy to be read out by one commanding officer at a memorial service on Monday. | |
Lt-Col Robert Thomson says: "We are undeterred. But we will miss each fallen rifleman sorely." | Lt-Col Robert Thomson says: "We are undeterred. But we will miss each fallen rifleman sorely." |
The News of the World class="inlineText" href="http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/news/402737/The-News-of-the-World-was-the-subject-of-some-ferocious-attacks.html">defends itself against what it calls the "onslaught" of allegations of hacking into celebrities' mobile phones. | |
The paper acknowledges that in 2006 its then royal editor and a private investigator tapped into voicemails and both went to prison. | The paper acknowledges that in 2006 its then royal editor and a private investigator tapped into voicemails and both went to prison. |
'Selectivity' | 'Selectivity' |
But it insists that police and internal investigations have failed to uncover any evidence of widespread hacking. | But it insists that police and internal investigations have failed to uncover any evidence of widespread hacking. |
It accuses the Guardian of inaccuracy and selectivity in its coverage. | It accuses the Guardian of inaccuracy and selectivity in its coverage. |
The Sunday Mirror says a pact has been reached on the care of Michael Jackson's three young children. | The Sunday Mirror says a pact has been reached on the care of Michael Jackson's three young children. |
It claims Jackson's mother, Katherine, will bring up the children while his ex-wife Debbie Rowe will have access to them - excluding his father Joe. | It claims Jackson's mother, Katherine, will bring up the children while his ex-wife Debbie Rowe will have access to them - excluding his father Joe. |
Meanwhile the Observer says experts believe firms and vital services will be paralysed by a swine flu epidemic. | Meanwhile the Observer says experts believe firms and vital services will be paralysed by a swine flu epidemic. |
And the Sunday Times says everyone in Britain is set to be vaccinated against it, starting with 20 million this year. | And the Sunday Times says everyone in Britain is set to be vaccinated against it, starting with 20 million this year. |