Papers consider 'brazen' bombing

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The deadly suicide bombing in Iraq's parliament is covered in the papers.

The Guardian notes that although the number of deaths were small by Iraq's standards, the big message was in the choice of target.

It calls the bombing in the Iraqi parliament in Baghdad "the most brazen attack yet" on the country's new democratic institutions.

The Independent says the suicide bomb attack sends out a message that "nowhere is safe" in Iraq.

"Putting on weight? Blame your genes!" is how the Daily Express headlines its report that a gene has been found which causes obesity.

The paper says the discovery should offer comfort to people who cannot control their weight.

The Daily Mirror urges greater public understanding of those who cannot shed the pounds.

The Times says this is only one piece of the jigsaw and "less food and more exercise" remains the best remedy.

Rubbish charges

The Times also highlights what it calls "Britain's new rubbish tax".

The paper has found that thousands of households have paid a total of Â£185,000 in fines for putting their rubbish out on the wrong day.

The front page of the Guardian speaks of a new Russian revolution, the promise of the exiled multi-millionaire Boris Berezovsky.

He says President Putin can only be driven from office by force. The Kremlin says his remarks are criminal.

'Croc horror'

One of the most striking pictures of the day show a man's forearm nestled in the jaws of a 600-pound crocodile.

The limb was bitten off when a vet reached into its cage at a zoo in Taiwan to retrieve a tranquiliser dart.

"Croc horror" is how the Mirror headlines the story, while "Arm Starving" is the effort in the Sun.

According to the Times, friends of the vet say he will go back to work, but are concerned he will be unable to continue playing the piano.