UK papers anticipate N Korea test
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/6032609.stm Version 0 of 1. News of North Korea's nuclear test came too late for the papers - but several focus on relations in the region. The Financial Times reports China's president Hu and Japan's new Prime minister Shinzo Abe both now see eye-to-eye over the Korean threat. The Independent says previous fraught relations between the nations have eased, prompted by rising nervousness. In a prescient leader, the Times warns any action by Pyongyang will cause a convulsion in the region's politics. Security breach There are revelations in the Times and an exclusive on the front page of the Sun on the subject of the wearing of veils by Muslim women. According to the Times, a male suspect in a major anti-terrorist investigation evaded capture by allegedly disguising himself as a Muslim woman in a veil. The Sun's Anila Baig says she breached airport security by donning the niqab, which leave just the eyes on view. The paper reports she was "waved through" controls at a British airport. Blunkett diaries The Guardian and Daily Mail both publish extracts from the diaries of former Home Secretary David Blunkett. The main point for the Guardian is his recalling dissent in the cabinet over the plans for the war in Iraq. The Mail carries his "searingly vivid account" of his downfall after an affair with a married publisher. The Daily Mirror, meanwhile, reports that two intruders broke into Sir Paul McCartney's country estate and filmedthemselves wandering up to his door. Jail 'solutions' There is no shortage of advice for the Home Secretary as he prepares to outline government measures on prisons. The Daily Telegraph points out prison might work - but so do other forms of penalty and they need not be soft. It cites a US system where offenders are made to stand in public places with placards stating their crimes. The Daily Express says ministers are facing "mounting anger" while the Independent views the crisis as a failure of New Labour. |