Tory crime offensive in spotlight

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The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail lead on the launch of a new offensive by the Conservatives on law and order.

For the Mail, the headline is "Crime: Tories finally get tough".

Its report is based on an article Tory leader David Cameron has written for the paper, promising a "zero-tolerance" approach to all crime.

The Telegraph says the Tories are gearing up for a potential autumn election by putting forward measures to end what it calls a "crime crisis".

Executive pay

The Times' main story is that examiners have been told to set easier questions in some GCSE science papers.

The newspaper reports that an official document says the proportion of simpler or multiple choice answers should rise from 55% to 70% from next year.

The numbers certainly add up for top executives, according to the Guardian.

The paper's annual survey of bosses' pay suggests that at the 100 biggest companies on the Stock Market, salaries went up by 37% last year.

Rhys tribute

The Sun reflects on a gesture made by Liverpool FC for murdered 11-year-old Rhys Jones, who was an Everton fan.

The anthem of rivals Everton was played before Liverpool's match against Toulouse, in what the newspaper calls a "moving tribute" to Rhys.

Fans broke into warm applause and Rhys's parents choked back the tears, the paper reports.

The Daily Mirror uses the headline "You'll never grieve alone" - referring to Liverpool's own anthem.

Celebrity recipe

Alastair Campbell's book on his time in government is selling well but has earned an unwelcome literary accolade, reports the Independent.

Apparently, The Blair Years has topped a list of the books most often left behind in hotel rooms.

Another study has found that Britons' culinary skills have dropped so low that 35% of adults cannot boil an egg.

The Daily Express gets celebrity chef Anthony Worrall Thompson to show its readers just how it should be done.