The Daily Telegraph

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•COVER STORY: 'Big cut in number of police on streets'

Sir Hugh Orde, president of the Association of Chief Police Officers, warns that in the wake of government spending cuts fewer police may be on the streets; Home Secretary Theresa May has refused to confirm whether police numbers on streets will fall. (Link)


•'Foreign workers could face NHS ban' p.4
Home Secretary May said yesterday that in order to reduce the burden on the NHS and ease immigration foreign workers may have to use private health insurance if they want to work in the UK.
•''Test English skills on foreign doctors'' p.10

The Chairman of the British Medical Association has noted that doctors speaking almost no English have been allowed to work but has advised that foreign doctors should have to pass an English language test. (link)


•'Aid cash feared lost as £2bn is flown out of Kabul' p.12

The large amounts of cash leaving one of the world's poorest countries regularly since 2007 has led to concerns about whether the money is being taken from Western aid projects or security and reconstruction contracts. (link)


•'Russia warning over Kyrgyz reform' p.13

Sunday's referendum has make Kyrgyzstan the only country to have a parliamentary democracy in Central Asia, but Russia warns that the decision will lead to instability and allow extremist parties to gain power.


•'Children's camp wrecked in Gaza' p.14

In the second such attack within a month, 24 men vandalised a UN children's summer camp in Gaza; the Telegraph notes that though there has been no immediate claim of responsibility, Islamic extremists have accused the UN agency of corrupting Gaza's youth and that Hamas is the UN's main competitor for summer camps. (link)




The Guardian

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•COVER STORY: 'Shirking fathers should lose their benefits - poverty tsar'

Frank Field, Cameron's poverty adviser, has said that Britain must end its obsession with getting young single mothers into work, and focus on young, unemployed fathers whose historic role as the bread winner has been taken over by the tax payer. (link)


•'Black councillor is found guilty over racial slur' p.5
A black councillor has been found guilty of racial harassment after describing an Asian political opponent as 'a coconut' during a heated debate. (link)
•'Cameron under pressure to review interrogation guide lines' p.10


The government is facing pressure on two fronts to overhaul the secret interrogation policy, drawn up by the Labour administration, that led to terrorism suspects being detained illegally and tortured in the so called war on terror. (Link)


•'Cameron raises Afghan pullout as bomb disposal expert is shot' p.12-13


Cameron injected a note of urgency over the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan yesterday as the MoD announced the death of another British soldier in the country. A bomb disposal expert was killed in a gunfight with insurgents. (Link)


•'World briefing: Petraeus is facing some tough choices on Afghanistan' p.18


Simon Tisdall looks at the options facing General Patraeus in Afghanistan; persevere with the twin track counterinsurgency strategy, use military pressure to create time and space for Afghan civilian governance; remove political heat by de-emphasising the importance of a scheduled White House progress review and Nato's Lisbon summit in November; or go with a third Afghan surge. (Link)



The Times

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•COVER STORY: 'Business chiefs back deep and early cuts'


Leaders of some of Britain’s biggest businesses last night gave their emphatic endorsement of the coalition Government’s decision to cut spending immediately in order to pay down the deficit.(Link)






•'Parents killed by ‘honour killers who set fire to wrong house’' p.17



A father and mother were murdered by mistake when arsonists out to avenge a Muslim family’s “honour” set fire to the wrong house, a jury at Preston Crown Court were told. (Link)






•'UN camp vandalised' p. 26



Two dozen armed masked men vandalised a UN summer camp for children, tying up guards and slashing tents and a plastic pool. Islamic extremists say the UN aid agency is corrupting Gaza's youth.




•'The Holiest Link: TV game sorts out the imams from the boys' p.32


Contestants will compete for the ultimate bonanza: cash, pilgrimage, and a lifetime of piety. These are the inducements of Imam Muda, an Islam-themed reality TV game show that has captivated Malaysia in its search for an “idol” imam. (Link)






The Independent

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•COVER STORY: 'Don't blame him. Blame the players'

Capello was left to face the media's inquisition, but it is a generation wrapped up in their own domestic glories that are truly to blame. (link)


•'German Defence Minister questions role of Nato in Afghanistan war'



Germany is arguing for the aims of Nato's operations in Afghanistan to be significantly scaled down and wants the alliance to adopt criteria to ensure that it never commits itself to a similarly open-ended mission in future. (link)






•'Barred from Jerusalem for the crime of being Palestinian',



Engineer's battle to overturn loss of residency highlights plight of thousands. (link)





•'Turkey closes airspace to Israeli military after raid on Gaza flotilla'



Turkey has closed its airspace to some Israeli military flights following a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid ship, the Turkish Prime Minister and officials said yesterday. (link)










Al Jazeera


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•COVER STORY: 'US arrests alleged Russian spies'

The US has arrested 10 alleged Russian deep cover secret agents that have aimed at penetrating government policymaking circles for several years. (Link)




•'Afghan approval for five ministers'

Afghanistan's lower house of parliament has approved five new cabinet members. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai sees this as a positive step forward and is trying to get these nominees a vote of confidence in parliament. (Link)


•'New Kyrgyz constitution approved'


Voters in Kyrgyzstan have approved a new constitution to create a parliamentary democracy. An overwhelming 90 per cent voted 'yes' whilst five per cent of the ballots still have to be counted. Government officials are hopeful the new constitution will bring peace and stability in this ethnically divided country. (Link)


•'Iran postpones nuclear talks'


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that talks over his country's nuclear enrichment programme will be delayed until August. He has called for new negotiating partners and more countries, although it is not clear which ones he refers to, to participate in the talks. (Link)


•'UN summer camp in Gaza vandalised'


A group of armed men vandalised a UN summer camp in the Gaza strip yesterday. Plastic toys and swimming pools were destroyed and the rest was rest on fire. Although no one has claimed responsibility for the vandalisation, Hamas has condemned the raid and has ordered a full investigation. (Link)


•'Troops fire at Kashmir protestors'

At least two people have been killed after troops fired at protesters in Kashmir yesterday. Troops opened fire in 'self defense' after a mob tried to demolish a military bunker near Sopore town, 50km north of Srinagar. Monday's unrest is part of on-going clashes between Indian-ruled Kashmiris and police forces. (Link)





The Evening Standard (28th)

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•COVER STORY: 'Train commuters face 10% fare rise'


Commuters in London were warned that they face fare rises of up to 10 per cent with journeys at peak times being made in cattle truck conditions. (Link)


•'Masked men attack UN summer school in Gaza' p.24


Masked men vandalized a UN summer camp for children in Gaza yesterday burning and slashing tents and toys. There is no immediate claim of the attack but Islamic extremists have accused the main UN aid agency of corrupting Gaza's youth with its summer programmes. Hamas police have condemned the attack and said it was investigating. (Link)


The Daily Mail

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•LEAD STORY: 'Migrants must go private'

Firms employing migrant workers from out the EU will have to pay health cover for the duration of their contract at a cost of hundreds of pounds. Ministers are concerned immigration is placing enormous strain on the Health Service as well as public services such as education and housing. (Link)




The Sun

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• LEAD STORY: 'US holds Russia 'espionage ring''


TEN people have been held in the US accused of spying for Moscow - just ten days after Barack Obama enjoyed a burger with the Russian president. (Link)



The Mirror

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• LEAD STORY: 'Foreign doctors 'should have English test''


Top doctors, including the BMA's chair Dr. Meldrum, have insisted that foreign doctors should have to pass an English language test. (Link)