Talking Point joins with BBC World Service Radio's Europewide to discuss whether the British press are xenophobic

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Outright hostility to foreigners is taboo in most of Europe's press. But in Britain's popular papers - the tabloids - it is so common it is almost "de rigueur".

Remember the Mirror's "Achtung Surrender", which turned the Euro 96 championship into a soccer war with Germany?

And there was the Sun's recent splash on Oskar Lafontaine, describing the German finance minister as "the most dangerous man in Europe".

So are such stories a symptom of outright xenophobia which could seriously damage relations between Britain and its European partners? Or are they just a harmless bit of fun?

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Is the British press xenophobic?

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