He believes "it has never been so difficult to be a parent". Children are maturing earlier than ever, and if they stay out late at night many parents are at a loss about what to do.

Outside influences do not help - Daniels believes magazines aimed at girls of 12 are "a virtual incitement to sexual experimentation". The Sun blames the young couple's parents, and says it is a disgrace.

The day after they exclaimed in horror at Prince Edward's unflattering comments comparing Britain with United States, the papers gloat over his apology, which they describe variously as grovelling, humiliating , and humbling.

The Express and The Sun have the same front page headline, "Edward the Confessor".

The Daily Mail and The Mirror also lead with the story. Under the banner headline, "Plankie goes to Hollywood", The Mirror proclaims: "Fury as Prince Deadwood attacks Britain."

The cartoonist in The Sun shows a stern-faced Queen and a baying mob, watching as a sweating prince is taken to be burnt at the stake, over the caption: "I think the nation may have over-reacted to those Edward quotes."

'Asian crime wave'

The Times says the Prison Service is to have its first Muslim adviser, because of fears that Britain could be "on the verge of an Asian crime wave".

The number of Muslims in jails is rising fast, and researchers have warned ministers that there could be an upsurge in crime by young British Asians, "shattering the belief that they are more law-abiding than white or black people".

Harry Fletcher of the National Association of Probation Officers says that young Muslims are drifting into Western lifestyles, and then into crime.

Police in Bradford say the main reason for the increase in crime by young Muslims is that, with the Asian population growing, there are more young Muslims about. In its leader column, The Times says a lack of job opportunities is partly to blame, and Britain needs more than just a new religious advisor if the problem is to be tackled.

The Guardian exposes what it calls the "Scandal of nerve gas tests" at Porton Down. The paper says it has obtained new figures which show the substantial scale of the experiments - more than 3,100 "human guinea pigs" were exposed to deadly nerve gases in secret tests over four decades.

Happy workers

It seems that cleaners, clergymen and medical secretaries are among the happiest workers in Britain, even though they are not paid much - and some of the highest paid workers hate their jobs.

The Times reports the results of a study carried out for the Economic and Social Research Council. Staff working in service industries are rewarded with the highest levels of job satisfaction, which is good news, because the service sector is expanding.

Professor Michael Rose of Bath University, who was in charge of the study, says that being able to work unsupervised, without a boss breathing down your neck, is appealing to many people. Civil servants, quantity surveyors and call centre staff are apparently among those most unhappy with their jobs.