Aircraft terror plot in the news

The main story for many papers is the trial of eight British men suspected of plotting to blow up seven flights between London and North America.

The Daily Mail says the court was told that 2,000 passengers would have died in the biggest terrorist atrocity since 9/11 if they had been successful.

"Seven bombs, eighteen bombers, thousands dead," says the Daily Mirror.

The Times gives an illustrated description of how the bombs would have been prepared and detonated.

The Financial Times reports the first comments from the new chief executive of the airports operator BAA, who took up the post on Tuesday.

Colin Matthews apologises for the distress suffered by passengers at Heathrow's Terminal 5 since it opened.

Model behaviour

The Sun and the Mirror speculate about why the model Naomi Campbell was arrested at T5 on Thursday.

The papers say she is believed to have spat in a police officer's face during an argument over her lost luggage.

Gordon Brown is to over-rule his own advisers on the classification of cannabis, according to the Daily Telegraph and the Times.

They report that experts have concluded that increased use of the drug does not cause mental illness.

The Independent carries the story of a footballer - with a Premiership club on his CV - who agreed to help to throw a professional match.

This was allegedly to write off a £50,000 gambling debt with a bookmaker.

Weight limits

According to the Daily Express overweight children will be banned from seaside donkey rides.

This is because of fears that obese youngsters could make the animals' lives a misery.

The paper says new nationwide guidelines also include guaranteeing the donkeys a day off each week - and an hour off for lunch.

The Guardian says initial forecasts suggest this summer will be warm and wet - a "typical British summer".