Mumbai terror attacks lead papers

The terrorist attacks on Mumbai in India are the lead for the Guardian, the Times and the Independent.

Graphic pictures of the attack on the city's main railway station are accompanied by dramatic headlines.

"Carnage in Bombay" in the Times, "Terrorists run amok in Mumbai" in the Guardian, and in the Independent, "Massacre in Mumbai".

The Guardian highlights an account by one witness: "A gunman just stood spraying bullets".

Attack expected

The Times says the terrorists struck in Mumbai with bombs and guns, bringing death and panic across the city.

The paper goes on to say Western intelligence services had been "expecting an al-Qaeda spectacular".

The transition between President Bush's administration and the succession of Barack Obama is thought to be crucial.

The Guardian suggests it was a question of when, rather than if, Mumbai would be targeted by terrorists.

Demise of Woolies

Woolworths' collapse, along with that of MFI, is the main story for the Daily Telegraph, the Financial Times, the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror.

For the Mirror it is not just the end of a chain store, but the final chapter in a shopping way of life.

The Times says there cannot be a home in the land that does not have an item from Woolies in its cupboards.

The FT says it marks the bleakest day so far for retailers in the financial crisis.

Recession-busting heels

The Telegraph reports that the Queen has told her family to support Britain in the recession. It says she is keen for them to avoid public extravagance.

According to the Express, one group unaffected by the recession is fashion-conscious baby girls.

It reports American-made high heels have recently gone on sale in Britain - for babies up to six months old.

There is a choice of colours, including leopard and zebra prints. Some mothers have been left horrified.