Papers react to Gaza school attack

"Gaza's day of carnage" is how the Guardian headlines news of the Israeli attack at a UN-run school.

The Independent uses just one word - "Why?" - to sum up what it describes as global outrage.

Historian Andrew Roberts defends Israel in the Daily Express, writing that every democracy has the right to defend itself from unprovoked aggression.

According to the Sun, there are fears that Islamic extremists are drawing up a hit-list of prominent British Jews.

Spy interview

The papers make the most of their first interviews with a serving head of MI5.

The Daily Mail says Jonathan Evans' decision to speak marks another milestone in cautious efforts to open up the secretive world of MI5.

Mr Evans admits he has never watched a complete episode of BBC drama Spooks - even though his children are fans.

The Daily Telegraph says Mr Evans, as the grandson of a London bus driver, himself represents a break with his well-heeled predecessors.

Gas row

The Independent detects the chill of a new cold war in the gas row between Russia and Ukraine.

It is a situation which has put a squeeze on supplies to countries in the EU, the paper says.

The Daily Express remarks that nations on Russia's border are finding out that their independence from Moscow only goes so far.

This, the paper continues, comes almost 20 years after the collapse of the Soviet Empire.

Big freeze

Many wintry scenes are pictured as much of Britain remains in the grip of the freeze - one of the more extraordinary images appears in the Financial Times.

Grenadier Guards are standing waist deep in icy waters - part of a farewell ceremony for their commanding officer.

The Daily Mirror is distinctly unamused by a couple who took their toddler son for a walk on a frozen lake despite warnings that it could be unsafe.

The paper's front page headline is "Dunces on ice".