Papers criticise Rhys sentences

"Laughing at Justice" is the headline in the Daily Mirror alongside photos of three men jailed for helping the killer of Liverpool schoolboy Rhys Jones.

The paper says James Yates, Nathan Quinn and Dean Kelly "winked at friends in the public gallery then yelled with delight as they were led from court."

In an editorial, the Daily Mirror says the sentences are too lenient and the prosecution must appeal.

"Once again," says the Sun, "yobs laugh at lenient sentences."

Female violence

"Scourge of the ladettes" is the headline in the Daily Mail as crimes being committed by girls and women are said to be "rocketing."

It also shows that, for the first time in history, crimes of violence have overtaken theft as the most common offence among women and girls.

The Daily Telegraph leads with a government report apparently accusing state schools of failing bright pupils.

Teachers are said to be worried of promoting "elitism".

Ghost story

According to the Sun, NHS chiefs are calling in a priest to exorcise a ghost from a new hospital.

Workers at the £334m Royal Hospital in Derby are said to have been terrified by a black-clad figure wearing a cloak, stalking wards and corridors.

"Stop this new fuel rip-off" is the headline in the Daily Express.

It says the Treasury is to press ahead with a fuel duty rise in April, and adds nearly three quarters of the price of a litre of fuel is made up of tax.

Digital divide

The Guardian is keen on the proposal that every home in Britain should have access to broadband by 2012.

Exploiting the digital revolution, it believes, is one way of tackling the recession and creating jobs.

It is also keen not to see a digital divide open up between the elite and the rest. That would be unacceptable.

The Times says it will be a Big Brother world, where if grandma downloads something she shouldn't, she'll receive a warning letter in the post.