What the papers say

Journalist Grania McFadden reviews Tuesday's morning newspapers.

The fatally intertwined lives of a TV celebrity and her killer are played out in minute detail, with pages and pages devoted to what the Guardian calls "the bizarre fantasies of the man who killed Jill Dando".

"A Fatal Attraction" is how the Independent describes George's warped obsession with Jill Dando.

The Mail's front page is headlined "Beauty and the Beast", accompanied by two pictures - one of the glamorous TV presenter, the other her killer in paramilitary uniform, brandishing a gun.

The Times recounts how jurors appeared staggered as, after their decision was announced, George's previous convictions for attempted rape and sexual assault were read out in court.

The Telegraph details how George stalked and photographed hundreds of women, including Princess Diana.

Verdict

He was stopped four times in 10 months while hanging around Kensington Palace - once dressed in military gear, and carrying a large knife.

Some papers express concern at the way in which the verdict was reached.

The Telegraph says an appeal is to be encouraged, believing the higher courts should have a chance to examine the case for which there was no witness, no confession and no murder weapon found.

And the Mail hopes the case won't become one which haunts the reputation of British justice.

The Belfast papers concentrate on the Parades Commission decision to once again ban Orangemen from marching along Garvaghy Road.

The Irish News says concern is mounting that loyalist paramilitaries will hijack protests over the decision.

Weapons

But the News Letter praises Orange Order leaders for calling on loyalists not to inflict terror on Ulster's streets this year.

The absence of any progress on decommissioning comes as no surprise to the press.

But the Mail is horrified by suggestions that further concessions by the government might persuade the IRA to hand over weapons.

And the Telegraph reveals that a lack of progress has prompted General John de Chastelain to consider standing down by the end of the summer.

The Irish Times reminds readers that the total weapons surrendered so far amounts to a couple of unusable homemade machine guns and a World War one rifle, handed in by the LVF last year.

And it warns that all the main terrorist groups are reported to have continued to train and recruit new members.

Fund

Several papers set the scene for Slobodan Milosoveic's arrival before the War Crimes Tribunal in the Hague today.

The Telegraph claims it will be a bittersweet moment for the tribunal, which was criticised as a bureaucratic irrelevance for years.

The paper says it has justified itself by reeling in the perpetrators of Europe's worst bloodshed since the Nazi era.

On a lighter note, the Telegraph reports that the National Lottery fund has come to the aid of a project to save the Norfolk dialect from the spread of Estuary English.

The fund is giving nearly £4,000 to help campaigners record what the paper calls the often incomprehensible accent made famous by Bernard Matthews and his 'bootiful' turkeys.

Finally, the Mail warns drivers of blue cars to stay off the road on Wednesdays to avoid crashes.

Middle aged motorists have also been labelled accident prone in a study of statistics by the TAC.

Researchers believe that drivers of blue, green or silver cars are more likely to be involved in collisions.

Middle aged drivers who take to the road in blue company cars on Wednesdays have more accidents than anyone else.