What the papers say

Fionola Meredith takes a look at what is making the headlines in Tuesday's morning papers.

The drugs don't work - that's the big story on many front pages this morning, after a new study suggested that "millions of people taking commonly prescribed anti-depressants such as Prozac and Seroxat might as well be taking a dummy pill".

These "happiness pills" are among the biggest-selling drugs of all time, says the Independent, and the finding will "send shock waves through the medical profession".

It also raises serious questions about the regulation of the multinational pharmaceutical industry, says the paper, which has been "accused of withholding data on the drugs".

The other story dominating the papers is the case of the so-called "bus stop killer", Levi Bellfield, whose blank-eyed mug-shot stares out from many front pages, along with the smiling young faces of the young women who were his victims.

The Daily Telegraph, as well as the Sun and the Mirror, report that the former nightclub bouncer is now the prime suspect in the killing of schoolgirl Milly Dowler.

Closer to home, it is the Eames and Bradley consultative group on the past that's making the headlines.

Jeffrey Donaldson accuses the republican movement of trying to rewrite the history of the Troubles and absolve themselves of any blame The News Letter

The News Letter reports that republicans were "slammed for hypocrisy" last night, when it emerged that the IRA are "highly unlikely" to meet with the group.

According to a source close to the IRA, quoted by the paper, this is because the group was "set up" by the British government, as were its terms.

Speaking to the News Letter, DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson accuses the republican movement of "trying to rewrite the history of the Troubles and absolve themselves of any blame".

Over at the Irish News, the Eames and Bradley group comes under fire from a senior advisor on public jobs, who's been criticising the way the government appointed the two co-chairs.

Felicity Houston, Northern Irelnad's commissioner for public appointments, claims there was no "openness, transparency or independent scrutiny" in the process of appointing Lord Eames and Mr Bradley.

There's a totally different focus in the Belfast Telegraph, which is concerned with BBC presenter Stephen Nolan's "on-air health scare", for which he was treated in hospital.

Oscar party disaster

Of course, there's lots of Oscars coverage in the papers, with all the usual catty fashion post-mortems, but the Times has an Oscars story with a difference.

It describes how a gang of thieves broke into the showroom of an Italian jeweller favoured by Hollywood stars and stole items worth £15m - while its owners were in Los Angeles hosting an Oscars party.

The heist happened at the Damiani showroom in Milan.

The gang in question had spent more than a month digging a tunnel from a disused cellar in an adjoining building.

Then the four thieves, dressed in balaclavas, sunglasses and fake uniforms, walked in, tied up the staff, and walked out again dripping with jewels.

Moody teenagers

And finally, still with the Times, the paper has a report on what really goes on inside the heads of stroppy teenagers.

It says that a little known region of the brain has been pinpointed as a key factor in the transformation of mother's little darling into a rude and moody adolescent.

Brain scans show that the length and intensity of teenage tantrums correlates directly with the size of their amygdala.

That's the part of the brain linked to anger and aggression, apparently. So the bigger the amygdala, the bigger the row.

Whether this new knowledge will make any difference as you endure your moody teenager's latest strop is another matter entirely.