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Wednesday, 4 July 2007, 08:35 GMT 09:35 UK

UK 'spooks' under fire in papers

Newspapers (generic) Analysis of the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow once again dominates the front pages.

Several lead with the news that some of the people arrested were already known to British security services.

The Daily Telegraph asks whether there should have been better surveillance of suspects who were "on the radar".

"Did the spooks blunder again?" wonders the Daily Mail, blaming the "laxity of MI5" for allowing the plot to get as far as it did.

'Culture of denial'

Elsewhere, the wider reaction to the failed car bombings is discussed.

The Daily Express claims to know of "secret EU guidelines" which have been drawn up warning governments not to use words linking Islam and terrorism.

The paper says this "culture of denial" is "politically correct nonsense" which hinders efforts to beat terrorists.

Meanwhile, the Times reports on an EU proposal to make it a criminal offence throughout Europe to post bomb-making instructions on the internet.

'Noble goals'

Gordon Brown's Commons' reforms get a mixed reception from the papers.

The Guardian says the "startling" plans would shift power from government to MPs in what is designed to be a "clear rupture with the Blair administration".

"Fine rhetoric, noble goals", says the Independent, adding that "now the hard work begins" for the new prime minister.

But the Sun is disappointed that its bugbear, the Human Rights Act, will not be scrapped despite the paper's claim that it "puts our security at risk".

'Bleak' futures

The Daily Mirror highlights the plight of 75 newly-qualified physiotherapists in Newcastle who cannot find a job.

Their training cost the taxpayer £2m, the paper says, but their prospects of work are "bleak" because of problems with NHS recruitment.

Elsewhere, several papers carry pictures of an apparently snowy road in south London after a hail storm.

"All hail the British summer", says the Daily Mail "Just when you thought the weather couldn't get any worse."



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