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Friday, 16 November 2007, 05:55 GMT

Harsh verdict on Miliband speech

Mastheads of the national newspapers "Humiliated" is how the Times describes Foreign Secretary David Miliband after his first major speech on Britain's relationship with the EU.

The paper reports that the Prime Minister took a red pen to passages of the speech deemed too pro-European.

In particular, it says, plans for a beefed-up Euro defence force were cut.

Within the space of a few short months, the Sun writes, the Foreign Secretary has blown much of the credibility associated with his office of state.

Fast exit

The Independent talks of a record British exodus - "astounding" new figures, it says, show more and more people are leaving for life overseas.

But the Daily Telegraph asks: why? There is the pull there of lower living costs, it admits, and more sunshine.

But, as the paper points out, none of that has stopped Britain becoming a magnet for thousands of foreigners.

That influx, it continues, has become a "big issue" and is only now being belatedly addressed by politicians.

Screen grab

A medieval castle, a Venetian canal and a US high school are central to plans to create the largest film studio outside Hollywood, reports the Times.

The sets are all part of a proposed £200m expansion for Pinewood studios - home of the 007 and Carry On films.

Its owners want to lure US producers and double the site's size by building on green belt land, the paper reports.

According to the Guardian, the BBC soap EastEnders is on the verge of relocating to the Pinewood site.

Voice of the beehive

The opening night reviews are not good for troubled singer Amy Winehouse after the first date of her UK tour.

"A shambles," is the verdict of the Daily Mail, which reports how she slurred her way through songs and dropped her microphone on stage.

But writing for the Sun, the impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber leaps to the unlikely defence of Ms Winehouse.

There were moments in the show where she showed flashes of genius, the Phantom of the Opera composer says.



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