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06:00 GMT, Sunday, 30 November 2008

Papers' concern over MP's arrest

Sunday papers The arrest of Tory MP Damian Green on Thursday continues to shock in the Sunday papers.

The Independent on Sunday reveals senior Conservatives regularly sweep their offices for electronic bugs.

Meanwhile, the Mail on Sunday reports senior Conservative sources believe police tried to entrap Mr Green using a Home Office mole.

He was a junior official but police deny the allegations.

'At war'

The fallout from Damian Green's arrest continues with Tory leader David Cameron calling on the prime minister to do more, in the News of the World

He claims the prime minister's stance so far on the situation was "not good enough".

The Sunday Times describes Scotland Yard as "at war" over Mr Green's arrest.

The paper concludes that "the hounding of Mr Green shames the government and the police".

'Iconic image'

The newspapers also remain focused on who ordered the terror attacks in Mumbai this week.

The Sunday Telegraph says it has been given details of a secret interrogation report based on interviews with the only surviving militant.

The News of the World says he's the young gunman whose picture was repeatedly shown on the television.

"The baby faced terrorist" it says, "whose features became an iconic image of the killers".

Wine ban

The police face further trouble with a report in the Sunday Mirror about a man from Wigan who was filmed being apparently beaten by officers.

His convictions for assaulting the police were quashed after he took his case and CCTV footage with evidence to the contrary to London's High Court.

Finally, the Sunday Telegraph tells how hairdressers in Norwich are banned from offering customers wine at Christmas.

They face a fine and a six-month jail term if they do not comply with council orders.



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