Journalist Mike Philpott takes a look at what is making the headlines in Thursday's morning papers.
The Belfast front pages have very little in common.
There are five local editions and five different stories.
The Daily Mirror reports - under the headline "Madness" - how civil servants at the Northern Ireland Office are still being paid danger money to work behind a desk, 14 years after the IRA ceasefire.
The News Letter has another Troubles-related story, the fact that the youth wing of Sinn Fein is to host a historical tour which takes in Narrow Water Castle, the scene of the murder of 18 soldiers by the IRA. The paper says the idea has been branded as "sick".
The Sun opts for the murder charge against the Special Branch informer Mark Haddock, while the Belfast Telegraph goes for another court story, this time the defrauding of a 94-year-old woman by her own son and his wife.
The Irish News reports under its main headline that farmers in Northern Ireland received nearly a million euro in subsidies from the Irish Republic last year. It says most of the farms in question straddle the border.
Clerical abuse returns to the front pages of the papers in Dublin. They report that the government in the Republic has ordered an inquiry into the handling of child abuse allegations in the Diocese of Cloyne.
The Irish Times says the announcement has been welcomed by the Catholic primate, Cardinal Sean Brady.
But the Irish Independent reports that Bishop John Magee, whose handling of the issue will be at the heart of the inquiry, has issued a defiant statement saying that he won't resign.
The paper says the bishop has "become an increasingly isolated figure within his Church, both at home and in the Vatican". It says his position now looks untenable.
Interest rates
On the day that the Bank of England announces the latest interest rates, quite a few of the papers speculate on another financial measure.
Most of them are convinced that the government is giving serious thought to printing more money to try to ease the effects of the downturn.
The Times says this issue has come to the fore precisely because of the fall in interest rates. When rates are close to zero, they can't be used as a normal tool of economic management.
The Sun says that, not long ago, the idea would have seemed too ridiculous for words - but it has to be examined as a last resort to get the economy moving.
The Daily Mail is horrified. It draws comparisons with Zimbabwe, and expresses concern about runaway inflation.
It also points out that it could drive down the value of sterling. It concludes that such a move would be a dramatic moment in British economic history, and would end decades of trying to limit the growth of the money supply.
Still with the Mail, it has a new Bingo game with a difference.
It's called jobzilla Bingo, and the aim is match some of the most ridiculous words in public sector job advertisements with a set of cards which the paper prints on Thursday.
It also helpfully prints a selection of real-life ads. One of the jobs rejoices in the title Head of Sustainable Bristol. So, eyes down. Some of the words you're trying to match are inclusion, multi-agency, pro-active, stakeholder and catalysing.
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