Papers focus on Shannon discovery

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The discovery of missing nine-year-old Shannon Matthews leads many of the newspapers.

The Times is one paper to express its joy at Shannon's discovery just a short distance from her home.

And the Independent's front page calls Shannon the "girl who came back from the dead".

The Daily Mirror recounts a happy assembly at Shannon's school, where teachers and pupils burst into tears as a smiling policeman broke the news.

But the Daily Mail's front page reports criticism of the police search, with its headline posing the question "So why did they take 24 days to find her?".

And the Sun'seditorial says it now hopes that the parents of missing Madeleine McCann will have their prayers answered.

China crisis

The Guardian speculates on the thoughts of Hu Jintao, the president of China, whose military lorries are pictured in clashes with Tibetan protestors.

The Daily Telegraph labels the demonstrations as Tiananmen revisited.

Chinese is failing to take off among private-school pupils, according to research by the Financial Times.

There has been a slight fall in the number of pupils sitting global languages such as Mandarin, Japanese and Russian at A-level.

The Guardian has serialised the memoirs of Tony Blair's former chief of staff, Jonathan Powell.

He says his experience in Northern Ireland taught him it was essential to keep open communication even with one's bitterest enemies.

Coal calling

The Telegraph says that millions of British households face the threat of soaring mortgage rates.

This has been provoked by the near-collapse of one of the world's biggest banks, Bear Stearns.

The Guardian reports on a new career opportunity - coal mining.

For the first time in 25 years, experienced miners who have left this industry are being recruited at Daw Mill colliery in Warwickshire.

The paper reports that several other pits are taking on apprentices and younger men.

The Mirror has the story of how a mechanical digger was needed to bury 52-stone John Jeffrey, in a grave twice the normal size.