Papers' tribute to female soldier

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A number of Friday's papers mourn the loss of the first British servicewoman to die in Afghanistan.

Cpl Sarah Bryant was funny, kind and an amazing person, her husband Carl tells the Daily Mirror.

And he goes on to add that she was a special person and an awesome soldier who died a hero.

Meanwhile, the Sun reports that her sobbing father echoed the words of Winston Churchill, saying: "Never have so many, owed so much, to so few."

Abortion increase

The sharp rise in the number of under-16s having abortions is a cause for concern to the Daily Express , with the issue reported in several papers.

According to the Times' analysis, half of all pregnancies among under-18s now ends in an abortion.

However, it reports that the actual number of pregnancies is falling.

Ministers, it adds, are expected to respond by forcing schools to improve sex education, although the Daily Mail suggests too much is taught already.

Stretched budget

The Guardian predicts the government will be forced to step in to bail out the 2012 Olympic athletes' village.

The intervention may be needed as the credit crunch and sliding housing market threaten to stretch the Games' budget to its limit.

Meanwhile, the Times says Londoners will get a chance to design their own Olympic Park in a planning exercise.

Locals will be asked to decide where houses and amenities should be located in the site after the 2012 Games.

Misery survey

Under the heading "You couldn't make it up", the Sun reveals that Tunbridge Wells council has banned the term "brain-storming".

The move was taken in case it offends epileptics or mentally ill people.

Meanwhile, the Mail reports on a survey to determine the most unhappy city in Britain.

According to the paper, it really is grim up north, as Newcastle comes top of the misery stakes, followed by Birmingham and then Cardiff.