Papers focus on hostages footage

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All the papers feature stills from the video produced by the captors of the British hostages in Iraq.

The Independent says a specialist squad raided a house in Baghdad's Sadr City only to find that the men had been moved out hours earlier.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail says a planned SAS rescue operation was called off at the last minute.

It doubts whether the news blackout was a good idea, given that negotiations appear to have failed.

Drug debates

The Daily Telegraph reports on the anger felt by arthritis sufferers over the possibility that NHS funding for some drugs may be withdrawn.

On the other hand, Daily Express sounds an alarm over drugs which are widely prescribed on the NHS: statins.

An investigation by the paper apparently reveals unpleasant side-effects experienced by some users of the cholesterol-lowering pills.

In some cases, it says, users have suffered a rare form of lung disease.

Swing vote

Pictures of a jubilant Padraig Harrington - the first European golfer to win the British Open twice in a row since 1906 - feature in all the papers.

"I liked being Open champion so much I didn't want to give the trophy back," Mr Harrington tells the Guardian.

Even more impressively, the Irishman achieved his feat despite having sustained an injury to his wrist.

He is quoted in the Daily Mirror as saying the setback actually helped him - it took away all the expectation.

Dog's life

Even dogs, it seems, are turning to medication to cope with the pressures of the modern world.

The Independent says the increased use of canine anti-depressants has led to angry debate at the American Veterinary Medical Association's conference.

But the mutts featured on the front of the Sun are far from neurotic - an elite squad of "spy dogs" who the paper says are in training with the SAS.

The paper even suggests a motto for them: "Who dares Winalot".