Papers reflect Georgia crisis

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Many of the papers carry pictures of civilians wounded or bereaved in the conflict in Georgia.

The Mail on Sunday front page shows a woman shocked and crying in the wreckage of a building.

The Independent on Sunday correspondent in the town of Gori describes residents photographing the damage on their mobile phones "like stunned tourists".

One Georgian reservist tells the Sunday Telegraph he was woken in the middle of the night and told to report for duty.

Olympic security

The murder of an American tourist in Beijing has focused attention on security at the Olympics.

"Triumph, tears, and violent death - all of life is here in Beijing's five-ring circus," says the Independent.

The Sunday Telegraph says the iron fist of security has dampened the spirit of the Games.

But the Sunday Times disagrees. It says the organisation has been astonishing, traffic moves freely, and the stadiums are magnificent.

Wine price

Rural Britain is "tinder dry" and at risk of wildfires because of global warming, warns the Observer.

The Fire Brigades Union says serious fires are likely to become common.

The Sunday Telegraph reports that Australian vineyards have been hit by seven years of drought, which will probably push up the price of wine.

Farmers are buckling under the strain. In the town of Griffith, in New South Wales, a mental health unit is being established to cope with the fallout.

Knife carrying

The concern about teenage violence continues to attract attention.

The Sunday Express and the Sunday Telegraph say the number of robberies carried out by under-16s doubled last year to 47,000.

But 40 years ago the streets were even worse, says the People, which has questioned young people on knife crime.

The paper says teenagers were almost twice as likely to carry a weapon in 1968, and double the number of girls carried knives back then.