Gun deaths dominate newspapers

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The latest murder of a teenager in south London provokes some dramatic newspaper headlines.

"Warzone UK" is the headline in the Daily Mail, next to images of messages of condolence left by friends of 15-year-old Billy Cox outside his home.

The Daily Telegraph demands longer prison sentences for people convicting of carrying a gun.

The Sun says replica firearms are being sold to children as young as 10 in sweetshops across South London.

The Guardian leads on the ruling by a High Court judge that the government's public consultation on the future of nuclear power was "seriously flawed".

The Daily Mirror says the judge has exposed the review for what it was - an undemocratic, unlawful sham, it claims.

School tests

The Independent says Chinese and Indian children are the best-performing ethnic groups in UK schools.

They achieve a higher standard in national curriculum tests at age 11 than white pupils.

The Sun claims a British soldier awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross may have been shot dead by his own comrades in Afghanistan.

The Daily Express is incensed that Tony Blair and other senior ministers will be immune from a new higher rate of tax on pension funds when they retire.

The Telegraph says employees will be disciplined if they use work computers to sign a Downing Street petition.

The petition protests against the introduction of road-pricing.

Late delivery

The tale of Polish road signs in England is covered in the papers for a second day.

The Mail says locals in Cheshire describe it as the most ludicrous example of political correctness.

The Times tells the story of a postcard sent by a British soldier during World War I and finally delivered after 92 years.

Private Walter Butler wrote the note to his future wife in 1915 from the Western Front in France.