Papers react to new Iran pictures

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The latest television appearance of British service personnel detained in Iran makes a number of front pages.

The Mirror makes it clear what it thinks of the spectacle with its headline: "Revolting".

For the Telegraph, the new footage will be seen as another attempt by Iran to use the captives in a propaganda war.

The Guardian says it has learned that Britain is receiving help from Syria, among other Arab states, in its bid to resolve the crisis.

According to the Telegraph, a small but significant minority of French Muslims will vote for Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right presidential candidate.

This is a remarkable achievement, the paper says, for the politician known for his anti-immigration stance.

The reason, it seems, is that some of the country's Muslims are not keen for a new wave of immigrants, and also support Mr Le Pen's anti-US rhetoric.

Others are attracted by his traditional stand on moral issues such as abortion.

The Mail focuses on foreign secretary Margaret Beckett expressing "continuing regret" over both Argentine and British casualties of the war.

It says UK veterans of the 1982 conflict are outraged by her remarks.

The paper says they have accused her of insulting the memory of fallen comrades by putting their deaths on a par with those of the invaders of the islands.

They are also said to be furious that her statement did not mention the heroism of the British forces.

It appears a name has finally been found for the trade union that is to be formed from the merger of the Transport and General Workers with Amicus.

The Times says that there were months of wrangling because the membership of the two unions could not agree on any of the alternatives on offer.

These included OneUnion, United, Accommodate, Voice and Spectrum.

In the end, the only name the general secretaries of the two unions could back was... Unite.