MoD 'ban on selling of stories'

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The Guardian says it has learned that the Ministry of Defence has introduced guidelines barring military personnel from speaking about their service.

The rules include a ban on receiving money for interviews, conferences or books about their experiences.

All the papers report on the death of two more British soldiers in Basra, southern Iraq.

The military campaign in Iraq is the UK's least successful since 1956, according to the Independent.

'Sick outburst'

The parents of missing Madeleine McCann remain on some of the front pages.

The Daily Express quotes the lawyer for suspect Robert Murat using colourful language to say local people want the family to leave Portugal.

The Daily Mirror calls it a "sick outburst". So does the Sun which praises the McCanns' "amazing grace under extreme pressure".

The Daily Mail is among papers to quote Kate McCann saying she will not be bullied into leaving.

Gambling warning

The General Medical Council has launched a major inquiry into the competence of foreign doctors working in Britain, according to the Times.

Doctors also feature in the Mail which says the Royal College of Psychiatrists has attacked a decision to lift a ban on gambling TV adverts.

It says ministers have been warned of a surge in gambling addiction.

The Daily Telegraph says a raft of changes to UK laws are adding considerably to a gambling culture.

Mistaken identity

A number of papers say there is little chance that the tramp in New Zealand at the centre of the latest Lord Lucan sighting is the missing Earl.

The Express points out that Briton Roger Woodgate, 62, is too short and 10 years too young.

The Guardian reports that private detective Sidney Ball concluded Mr Woodgate was not the earl.

"He told me that I was not Lord Lucan," Mr Woodgate told reporters. "I said 'I know that'."