Madeleine interview makes papers

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The Sun, Daily Star and Mirror lead with reports of the McCanns first TV interview since being declared suspects in their daughter's disappearance.

"Maddie mum finally cracks" is the Star's headline, which goes on to tell how Kate McCann broke down in tears.

The Sun talks of her "pouring out her heartache and weeping".

The Daily Express however, focuses on a list of 14 new questions drawn up by the police in an attempt the break the deadlock in the stalled investigation.

Yoga and doughnuts

Splashed across its front page and another four inside, the Daily Mail runs startling images of the effects of the wildfires in southern California.

The fires are an alarming echo of the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans two years ago, the paper says.

A Mirror reporter camped out with the Californian homeless in the San Diego stadium makes a similar comparison.

But he notes that while New Orleans had fear and squalor, Californians have free yoga, counselling and doughnuts.

Abortion vote

The Times believes MPs are planning the most extensive liberalisation of abortion law for 40 years.

The paper says there may be a free vote early next year on changes which include dropping the requirement for two doctors' signatures.

Anti-abortion MPs are said to be admitting privately they will not have the numbers to oppose the moves.

An editorial in the Daily Telegraph says a parliamentary debate on abortion is long overdue.

Rocket strikes

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail is claiming the government's reported change of heart on pay-as-you-throw rubbish taxes as a victory.

It says Gordon Brown abandoned the idea because of deep public disillusionment.

According to the Guardian, Palestinian militants are using the Google Earth website to plan attacks on Israel.

A member of the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade has told the paper the internet mapping tool is used to check details of sensitive areas for rocket strikes.