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| Royal 'blackmail threat' examined | Royal 'blackmail threat' examined |
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| The House of Windsor is dealing with the threat of blackmail, according to the Sunday Times. | The House of Windsor is dealing with the threat of blackmail, according to the Sunday Times. |
| The paper does not identify which royal is the alleged victim. | |
| It says two men demanded £50,000 from a member of the Royal Family and threatened to go public if their demand was not met. | It says two men demanded £50,000 from a member of the Royal Family and threatened to go public if their demand was not met. |
| The pair, aged 30 and 40, appeared before City of Westminster magistrates on 13 September accused of blackmail and were remanded in custody. | The pair, aged 30 and 40, appeared before City of Westminster magistrates on 13 September accused of blackmail and were remanded in custody. |
| West Lothian answer? | West Lothian answer? |
| The Tories may have solved the West Lothian Question, the Observer says, with plans to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters. | The Tories may have solved the West Lothian Question, the Observer says, with plans to strip Scottish MPs of the right to vote on English matters. |
| Under the proposal, Gordon Brown would be unable to vote on laws relating to English schools and hospitals. | Under the proposal, Gordon Brown would be unable to vote on laws relating to English schools and hospitals. |
| One law Mr Brown may live to regret is the Freedom of Information Act. | One law Mr Brown may live to regret is the Freedom of Information Act. |
| The Mail on Sunday has used it to reveal the "terrifying scale" of knife crime, with figures suggesting one such crime is committed every 24 minutes. | The Mail on Sunday has used it to reveal the "terrifying scale" of knife crime, with figures suggesting one such crime is committed every 24 minutes. |
| Army cocaine use | Army cocaine use |
| A senior British commander questions his mission in Iraq in the Sunday Telegraph, saying soldiers are "tired of firing at people" in Basra. | A senior British commander questions his mission in Iraq in the Sunday Telegraph, saying soldiers are "tired of firing at people" in Basra. |
| He says innocent Iraqis are getting hurt, and asks: "What benefit are we bringing to these people?" | He says innocent Iraqis are getting hurt, and asks: "What benefit are we bringing to these people?" |
| The pressures of war are taking their toll in another way, according to the Independent on Sunday. | The pressures of war are taking their toll in another way, according to the Independent on Sunday. |
| It says cocaine use in the armed forces has trebled since the start of the conflict in Iraq. | It says cocaine use in the armed forces has trebled since the start of the conflict in Iraq. |
| Knee problems | Knee problems |
| MPs' expense claims provoke the wrath of the News of the World, which says average allowances of £136,000 per year show arrogant cynicism towards voters. | MPs' expense claims provoke the wrath of the News of the World, which says average allowances of £136,000 per year show arrogant cynicism towards voters. |
| The Sunday Express is not impressed either. Its headline asks: "Why on earth must we pay for MPs' stamps while they deny soldiers free parcels?" | The Sunday Express is not impressed either. Its headline asks: "Why on earth must we pay for MPs' stamps while they deny soldiers free parcels?" |
| The People features a 101-year-old who is training for the London marathon. | The People features a 101-year-old who is training for the London marathon. |
| Father-of-17 Buster Martin tells the paper he may need a couple of pints to stop his knees from freezing up. | Father-of-17 Buster Martin tells the paper he may need a couple of pints to stop his knees from freezing up. |