Al-Qaeda 'recruits' discussed

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Comments by the new director general of MI5, Jonathan Evans, about the extent of the terror threat facing the UK have made headlines in the nation's press.

The Daily Telegraph reports on how Mr Evans said Muslim children as young as 15 are being recruited by al-Qaeda to wage "a campaign of terror".

Al-Qaeda is grooming British children to carry out terrorist attacks across the country, says the Daily Express.

The Daily Mirror claims children under 10 are being groomed for terror acts.

Madeleine mistakes

The Daily Mail highlights new research that suggests how breastfeeding can boost a child's IQ by seven points.

The paper says health campaigners have seized on the study to call for Britain to do more to encourage mothers to feed their babies breast milk.

The Mirror reports on two Portuguese police officers called to the McCanns' apartment the night Madeleine vanished.

They claim that their bosses "mucked up big" in the investigation into the missing four-year-old.

Takeover 'blocked'

The Financial Times says Northern Rock has seen a dramatic fall in mortgage lending over the past two months, since its financial problems emerged.

The Telegraph quotes the governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King.

He says Chancellor Alistair Darling ruled out a takeover bid that could have rescued Northern Rock.

The Times reports that there has been a significant rise in the number of people whose credit card applications have been rejected.

Dollar deficiencies

It is a standing joke, says the Express, that most supermodels will not get out of bed for less than $10,000.

But now the Brazilian model Gisele Bundchen is refusing to get out of bed for any dollars at all.

Her sister - and manager - says she wants to be paid in Euros, because it is a more attractive currency.

The Sun calls for "junkie rocker" Pete Doherty to be jailed, as it publishes footage showing him injecting himself with heroin.