Canoeist case fascinates papers

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The papers focus on the investigation into the reappearance of canoeist John Darwin, who disappeared five years ago.

The Times says Mr Darwin's wife, Anne, was "haunted and fragile" when she met its reporter in Panama City.

She tells the Sun: "My life has become a nightmare."

The Daily Mirror reveals how a woman found a picture of Mr and Mrs Darwin in Panama by typing the words John, Anne, and Panama into a search engine.

Property slump

A row of "For Sale" signs stretches down the road in the photograph that illustrates the Independent's coverage of the case for cutting interest rates.

Times are already "uncomfortable", says the Daily Mail, and the paper expects them to become rougher still.

The Daily Express believes "cracks are appearing in the property market".

Meanwhile, the Times sees the decision facing the Bank of England as the most important in a decade, with the banking system "on the verge of collapse".

'Not racist'

The introduction of a points-based system to regulate immigration is seen by the Sun and the Daily Mail as "too little, too late".

The Daily Mirror says the measures are "practical" and "not racist".

It claims "often it is poorer areas, where well-paid jobs are in short supply and decent housing scarce, which are required to absorb the newcomers".

Meanwhile, the Financial Times describes the new system as one which "welcomes millionaires".

Traffic jam experiment

The Daily Telegraph describes a road experiment carried out on the M25 that will make many motorists' blood pressure rise.

The Highways Agency coned off a slip-road near Watford to stop drivers who leave the motorway only to rejoin it at once, a few yards up the queue.

The paper says motorists have complained that the agency's actions added 45 minutes to some journey times.

It claims the failed scheme cost a quarter of a million pounds.