Papers react to Omagh verdict

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The Times writes of Omagh's agony in the wake of the acquittal of the only man to face a murder trial for the 1998 bombing, which claimed 29 lives.

The paper believes there is still an overwhelming argument for one final bid to bring those responsible to justice.

The Guardian reports that the victims' families believe that following the acquittal no one will ever be convicted of the murders.

"No justice" is how the Daily Mail sums up its feelings.

Shoddy behaviour

The Daily Telegraph casts a somewhat jaundiced eye over the return of three UK residents freed by the Americans from Guantanamo Bay.

The UK's lax asylum and immigration system gave them sanctuary after they fled their homelands, it says.

The Independent thinks the government's behaviour towards the men has been shoddy from the start.

It says there are now worrying signs the men will be plunged into a form of semi-internment, or even be deported.

Christmas hope

The Guardian reports on a family who set off into a California forest to find a Christmas tree and ended up in a three-day fight for their lives.

The paper tells how the father and three children got caught in a blizzard in just jeans, sweatshirts and coats.

Half a world away and another Christmas story features in the Times.

It reports how shops in Baghdad are selling more trees and decorations, fuelling hopes of a happier Christmas for the city's Christian population.

Name game

The Daily Express pictures Prince Edward and the Countess of Wessex leaving hospital with their new baby.

The paper lists the odds on the name, with Fabio - after new England football boss Fabio Capello - a 750/1 outsider.

The Sun says Ruby has become the top new girl's name in Wales after singer Charlotte Church chose it for her baby.

Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror reports that two of a record 40,000 names people changed to by deed poll this year were Daddy Fantastic and Bobby Dazzler.