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The assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto dominates the papers, with several noting her long association with Britain. | The assassination of former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto dominates the papers, with several noting her long association with Britain. |
A blurred photograph in the Daily Telegraph under the headline "Seconds from Assassination" shows Ms Bhutto waving to supporters before her killer struck. | A blurred photograph in the Daily Telegraph under the headline "Seconds from Assassination" shows Ms Bhutto waving to supporters before her killer struck. |
The Sun has a picture of bodies among the bomb debris. | The Sun has a picture of bodies among the bomb debris. |
It brands the killing "The Day Democracy Died" and a "hammer blow to the war on terror". | It brands the killing "The Day Democracy Died" and a "hammer blow to the war on terror". |
The Daily Mirror blames al-Qaeda and says Pakistan - and its nuclear weapons - are now in danger of falling into the hands of Islamic militants. | |
Ms Bhutto's assassination was an event as terrible as it was bleakly predictable, according to the Guardian. | Ms Bhutto's assassination was an event as terrible as it was bleakly predictable, according to the Guardian. |
Bhutto dynasty 'curse' | Bhutto dynasty 'curse' |
Hailing her as "a brave and charismatic democrat - for all her barely hidden flaws" - it warns that no other Pakistani leader can fill her place. | Hailing her as "a brave and charismatic democrat - for all her barely hidden flaws" - it warns that no other Pakistani leader can fill her place. |
The Daily Express fears Pakistan could descend into civil war. | The Daily Express fears Pakistan could descend into civil war. |
The Times argues that going ahead with elections next month would be an "invitation to anarchy", but they should be held after a short delay. | The Times argues that going ahead with elections next month would be an "invitation to anarchy", but they should be held after a short delay. |
The Daily Mail laments Ms Bhutto as the latest victim of the "curse that hovers over the Bhutto dynasty". | The Daily Mail laments Ms Bhutto as the latest victim of the "curse that hovers over the Bhutto dynasty". |
Writing in the paper, Oxford University historian, Mark Almond, says Islamic fundamentalists are almost certainly responsible for the murder. | Writing in the paper, Oxford University historian, Mark Almond, says Islamic fundamentalists are almost certainly responsible for the murder. |
He argues that her support from the West made her a target. | He argues that her support from the West made her a target. |
Many papers recount Ms Bhutto's time studying at Oxford University in the 1970s - which she later described as the happiest in her life. | Many papers recount Ms Bhutto's time studying at Oxford University in the 1970s - which she later described as the happiest in her life. |
'Better to be an optimist' | 'Better to be an optimist' |
The Times publishes an e-mail she sent on Christmas Eve to senior Tory Alan Duncan, a friend from her Oxford days. | The Times publishes an e-mail she sent on Christmas Eve to senior Tory Alan Duncan, a friend from her Oxford days. |
She says her party, the PPP, will win the elections, if they are not rigged, but face an uphill task of reform. | She says her party, the PPP, will win the elections, if they are not rigged, but face an uphill task of reform. |
"Still," she writes poignantly, "better to be an optimist and what man proposes, God disposes..." | "Still," she writes poignantly, "better to be an optimist and what man proposes, God disposes..." |
The Independent reports dismay that neuroscientist, Professor Colin Blakemore, has again been passed over for a knighthood. | The Independent reports dismay that neuroscientist, Professor Colin Blakemore, has again been passed over for a knighthood. |
It claims officials keep rejecting his nomination because of his support for medical tests involving lab animals. | It claims officials keep rejecting his nomination because of his support for medical tests involving lab animals. |
And the Times reports on six-year-old Sidra Afzal who has a full head of hair after a year of treatment for burns. | And the Times reports on six-year-old Sidra Afzal who has a full head of hair after a year of treatment for burns. |
Doctors inserted a balloon under her scalp to encourage the growth of skin with healthy follicles. | Doctors inserted a balloon under her scalp to encourage the growth of skin with healthy follicles. |
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