Diplomas and Obama discussed
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/uk/7212500.stm Version 0 of 1. "McDonald's A-level in running a burger bar" is the headline spread across the front page of the Times. It says the government is about to announce McDonald's and other big firms are to award their own qualifications equal to GCSEs, A-levels and degrees. The Daily Telegraph looks at a proposal from Labour MP Chris Bryant to cut teenage pregnancy. He suggests parents could be sent sex advice packs when their children hit the age of nine. Hammers fan The emphatic victory of Barack Obama in the South Carolina Democratic primary has won plaudits from the Guardian. It describes his win over Hillary Clinton as "impressive" and says he has "inspirational appeal". The Sun has a rather different take on the US presidential hopeful - it reports he is a West Ham fan. The paper says he has been following the team ever since a visit to Britain five years ago and his relatives in England apparently keep him updated. Overstretched The Daily Mail's front page claims a jab to help stamp out the hospital superbug C-difficile has been developed by British scientists. It says the vaccine could be available within three years and could save thousands of lives. Migrants and crime rates is the big story at the Daily Express. The paper carries quotes from the chief constable of Kent who warns his force is being overstretched by the influx of people into the UK. Lover's tiff There's plenty of coverage of the row over who should become the United Nations envoy in Afghanistan. The Independent argues there are few people as experienced as Paddy Ashdown, who has been "snubbed" for the job. On a lighter note, the Mirror reports an engagement ring has been unearthed in a muddy field 67 years after it was flung away in a lover's tiff. Violet Booth went on to marry her fiance and it was her grandson who found the ring with a metal detector. |