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UK Armed Forces 'short by 5,000' | UK Armed Forces 'short by 5,000' |
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Britain's Armed Forces have a shortfall of at least 5,000 men and women, according to the Times. | Britain's Armed Forces have a shortfall of at least 5,000 men and women, according to the Times. |
It quotes a National Audit Office report saying the services have been overstretched for the past five years to keep troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. | It quotes a National Audit Office report saying the services have been overstretched for the past five years to keep troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. |
The Guardian, on the same report, says the Army plans to extend training to deal with "fat" new recruits. | The Guardian, on the same report, says the Army plans to extend training to deal with "fat" new recruits. |
TheDaily Mail also reports that 67% of 16-year-olds exceed the maximum Body Mass Index for potential new recruits. | TheDaily Mail also reports that 67% of 16-year-olds exceed the maximum Body Mass Index for potential new recruits. |
'More love' | 'More love' |
First it was "hug a hoodie" and now it is "love a lout". David Cameron must dread alliterative headlines. | First it was "hug a hoodie" and now it is "love a lout". David Cameron must dread alliterative headlines. |
The Sun leads the attack on the Tory leader for calling on people to show more love to wayward teenagers, saying he could appear to be soft on crime. | The Sun leads the attack on the Tory leader for calling on people to show more love to wayward teenagers, saying he could appear to be soft on crime. |
In its editorial, the paper says Mr Cameron's words will encourage young hooligans to believe they are victims. | In its editorial, the paper says Mr Cameron's words will encourage young hooligans to believe they are victims. |
The real victims are the "powerless citizens" who walk in fear of loutish behaviour, the paper says. | The real victims are the "powerless citizens" who walk in fear of loutish behaviour, the paper says. |
Spontaneous movement | Spontaneous movement |
Jackson Pollack's painting "Number 5, 1948" is reported to have changed hands for a record-breaking £74m. | Jackson Pollack's painting "Number 5, 1948" is reported to have changed hands for a record-breaking £74m. |
The Independent devotes its entire front page to the picture. | The Independent devotes its entire front page to the picture. |
Inside, Tom Lubbock says Pollock created a record of spontaneously choreographed body movement by dripping his paint from sticks and old brushes. | Inside, Tom Lubbock says Pollock created a record of spontaneously choreographed body movement by dripping his paint from sticks and old brushes. |
Peter Bennett, a painter and decorator quoted in the Daily Mirror, is more blunt. "I wouldn't have splashed out 74p on it," he says. | Peter Bennett, a painter and decorator quoted in the Daily Mirror, is more blunt. "I wouldn't have splashed out 74p on it," he says. |
Bengali tale | Bengali tale |
The Daily Express is among several papers that report on a council's decision to have a bonfire night with no bonfire. | The Daily Express is among several papers that report on a council's decision to have a bonfire night with no bonfire. |
The paper says it is an "outrage" that "politically correct" councillors in Tower Hamlets, east London, have chosen a show based on a Bengali folk tale. | The paper says it is an "outrage" that "politically correct" councillors in Tower Hamlets, east London, have chosen a show based on a Bengali folk tale. |
Guy Fawkes is even replaced by a Bengali tiger in the lead role, it says. | Guy Fawkes is even replaced by a Bengali tiger in the lead role, it says. |
In response to the criticism, one councillor is quoted as saying: "We did Guy Fawkes last year." | In response to the criticism, one councillor is quoted as saying: "We did Guy Fawkes last year." |
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