P148 CEEFAX 2 148 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/28 1/4 The Independent reports how the Lords inflicted a "humiliating" defeat on Jack Straw by wrecking his Bill to restrict the right to trial by jury. The Times thinks it is an unprecedented rebuff to a core Government objective. Lord Wakeham's Royal Commission on House of Lords reforms has caused outrage among constitutional radicals, according to the Guardian lead story. The Telegraph says Tony Blair accepts in principle plans to have an elected element brought into the House of Lords Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Religion NWestNews Reg Sport Main MenuP148 CEEFAX 2 148 Fri 21 Jan 22:11/26 2/4 An FT report says Treasury officials are being pressed to soften new tax rules asking technology consultants for full national insurance contributions. The Government has effectively scrapped any presence of maintaining an ethical foreign policy, the Guardian claims. It says this follows confirmation that ministers will allow spare Hawk fighter jet parts to be sold to Zimbabwe. The Express highlights how an ailing grandmother has been told she must wait nearly three years to see a consultant. Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Religion NWestNews Reg Sport Main MenuP148 CEEFAX 2 148 Fri 21 Jan 22:14/11 3/4 Sterling's international value soared to a 14-year-high as investors piled into the currency in anticipation of an early rate rise, the Telegraph reports. The Independent says a study into the causes of heart disease has been hit by an airline losing scientific samples. The Government will spend less of the UK's wealth on education in its first term of office than the Conservatives did, according to an Express story. Oasis guru Alan McGee tells the Sun that Tony Blair is a "control freak". Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Religion NWestNews Reg Sport Main MenuP148 CEEFAX 2 148 Fri 21 Jan 22:12/04 4/4 A Mirror poll on who should be London's Mayor suggests that Frank Dobson's hope for the job may be "dead in the water". It says he polled 3% against 63% for the overall "winner" — Mo Mowlam, who is the paper's preferred candidate. Mike Tyson's response to criticisms of him has been a £1.3m shopping spree in London's West End, says the Star. The Mail says a family has dubbed its pet hamster Houdini — the hibernating creature managed to escape from its grave after being buried by mistake. Headlines 101 Latest 150 Sport 300 Features 540 TV 600 Weather 400 Religion NWestNews Reg Sport Main Menu