Newspaper review: UK defence cuts worry papers
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Several papers cover the concern of US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over planned cuts in the armed forces.
about the scale of the cuts.
In the Times, Defence Secretary Liam Fox insists that Britain will have enough capabilities for the future.
The Financial Times says defence is becoming the most fractious and difficult part of the spending review.
Quango cuts
In the words of the FT, the news that almost 200 quangos are to be cut was more like a slow burn than a bonfire.
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of the announcement as worried civil servants clicked on it.
Football club
The latest twists and turns in the battle for control of Liverpool Football Club are charted in detail on the sports pages.
The Times speaks of insults being unleashed on both sides of the Atlantic during an another extraordinary and compelling day of legal drama.
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It came when the High Court in London dismissed a Texas injunction.
Most papers have been sifting through a day in the life of Greater Manchester Police as revealed by the force's use of the social networking site, Twitter.
The Daily Mirror is not alone in headlining the story "Bobbies on the tweet."
Chile's rescued miners continue to attract attention, with the Sun calling them the rock stars. The Telegraph says UK supermarkets reported big increases of - heavily discounted - Chilean wine.