In Today's Papers

By Amy Taylor, Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson.
I brought a new identity for £1,300
In 48 hours and with shocking ease, Mail reporter Sue Reid acquires all the forged documents needed for a new (illegal) life in Britain
Source:- Daily Mail Tuesday 19 August page 1
Firms plan gay audits to avoid discrimination claims
Some of Britain's largest firms are planning to question staff about their sexuality in order to avoid compensation claims for discrimination against homosexuals under laws that come into force this year.

The move comes after new guidance from the conciliation service Acas, and the government warned businesses that ignorance will be no defence to claims based on the new laws for discrimination due to sexuality.
Source:- The Independent Tuesday 19 August page 1
Lone parents given free manicures for job hunt
Unemployed single parents are getting free clothes and manicures under a government scheme to help them get back into work.
The payments under the 'Cloud 9' scheme include £75 for new outfits and £20 towards beauty treatments.
The initiative, which is running in six areas of the country, is designed to increase lone parents' confidence and smarten their image for interviews.
Source:- The Daily Telegraph Tuesday 19 August page 7
Police hunt hit and run driver of electric wheelchair
Police are looking for the elderly driver of an electric wheelchair after he was involved in a hit and run accident involving a mother and her two-year-old daughter.
Megan Whitty was knocked over and pinned to the ground by the wheelchair while she was out shopping with her mother at Wythenshawe civic centre in Manchester.
Passersbys attempted to grab the elderly driver after the incident, but he managed to drive off, swearing at those who tried to stop him. The wheelchair was later found burnt out near a pub.
Source:- The Guardian Tuesday 19 August page 10
Scottish newspapers
Cave campers come forward after appeal in hunt for Jodi’s murderer
Two men came forward yesterday following an appeal by detectives investigating the murder of Jodi Jones.
Police announced that they were looking for a vagrant who slept in the cave in the grounds of an old abbey in Easterhouse, Midlothian, as whoever was staying there may have some information regarding her murder.
The two men told police yesterday that they had been camping in a cave near to the murder scene for some time.

Detectives have spoken to more than 3,000 people in the search for Jodi’s killer.
Source:- The Herald Tuesday 19 August
Welsh newspapers
Fugitive pervert at large
A paedophile, on the run from police, is thought to be travelling between Britain and Ireland.
Roger Gardner skipped bail and is considered a threat to children. The police believe that he moves back and forth between the two countries and they are appealing to the public to help them catch him. Problems with extradition procedures have made it difficult for British police to track him down in the Republic of Ireland.
Source:- South Wales Argus Monday August 18 page 4
Storm over Welsh rugby wife-beating
A new report says that domestic violence against women doubles on international rugby days, quadruples if Wales are beaten and multiplies by eight if Wales lose to England.
The assertion is made in a report commissioned by the Rhondda Cynon Taf substance misuse team from NACRO (National Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders).
Drinking alcohol was found to increase the incidence of antisocial behaviour generally, but the Welsh Rugby Union has questioned the report’s findings that violence against women increases around matches.
Source:- Western Mail Tuesday 19 August page 1
Vicar accused of possessing child pornography
A Welsh vicar has been charged with child pornography offences.
The Church in Wales has confirmed that the Reverend Darryl Gibbs, of Heol-y-Plwyf near Pontypridd, who works for the parish of St David’s, has been charged on five counts by Dyfed-Powys police. He has now been suspended from all clerical duties.
Source:- Western Mail Tuesday 19 August page 1