Main: ITN - PM Gordon Brown jetted into Baghdad today for political and military talks, later flying onto Basra to meet British troops. He refused to give a timetable for troops. Times - Another knife victim dies in the early hours of today, three arrested. The attack took place not far from where 16 year old Ben Kinsella, whose funeral was yesterday, lost his life. Telegraph - Khartoum has been put under a near siege by military powers fearful of a palace coup. Sky - The founder of the 'Moonies' Church has been injured in a helicopter crash in Korea. He believes himself to be the 'Messiah'. BBC - William Burns, a senior US official, has attended an historic Iran meeting. Talks will cover Irans controversial nuclear programme. Mail - Canoe death fraud: A court has been told that Anne Darwin, wife of the 'back to life' canoeist, 'dramatically changed her story after a phone call from her jailed husband'. City: Guardian - Shareholders shun Barclays bank £4.5 billion fundraising effort, Qataris buy 8% of the bank and clear £200 million profit. Express - UK home owners were given 'light at the end of the tunnel' as the Halifax (UKs largest mortgage lender) lowered interest rates on 2 of its mortgage deals. Telegraph - Experts warn that Chancellor Alistair Darling may see the UKs budget deficit hit £100 billion as a recession bites into the economy. Other: ITN - Twin babies with 'different colour skin' defy all odds. Independent - Chinese say that the 'Kung Fu Panda' movie is a national insult. Star - Shock: 7 speed cameras rake in £3 million in fines. BBC - The 'Large Hadron Collider' experiment at CERN is becoming one of the coldest places in the universe as it enters final stages of being lowered to a temperature of -271C/1.9Kelvin. Links to more news stories here.

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