The de Menezes verdict is the big story this morning. The Times examines the nineteen police failures that led to the shooting, the Telegraph looks at the "sickening" rumours the Met circulated, and Pickled Politics questions the logic of a fine as a punishment - a tab which will… read more…

What do Ming Campbell and Julius Caesar have in common? They were both knifed by a collection of blokes wearing sandals! Boom, boom, thank you: we're here all week. The meedja are in full "Estelle Morris" mode this morning. Remember kids, Ming was only an old duffer who couldn't… read more…

Westmonster thinks that it is fair to say that the lobby were unimpressed with Gord's performance at PMQs yesterday, with bears (baiting thereof) being the metaphor of choice. The Times has Brown as a grizzly, the Independent chooses a brown bear, Simon Hoggart in the Guardian merely goes for… read more…