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Euro Edition: Morning Papers

Aired December 02, 2003 - 05:45   ET

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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time now, though, to check out the headlines out of Europe in our 'Euro Edition.' Becky Anderson live in London for us.
Good morning -- Becky.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And a very good morning to you.

And a fairly unique day so far as the U.K. papers are concerned. They are dominated on their front pages by a very serious and disturbing murder trial that is going on at present. A year ago, two little girls were -- disappeared and were found murdered in their hometown of Soham. This is the caretaker from the school that these girls went to. He is accused of murder.

And yesterday took to the stand. It's a fairly complicated case. But suffice it to say, yesterday he did accept that they died in his house. And he said he is ashamed of what he did. He does so say that he doesn't admit to murder. A very domestic case, but one that really roiled the nation last year and closely watched, of course, as the trial continues. I'm ashamed of what I did said Ian Huntley in the court case yesterday. And just another picture of him on "The Guardian" today.

Also making the front pages today on "The Daily Telegraph," Bush to lift steel tariffs and free British terror (ph) suspects. The sense appears to be that Tony Blair has, to a certain extent, got what he wanted after inviting Bush here to the U.K. Lots of complaints, I mean we were doing this story, weren't we, for days and days and days, of protests or potential violence, which actually didn't emerge, the burning of the effigy of Bush in Trafalgar Square.

But of course, effectively what Tony Blair said is let me bring Mr. Bush over here and let me talk to him. Let me talk to him about Guantanamo, let me talk to him about the steel tariff and just see what happens. So it looks as if he is -- looks as if he is at least raising those tariffs and freeing the British terror suspects. And they said Tony Blair was absolutely right, he got what he wanted, and probably will be top of the polls by tomorrow, you know what...

COSTELLO: I was just going to ask you...

ANDERSON: ... public are like (ph).

COSTELLO: I was just going to ask you about that, Becky, will it be enough for the British people? ANDERSON: I mean I have absolutely no idea, but I'm probably as fickle as the next. So I'm not sure how I would vote at this stage. I think Tony Blair certainly turned his focus to the domestic issue very much so after Chirac's visit here and Bush's visit here. Very much moving back to the domestic agenda as the opposition gets a new leader in the name of Mr. Michael Howard. He's an old style politician and he's an old lawyer and he's tough across the chamber from Tony Blair. He knows now he needs to perform on a domestic basis. That seems to be the story at present.

Back to you guys.

COSTELLO: All right. Becky Anderson, live from London, many thanks, as usual.

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Aired December 2, 2003 - 05:45   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: Time now, though, to check out the headlines out of Europe in our 'Euro Edition.' Becky Anderson live in London for us.
Good morning -- Becky.

BECKY ANDERSON, CNN CORRESPONDENT: And a very good morning to you.

And a fairly unique day so far as the U.K. papers are concerned. They are dominated on their front pages by a very serious and disturbing murder trial that is going on at present. A year ago, two little girls were -- disappeared and were found murdered in their hometown of Soham. This is the caretaker from the school that these girls went to. He is accused of murder.

And yesterday took to the stand. It's a fairly complicated case. But suffice it to say, yesterday he did accept that they died in his house. And he said he is ashamed of what he did. He does so say that he doesn't admit to murder. A very domestic case, but one that really roiled the nation last year and closely watched, of course, as the trial continues. I'm ashamed of what I did said Ian Huntley in the court case yesterday. And just another picture of him on "The Guardian" today.

Also making the front pages today on "The Daily Telegraph," Bush to lift steel tariffs and free British terror (ph) suspects. The sense appears to be that Tony Blair has, to a certain extent, got what he wanted after inviting Bush here to the U.K. Lots of complaints, I mean we were doing this story, weren't we, for days and days and days, of protests or potential violence, which actually didn't emerge, the burning of the effigy of Bush in Trafalgar Square.

But of course, effectively what Tony Blair said is let me bring Mr. Bush over here and let me talk to him. Let me talk to him about Guantanamo, let me talk to him about the steel tariff and just see what happens. So it looks as if he is -- looks as if he is at least raising those tariffs and freeing the British terror suspects. And they said Tony Blair was absolutely right, he got what he wanted, and probably will be top of the polls by tomorrow, you know what...

COSTELLO: I was just going to ask you...

ANDERSON: ... public are like (ph).

COSTELLO: I was just going to ask you about that, Becky, will it be enough for the British people? ANDERSON: I mean I have absolutely no idea, but I'm probably as fickle as the next. So I'm not sure how I would vote at this stage. I think Tony Blair certainly turned his focus to the domestic issue very much so after Chirac's visit here and Bush's visit here. Very much moving back to the domestic agenda as the opposition gets a new leader in the name of Mr. Michael Howard. He's an old style politician and he's an old lawyer and he's tough across the chamber from Tony Blair. He knows now he needs to perform on a domestic basis. That seems to be the story at present.

Back to you guys.

COSTELLO: All right. Becky Anderson, live from London, many thanks, as usual.

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