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Newspaper review: Times says welfare deal is done

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Bonfire of the benefits is how the Times describes the government's plans to scrap traditional welfare payments.

On its front page,

Claimants will receive amounts according to their circumstances, and those who get jobs will be allowed to keep more of their benefits.

The system, the paper concludes, is a major victory for Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith, who has faced opposition from the Treasury, which argued that such a wholesale reform would cost too much at a time when budgets were being cut.

Left wing

The during the Conservative party conference.

It says the timing "plays into the hands" of those who feel that the majority of Â鶹ԼÅÄ staff are left-wing.

The because of chemicals in household goods, foods and cosmetics.

It blames these substances for what it calls a "dramatic increase" in breast cancer since the 1930s.

'Class act'

Many papers reflect on the life of actor Tony Curtis, who died on Wednesday aged 85.

Calling him "the Elvis of Tinsel Town", the

The , a "master of both comedy and drama".

, and never missed an opportunity to enjoy the pleasures it offered, either on or off the screen.

DIY Dalek

The

It reports that leading scientists are leaving the country because they are concerned research budgets will be slashed as a result of government cuts.

The

It says original Â鶹ԼÅÄ blueprints show that all you need to construct your own is some pieces of wood, some modelling clay, acrylic sheets and some aluminium mesh.

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