RED TOP REVIEWBy Nick DraineyFiona Phillips to quit GMTV In tabloid terms, scoop of the day
goes to the Daily Mirror with news that Fiona Phillips is to quit GMTV to spend more time with her children. The 47-year-old presenter has said that 4am starts are not compatible with looking after her sons Nat, nine, and Mackenzie, six. An insider told the paper: "Fiona has devoted her life to GMTV for the past 12 years and started feeling it was time to move on. Working those kind of unearthly hours takes a toll and she has her family to think about. She appreciates it might appear a bit bonkers to walk away, but the summer break gave her time to reach a decision and she feels the time is right."
Click here for more TV star reunited with tortoiseThe paper also has the fantastic mix of celebrity and animals with news that Gavin And Stacey star Ruth Jones has been reunited with her pet tortoise after it was saved from a glass crusher. The 55-year-old pet, Tom, was found on a conveyer belt by a worker at a recycling centre. The star, 44, told the paper: "I've had him since I was young so I knew him straight away. He must have crawled into a recycling bag in our garden and then found himself in a refuse lorry.
"We searched high and low for him and put up posters asking neighbours to keep a look out. We're just relieved to have him back - especially as he would have been mincemeat."
Click here to read the full story Scots scientists announce diet discoveryIn the Daily Record, meanwhile, is good news for dieters: it's all in the mind. The paper reveals that psychologists in Scotland found that false memories can be installed in the brain to put people off certain foods. Dr Elke Geraerts, a lecturer at St Andrews University, said: "We asked ourselves if false beliefs can be sufficiently strong to alter behaviour. The participants showed a distinct change in attitudes and behaviour towards this food, even some time afterwards. They avoided egg salad altogether a full four months after we made the simple suggestion."
Click here to read the full story BUSINESSBy William LyonsZoom Airlines goes under The market was digesting the news today that yet another airline carrier had collapsed amid difficulties with the soaring price of fuel. Zoom Airlines, a low-cost carrier operating between North America and Europe, has sought protection from creditors in Canada and the UK after several of its aircraft were detained for non-payment of leasing and other fees. It joins transatlantic all-business class carriers Maxjet, Eos and Silverjet, and the long-haul, low-fare carrier Oasis Hong Kong Airlines.
TELEVISIONBy Chitra RamaswamyFriends reunited Alexander Armstrong, Keeley Hawes, Marc Warren and Sarah Alexander star in this new comedy drama series following the lives of four friends whose paths cross following the suicide of an old pal. With the combined credentials of Have I Got News For You, Life On Mars and Smack The Pony, hopefully it all leads to classic Friday night stuff.
Mutual Friends, BBC1, 9pm
Musical journeyTuning in to the words and song of the people who live along the infamous road from London to Edinburgh, this one-off short film features a score which ranges from Noel Coward to the Clash. Who needs Chris Rhea, eh?
A1: The Road Musical, Channel 4, 7.30pm
Wild at heartHow does your garden grow? Wild, if Sarah Raven has anything to do with it as she sets out to convince the British public that recreating our more unruly flora and fauna will lead to a more productive approach to preserving our meadows and woodlands.
Gardeners' World Special, BBC2, 9pm
FASHION
Pictured (left to right): Rumer Willis & friend; Valentino & Eva Herzigova; Jodie Marsh
By Kayt TurnerIt's Arnie & Danny Hey Rumer, you know what'll be fun? If you're wearing a short white dress for the movie screening tonight, so will I.
We'll totally look like twins!
Exactly what it says on the tin In Venice for the premiere of his documentary Mr Creosote - My Life On The Fence, Valentino (or, as we prefer to think of him, Cristian Ronaldo's dad) escorts model Eva Herzigova down the red carpet. And she seems to have risen to the occasion. After all, nothing is quite as elegant as a Valentino gown accessorised with pink patent heels and white sunnies.
Nurse! The screens! klasrjhe!! Oasfil/aur'o/i34? *aUPIO RGUVZ:? I can't do it. Words fail me. I'm going to have to go somewhere quiet and lie down.
SPORTBy Graham BeanMotherwell awaits Uefa draw newsThe six British clubs, including Motherwell, will find out who their Uefa Cup opponents are when the draw for the first round is made this afternoon in Monaco.
Mark McGhee's team finished third in the SPL last season to qualify for Europe and are joined in the hat today by Manchester City, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Portsmouth and Everton. The Irish side St Patrick's Athletic also made it through.
The first round takes place over two legs on September 18 and October 2 with the aggregate winners going through to the group stage.
Some powerful teams who missed out on the Champions League are in this season's Uefa Cup, including AC Milan, Sevilla, Valencia, Feyenoord, Ajax and Benfica.
Everton sign SahaEverton have announced they have agreed to sign Manchester United's Louis Saha, subject to a medical.
Manager David Moyes had agreed an undisclosed fee for the France striker, who has been offered a two-year contract with the option of a one-year extension.
The 30-year-old former Newcastle and Fulham forward will become Everton's third signing in a week following the captures of Lars Jacobsen and Segundo Castillo, providing he is passed fit by the club's medical staff.
Saha, whose spell at Old Trafford was beset by injuries, has 18 international caps and scored 42 goals during his United career.
Brits hold their own at US Open Andy Murray isn't the only Brit prospering at the US Open this week. Women's No 1 Anne Keothavong is in second round action today against Olympic champion Elena Dementieva.
INTERNETWebsite of the day
And you thought goldfish were a byword for stupidity. This one's practically a genius.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQKZOaB6cY
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