Peter Preston says time has finally run out for one grand old global newspaper - without its brand, it is nothing NYT takeover can only herald end for the Trib (The Observer UK)

America's most controversial novelist calls for an investigation into whether the Bush administration deliberately allowed the terrorist attacks to happen Unfortunately, becasue of rights issues the full Vidal piece is not available online..... Gore Vidal claims 'Bush junta' complicit in 9/11 (The Observer UK)