Papers debate prince's punishment

Despite his apology, the Daily Mail says he has shown "incredible crassness" and this must be his last chance to grow up.

The Sun says he is to be "roasted" by "Army top brass", but "that should be enough" to bring an end to the affair.

The Daily Telegraph agrees. It says the issue was about poor behaviour not racism and everyone should "move on".

'Golden hellos'

Elsewhere, several papers lead on news about jobs.

The Times says Gordon Brown is planning to give "golden hellos" worth up to �2,500 to employers who recruit and train the long-term unemployed.

These "sweeteners" to companies are part of an effort "to prevent the now inevitable surge in unemployment becoming permanent", the paper writes.

Meanwhile, the Daily Express leads with the "scandal" that new British jobs could go to EU migrants.

'Genius at risk'

The Guardian claims pre-natal screening for autism could be on the horizon thanks to new research at Cambridge University.

"There are benefits, but there are concerns," the National Autism Society tells the paper. "People think it is about eugenics."

The Times warns that widespread screening out of autism could "run the risk of losing genius too".

It cites the likes of Newton and Einstein, saying some experts believe they were almost certainly autistic.

Contains milk

The Independent has the story of a father and son who have both become Catholic priests despite the Church's rules on celibacy for its clergy.

It came about because of a Vatican "get-out clause" which allowed the son, Father Dominic Cosslett, to convert from Anglicanism to Catholicism.

The tabloids, meanwhile, are concerned at warnings being placed on Cadbury's milk chocolate - that it contains milk.

The Daily Mirror just thinks the world has gone "moo-d".

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