Oh brother! Sun Giggs story makes you giddy

Trying to keep up with all the twists and turns in the Giggs' brothers sex saga is likely to put readers in a spin, judging by today's Sun front page.

Where's a privacy injunction when you really need one?

Giggs' lover should be able to tell her story says former Press Complaints Commission chairman

Former Press Complaints Commission chairman Sir Christopher Meyer said on the BBC's Question Time programme last night that Imogen Thomas, the ex-lover of Ryan Giggs gagged by the courts, should be allowed to tell her story.

He said: "The woman involved in the Giggs case has had her identity sprayed all over the newspapers from the very outset. She has a right to freedom of expression. The judges have decided that right is overridden by the footballer's right to privacy. I personally think that, in this case, the freedom of expression of the woman should have been permitted.

"The footballer, who was worried about the damage being done to his family life, well he bloody well should have thought of that before starting out on the affair."

Meyer's opinion seems at odds with that of current PCC chair Baroness Buscombe who told Newsnight this week that if Giggs had asked for the Commission's help it would have stopped newspapers publishing the story.

• The Sun reports today that it has been gagged from publishing a story about Karen Matthews, who was jailed for kidnapping her own daughter. It says: "A High Court hearing in Leeds banned us on privacy grounds from printing an article which had been completely substantiated - and there were no complaints about its accuracy. The newspaper was "commended" by the judge, Mr Justice Moylan, for acting "responsibly" by approaching authorities in advance of publication. But although the story was in the public interest, the judge ordered a total ban."
  
  

Gang attack press outside Ryan Giggs' home

Reporters and photographers outside the home of Manchester United footballer Ryan Giggs came under attack from a gang who pelted them with eggs and flour and vandalised their cars.

The youths pulled up in a Transit van on the street in Worsley, Salford, with their faces covered by hoods and scarves and attacked six vehicles. Tyres were slashed on two cars.

Photographer John Mather told BBC Manchester: "We saw a group of youths approaching wearing scarves and hoods and carrying objects. It became an ambush of flour and eggs plus kicks were aimed at vehicles."

He added: "You get used to verbal abuse outside footballers homes and things being thrown at you from passing cars. The fans can be very loyal. It became more than that when they started assaulting cars. It was scary for a moment and quite intimidating."

Daily Mirror scores with Ryan Giggs front page

The Daily Mirror is getting plenty of plaudits today for its Ryan Giggs front page. Former Mirror editor Piers Morgan has praised the current editor in a tweet: "Brilliant. Take a bow Richard Wallace." Some have pointed out that a ruder version of this headline has been circulating on Twitter.

Indy front page puts spotlight on Ryan Giggs

Today's Independent puts Ryan Giggs firmly in the spotlight with this striking front page.