The eerie emptiness of Trafalgar Square is contrasted in the Times with a picture from 24 hours earlier when it was packed solid with cheering, flag waving crowds celebrating news of London's successful Olympic bid.
" Amid reports of cheering at the financial exchanges as news circulated of Spitzer's difficulties, the Daily Telegraph quoted Ken Langone, a former director of the New York Stock Exchange, as saying: "I have never had any doubt about his lack of character and integrity--and he's proven me correct.