Tony Blairs’s interview with David Frost is the lead in the Telegraph which claims that he described the situation in Iraq as a disaster

“Tony Blair conceded last night that the invasion of Iraq by the United States and Britain had been a "disaster".

It came on the same day when remarks from another cabinet minister also critized government foreign policy

“At a private meeting in London, Mrs Hodge, the industry minister, is reported to have accused him of "moral imperialism".

The Guardian also concentrates on foreign policy but this time in Afghanistan reporting on the comments on the Un chief who claims

“Nato "cannot win" the fight against the Taliban alone and will have to train Afghan forces to do the job
"At the moment Nato has a very optimistic assessment. They think they can win the war," warned Tom Koenigs, the diplomat heading the UN mission in Afghanistan. "But there is no quick fix”

The Independent’s front page also includes an interview with the Pm this time on climate change

“Britain is seeking international agreement on a global target for stabilisation of greenhouse gases, which would halt the progress of global warming, Tony Blair has told The Independent. “

The Times leads on

Students sue over Christian rights at colleges

Reporting that


“CHRISTIANS on campuses across Britain are preparing to take legal action against university authorities, accusing them of driving their religious beliefs underground, The Times has learnt.
Christian unions claim that they are being singled out as a “soft target” by student associations because they refuse to allow non-Christians to address their meetings or sit on ruling committees. “

BskyB’’s purchase of an 18% stake in ITV is prominent in the papers,the Guardian reporting that

“James Murdoch dealt a blow to the ambitions of cable rival NTL, soon to be renamed Virgin Media, to buy ITV and build a rival to the dominance of BSkyB's pay TV network, which has 8.3m customers. It also set Mr Murdoch on a collision course with Sir Richard Branson, the largest shareholder in NTL after it bought his Virgin Mobile operation in July.”

The Independent reports on the news of the man on junk food advertising

Health campaigners are furious with Ofcom for introducing new restrictions on junk food advertising which fall short of a blanket 9pm ban to counter the child obesity epidemic.
Instead of the expected evening watershed for adverts, the UK's media regulator yesterday announced a ban during programmes watched by a high proportion of under-16s.

The Sun is concentrating on the wedding of the weekend in Rome but on the guest list

DAVID Beckham’s football future appears to hang in the balance today — after he DEFIED his boss and jetted to Tom Cruise’s glitzy wedding.
Becks and wife Victoria landed in Rome yesterday ahead of Tom and sweetheart Katie Holmes, who are getting hitched in a nearby castle.
Just before Posh and Becks arrived, Real Madrid manager Fabio Capello said he had ordered the star to remain in Spain.

A Story that also leads in the Star which describes Beckham as

Cruising for a bruising

The release of the first pictures of the new Harry Potter film Feature in the Sun

Snogwarts: On-screen kiss

HARRY Potter has a wizard time . . . as he gets to snog cute school pal Cho Chang.
He is seen falling under her spell in the latest movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, due for release next July.
In the film Harry — played by Daniel Radcliffe, 17 — finally overcomes his nerves and plucks up the courage to reveal his true feelings for pretty Hogwarts pupil Cho.
And the snogging scene needed THIRTY takes.

The Mirror reports on the Euro Lottery Draw last night

“SEVEN lucky Brits last night landed a £47million share of the £120million EuroMillions jackpot.
They scooped £6.75million each as runners-up because for a 12th week running there was no outright winner.
It means the UK takes the lion’s share of the kitty, with 13 more winners in five other countries.”

Writing in the Guardian Donald McRae writes of the decline of English Rugby

“Though the real anniversary falls only this coming Wednesday, when it will be exactly three years since England won the World Cup, today could mark a far more telling watershed for this country's beleaguered rugby union team and its downcast supporters. If England lose to South Africa at Twickenham this afternoon they will endure a record eighth successive Test match defeat - and make a very different kind of history from their illustrious predecessors.”

Staying with sport the Telegraph reflects on the death of Ferenc Puskas yesterday

“He was, unquestionably, the most lethal marksman of all time, the instantaneous power and accuracy of his shooting as venomous as a serpent's tongue. For supremacy, within a team sport, no performer in his prime has matched Puskas in modern times except, perhaps, the cricketer Don Bradman.”