One story dominates the front pages of all the papers this morning.

The Independent says

Downfall: BP boss quits after lying to protect his privacy

He was once called the "Sun King" of Britain's oil industry, a "fat cat" businessman feted by the City who enjoyed the personal blessing of the Prime Minister.
As chief executive of BP he masterminded a series of dazzling deals that saw the company's value rise fourfold to £109bn in just 12 years and his own personal wealth to well over £30m.
But yesterday Lord Browne's illustrious career was in tatters; forced out of office over a relationship with another man amid accusations that he lied to try to keep the affair secret.
He now faces financial losses of £15m but the damage to his reputation may be incalculable.

BP's Browne quits over lie to court about private life reports the Guardian

The career of one of the titans of British industry came to a dramatic end yesterday when Lord Browne quit as chief executive of BP after lying to a court about his relationship with another man.
Following crisis talks at the company's London headquarters, BP said Lord Browne had resigned with immediate effect after losing his four-month battle to suppress newspaper reports about the relationship. In doing do, he forfeited a leaving package worth up to £15.5m.

Lie over gay partner ends BP chief’s career says the Times

Lord Browne was forced to resign after court documents showed that he had:

— Lied to the High Court about how he met his former lover, Jeff Chevalier, whom he said he had met while “exercising in Battersea Park”;
— Used BP resources and staff to set up a company for his boyfriend;
— Attempted to “trash” the reputation of Mr Chevalier in court by claiming that he was a drug user and alcoholic;
— Allegedly told Mr Chevalier details about his discussions on BP’s strategy with Mr Blair and Gordon Brown

Humiliation of BP chief over gay affair says the Telegraph

Lord Browne, one of the towering figures of the British business community, may face criminal charges after being forced to resign from the board of BP yesterday for lying in court about how he met his homosexual lover.

The BP chief executive said it was "a matter of deep regret" that he lied in the course of his legal battle to restrain The Mail on Sunday from publishing.

The Mail understandably cockahoop, headlines

HUBRIS ,LIES AND THE FALL OF THE SUN KING

Browne, once known as the "Sun King" of the oil industry, stood down after losing a four-month legal battle against the Mail on Sunday newspaper.
He had tried to keep secret allegations that he misused BP funds, facilities and staff to help run a mobile phone business for his then gay lover, Jeff Chevalier.
But a ruling handed down by Mr Justice Eady yesterday laid bare the scandalous lies Lord Browne had been prepared to tell to protect himself from the scrutiny of shareholders and the BP board.

The Mirror's front page describes him as a

SILLY OLD FUEL

The sister of Lord Browne's gay ex-lover Jeff Chevalier told last night how they lived a champagne lifestyle - with the besotted tycoon lavishing luxuries on the younger man.
Courtney Chevalier said nothing in 27-year-old Jeff's modest upbringing as one of six children had prepared him for a life hobnobbing with stars and jetting all over world.
She said 59-year-old Lord Browne, who yesterday quit as BP boss after he admitted lying about his four-year affair with Chevalier, was unbelievably generous. Courtney, 21, said: "It was a real culture shock for Jeff.
"We were brought up in Canada in a single parent family. We didn't have much money. It was incredible for Jeff to experience this lifestyle change."

TYCOON AND THE RENT BOY headlines the Sun claiming

The millionaire, who last night quit his post with the former British Petroleum, contacted ex-boyfriend Jeff Chevalier via suitedandbooted.com.
The site, used by rent boys, shows men in leather outfits and chains — as well as naked and in various states of undress.
Lord Browne claimed in court he had bumped into Mr Chevalier while exercising in Battersea Park, South London.

Anger grows at bombing surveillance blunders reports the Guardian

Pressure was increasing yesterday for a public inquiry into the missed opportunities which allowed July 7 bombers to slip though MI5's net, with survivors and relatives of victims telling the government they would not accept anything less.
Brian Paddick, deputy assistant commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the victims of the London bombings deserved answers as to why two of the July 7 attackers were not stopped despite coming to the attention of the security services. He said an independent inquiry could answer their concerns.
Mr Paddick was the face of the Met to the world in the days after the attacks, fronting the police press conferences. He said the conviction on Monday of five terrorists was a major success for Scotland Yard and MI5.

Police ‘kept in dark’ on suspicions about 7/7 ringleader says the Times

Senior officers from Mohammad Sidique Khan’s local police force will be asked to give evidence in secret to a new inquiry into intelligence failures before the 7/7 bombings, The Times has learnt.
West Yorkshire Police were not called before the Intelligence and Security Committee when it conducted its review of the handling of intelligence last year. But reports that the force was not told by MI5 that Khan, who led the 2005 suicide attacks in London, was under suspicion as terrorist a year earlier will be investigated in a review ordered by the Prime Minister.
“The committee was told clearly that West Yorkshire had been informed, so this is an issue that will be raised,” a committee source said.

Pressure grows for 7 July inquiry says the Independent

Tony Blair has dismissed a call for a public inquiry into the background to the London attacks. He has asked the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to examine the Security Service's actions. The Tories claimed the ISC would not produce an accurate report because it lacked "any independent investigative capacity".

Fury of the 7/7 families who demand justice reports the Mail

Survivors of the July 7 bombings yesterday stepped up their campaign for an independent inquiry into claims that MI5 failed to prevent the attacks.
Dozens of them petitioned the Home Office as fresh questions emerged about the performance of the security services.
The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats seized on apparent inconsistencies in the account presented by Home Secretary John Reid.

Although the Sun reports

I'd sooner they catch others

JOHN McDonald, who survived the 7/7 bombings, told last night why he believes a public inquiry should NOT be held.
Teacher John, 56, was caught in the carnage of the Edgware Road blast when he boarded the same train as Mohammed Khan.
He said: “A year ago I called for an inquiry but I’ve changed my mind. I always believed the bombings were the work of more than four men.

The Mirror proclaims

GORDON TO BE PM ON JULY 2

TONY Blair thanks workers at Labour's HQ yesterday as they celebrate 10 years since he came to power.
And he finally endorsed Gordon Brown as his successor.
Mr Blair confirmed that he will resign next week, triggering a seven-week leadership contest.
He added: "In all probability a Scot will become Prime Minister - someone who has built one of the strongest economies in the world and who I've always said will make a great Prime Minister."
Mr Brown will almost certainly be confirmed as party leader and PM on June 30.

Blair edges towards endorsing Brown says the Independent

Tony Blair has virtually endorsed Gordon Brown as his successor as part of a concerted show of Labour unity before tomorrow's local elections.
The Prime Minister gave his strongest-ever backing for the Chancellor to succeed him by saying in Edinburgh: "Within the next few weeks, I won't be the Prime Minister of this country. In all probability, a Scot will become prime minister of the United Kingdom." He added: "That's someone who has built one of the strongest economies in the world and who, as I've always said, will make a great prime minister."

The Guardian reports that

Last minute Labour surge threatens SNP hopes of Scottish victory

A last-minute Labour surge is threatening to deny the Scottish National party a clear victory in tomorrow's election for the Scottish parliament, according to a Guardian/ICM poll published today.
The poll, the last of the campaign, shows the gap between the two parties narrowing markedly after a month in which Labour's heavyweights have issued stark warnings to Scottish voters about the risks of independence - "disastrous in its consequences and reactionary in its soul", Tony Blair called it yesterday.

Across the Atlantic the papers report that

Bush vetoes Democrats' Iraq pull-out bill

The Telegraph tells that

George W Bush vetoed legislation to pull US troops out of Iraq last night in a showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and costly war should end or escalate.
In only the second veto of his presidency, Mr Bush rejected legislation that would have required the first US combat troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by Oct 1 with a goal of a complete pull out six months later.

Four years after declaring victory, Bush vetos Iraq withdrawal plan says the Independent

Setting a deadline would demoralise the Iraqi people and encourage killers across the broader Middle East," President Bush said in a brief, nationwide television address last night explaining his decision. It would impose "impossible conditions" on American commanders. " It makes no sense to tell the enemy when you start withdrawing," he added.
The Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill had sent the bill to the White House yesterday on the fourth anniversary of Mr Bush's now-notorious appearance on the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln, in which he proclaimed " major combat operations" were over, beneath a banner reading: " Mission Accomplished".

Most of the papers report the growing crisis in Turkey,the Telegraph reports that

Turkey lurched deeper into political crisis last night after a court halted the country's presidential election,The constitutional court annulled the first round vote of the ruling party's candidate, Abdullah Gul, amid fears that he wanted to take the country in a pro-Islamic direction. The court ruled that not enough MPs took part in the vote last Friday for it to be valid.
The decision, which comes as a blow to the country's Islamic-leaning government, looks likely to force an early general election.

And another looming crisis in Israel as the Indy headlines,

Minister quits as pressure grows on Olmert over conduct of Lebanon war

Ehud Olmert is struggling to control a deepening crisis over his premiership after a minister in his coalition government resigned and two MPs from his own party called for him to quit amid the fallout from an official report into the Lebanon war.
The Israeli Prime Minister was said to be determined to stay in office to "fix the mistakes" highlighted by the unexpectedly scathing criticism in the report which accused him of "serious failures" during last summer's conflict.
Two senior Kadima ministers, Avi Dichter (public security) and Meir Shetreet (transport) joined the leaders of two other coalition parties, the hard right Yisrael Beiteinu and the ultra-orthodox Shas in giving public backing to the beleaguered Prime Minister with Mr Dichter declaring "I stand behind Olmert's leadership."

WRIGHT: I DIDN'T KILL VICE GIRLS reports the Mirror

ALLEGED Suffolk Strangler Steve Wright yesterday denied murdering five Ipswich prostitutes.
The 49-year-old pleaded not guilty to all charges at Ipswich crown court.
The forklift driver was making his third court appearance but it was the first time he had been asked to indicate his pleas.
Now his trial will start in the town next January 14.
Grey-haired Wright was calm and composed in the dock during the three hour hearing, confirming his name and answering "Not Guilty" five times in a clear and audible voice.

The Guardian reports from Ireland where

Irish court battle over teenager's abortion right

A pregnant 17-year-old in state care in Ireland began a court battle yesterday to be allowed to travel to England for an abortion, as the country's failure to resolve the ambiguities in its abortion laws threatened to erupt into a constitutional crisis.
The teenager, who is four months into the pregnancy, is seeking an abortion because the baby has got a rare brain condition and will not live more than three days after birth, she has been told.

The Express reports that

CHARLES SOUNDS MAYDAY ALERT OVER CLIMATE CHANGE

PRINCE Charles urged bosses to join the fight to tackle climate change yesterday as he issued his mayday for mankind.
He told company leaders at a May Day business summit at St James’s Palace that they must take action to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. “When I was serving in the Royal Navy...mayday, mayday, mayday was the distress call used in cases of emergency. It still is and this is an emergency we face.

More royal news from the Telegraph

Portrait of royalty reaches across the decades

Gazing wistfully out over the gardens of Buckingham Palace, the Queen bears a remarkable resemblence to her late mother in an official portrait taken by America's most famous celebrity photographer, Annie Leibovitz.
The Queen, 81, requested Leibovitz for the formal picture released today on the eve of her six-day State Visit to the United States with the Duke of Edinburgh.

the Mail reports that

Pace of life speeds up as study reveals we're walking faster than ever

It is something many of us have long suspected - if only we had time to think about it. The pace of life is speeding up, with stressed-out men and women walking 10 per cent faster than just a decade ago.
A secret analysis of pedestrians in more than 30 cities around the world, including London, Edinburgh and Cardiff, revealed that the average pedestrian now speeds along at almost 3.5mph.
Covering 60 feet on foot now takes just 12.5 seconds - more than a second less than ten years ago.
Experts say the stresses and strains of modern day life, such as long working hours, coupled with growing reliance on mobile phones, blackberries, email and fast food, mean we have simply forgotten how to slow down.

Finally the Times reports on the oldest fridge in Britain

Family fridge cooks up a cool half-century

When Sally Garrod’s parents bought a fridge in the spring of 1957, a few months before she was born, it was an object of wonder in the Norfolk village of Blofield.
Fifty years on it is still an object of wonder. In an age when the average life expectancy of a fridge is estimated at between eight and fifteen years, Mrs Garrod’s fridge is still working.
It may in fact be the oldest functioning domestic fridge in Britain: yesterday it contained four pints of milk, a tub of pure margarine, two yoghurts, vegetables, pork steaks for supper and one can of Foster’s lager.

Adding that

We have never had any problems with it,” said Mrs Garrod, 49, who, with her husband, farms sugar beet, wheat and barley as well as looking after a herd of pigs.
“Of course we’ve cleaned it once or twice since then. Also the ice does tend to build up in the freezer compartment, so every three or four months I have to turn it off and turn it back on again.