Both the Times and the Telegraph focus on the pending secondary school selections for this Tuesday morning.

Parents urged to challenge School decisons says the Times

Parents unhappy with the secondary school allocated to their children are being urged by the Schools Minister to appeal against the decision. His words come as a survey by The Times finds that one in five pupils will miss out on his or her first choice today.
Jim Knight told The Times that many parents would feel “let down” by the schools admissions systems in their areas. “It’s not the end of the road,” he said. “I know parents might not want the hassle of appeals but I urge them to do so if they feel they have a strong case

Children lose out in first schools lottery says the Telegraph

Despite claims the scheme would make the admissions process fairer, competition for the best schools was more intense than in 2007.
The Conservatives said yesterday that lotteries had led to "greater heartbreak" among parents and called for the system to be scrapped.
Teachers' leaders said the idea that parents could choose between the best state schools was a myth.

More than 100,000 pupils turned down by their chosen school, says the Mail

Rising numbers of parents in some parts of the country have failed to get their children into their first choice of school this year.
More than 100,000 youngsters - at least one in five - are believed to have missed out on a place at their preferred secondary.
There has been an increase in the proportion of families who were left disappointed in regions which have massively over-subscribed schools.

Most of the papers report on the

Nurse guilty of murdering four patients ,the Guardian reporting

A staff nurse who predicted correctly what time one of his patients would die was found guilty yesterday of murdering four elderly patients in hospital on his shifts by administering lethal insulin injections.
Colin Norris, 32, of Glasgow, was also found guilty of attempting to murder a fifth patient by a jury at Newcastle crown court.
Norris's colleagues at Leeds general infirmary became suspicious after he predicted correctly what time 86-year-old Ethel Hall would die in November 2002, telling a colleague she would die at 5.10am on his shift.

'Angel of Death' nurse, may have killed more reports the Telegraph

A staff nurse convicted of murdering four elderly women patients may also have killed three others and was caught before he became “another Harold Shipman”, police have said.Colin Norris, 32, believed he could kill with impunity, claiming four “frail and helpless” victims within six months by injecting them with lethal doses of insulin.

The Diana inquest comes bcak to the fore,the Mail leads with the story

Diana dumped me for Dodi

Princess Diana ditched the "love of her life" because she was dazzled by the Fayed family fortune, her inquest heard yesterday.
Contrary to reports that he ended the relationship, heart surgeon Hasnat Khan insisted it was his royal lover's decision.
"I think Diana finally realised that Al Fayed could give her all the things I could not," he said.
"He had money and could provide the necessary security. You never see Al Fayed without six or seven bodyguards."

The Express reporting

THE Princess Diana inquest heard yesterday how she left her former lover Hasnat Khan for Dodi Fayed.
Dr Khan’s suspicions were confirmed in a dramatic confrontation at London’s Battersea Park after her return from a St Tropez holiday with Dodi.
In a candid account of their two-year affair made public in full for the first time, the heart surgeon gave a version of events at odds with that put out by some of Diana’s friends and her butler Paul Burrell.

The Guardian leads with

Rape cases: police admit failing victims

Police are contributing to the "appalling" conviction rate in rape cases because officers too often fail to take alleged victims seriously enough and settle for mediocrity in their inquiries, the senior policeman responsible for raising standards in rape investigations has told the Guardian.
The Metropolitan Police's assistant commissioner John Yates said detectives don't apply the same professionalism to rape as they do to other serious crimes. He blamed police for too often greeting complainants with scepticism and inertia, and said officers "must absolutely accept the victim's version of events unless there are very substantial reasons to do otherwise".

One election out of the way and one on its way

Desperate Clinton accuses Obama of dishonesty reports the Times

Hillary Clinton accused Barack Obama of being dishonest with voters on the eve of their potentially decisive contests in Texas and Ohio today.
Mrs Clinton, fighting to keep her candidacy alive after 11 straight losses to her rival, pounced on a leaked memo suggesting that Mr Obama had not been truthful in his campaign rhetoric on the subject of free trade, a critical issue in economically depressed Ohio.

Obama's campaign in Ohio hit by claims of double-dealing says the Independent

Hillary Clinton sought to skewer Barack Obama on the eve of critical voting in Ohio and Texas, pointing to a leaked memo purportedly showing that his campaign recently gave a "wink-wink" to the government of Canada that promises he has made to renegotiate trade deals need not be taken seriously.
With polls showing them in a dead heat in both states, Mrs Clinton has been ratcheting up her attacks on Mr Obama on issues ranging from free trade, health care, the economy and national security


President-elect signals Russia is on side of the hawks says the Guardian

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's president-elect, signalled yesterday that he intends to carry on the same hardline policies towards the west as his hawkish predecessor, Vladimir Putin.
Hours after Medvedev's landslide victory in Sunday's presidential election - condemned as neither free nor fair by poll observers - riot police crushed an opposition demonstration in Moscow and allowed pro-Kremlin youth activists to march on the US embassy.
Meanwhile, Russia's state-owned gas firm Gazprom, which is chaired by Medvedev, reduced supplies to Ukraine by 35%, claiming that Kiev had failed to pay a £300m bill.

Russian election marred by protest arrests says the Telegraph

Riot police arrested dozens of opposition supporters protesting Russia's flawed election shortly after Gordon Brown warned president-elect Dmitry Medvedev that he would be judged by his actions.The clashes in central Moscow came as world leaders offered Vladimir Putin's handpicked successor lukewarm congratulations but stopped short of condemning an election win that critics have described as stage-managed.
The prime minister pointedly chose not to telephone Mr Medvedev, nor did he follow the normal custom of inviting new leaders of major world powers to visit London

The same paper reports on

Inmate 18330-424

Conrad Black has started a six-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud and obstruction of justice, still pleading his innocence and damning his accusers.
The former press baron, who had fought unsuccessfully to stay out of prison pending an appeal, gave a final combative newspaper interview before surrendering himself to the authorities at the Coleman Low correctional facility in central Florida.

Israel warns it will be back as Gaza incursion is finally ended reports the Indy

The Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, made it clear last night after Israeli ground forces withdrew from Gaza that a 48-hour incursion which claimed more than 100 Palestinian lives was not a “one-time event” and operations against Hamas would continue.
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President, who has broken off negotiations with Israel in protest at the offensive, yesterday offered to mediate a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. There was no immediate Israeli reaction to the offer.

Europe vs the super-rich is the lead in the Independent

The European Union will declare war today on Liechtenstein, Monaco, Andorra and Switzerland. Weary of losing billions of tax euros, the EU's 27-strong high command of economics and finance ministers, Ecofin, is meeting in Brussels to agree a strategy aimed at bringing the continent's tax havens under control.

The Times reports that

£1.8bn surplus forecast for NHS after cutbacks in patient care

The National Health Service in England is heading for a surplus of £1.8 billion this year, provoking anger among patient bodies over cutbacks to the funding of care.
Details announced yesterday by the Department of Health reveal that some health authorities are expected to generate more than £200 million, 25 per cent of their income.

Home Office and Treasury now owned offshore reveals the Guardian

Billions of pounds of private finance initiative projects approved by Gordon Brown, including the refurbished Treasury headquarters in Whitehall and the new Home Office, have been moved offshore by their City owners to avoid paying tax on their profits.
More than 50 PFI schemes have now been included in portfolios held in Channel Islands tax havens by three major PFI investment companies, HSBC Infrastructure, 3i Infrastructure and Babcock and Brown Public Partnerships

Police discover more bones inside chamber of horrors at Jersey children's home reports the Mail

Police digging up the "Colditz" care home discovered more bones yesterday as the inquiry into sickening child abuse allegations escalated.
The remains were found close to where forensic officers found a skull beneath several inches of concrete on the ground floor of Haut de la Garenne in Jersey.
A sniffer dog went "berserk" when he was led close to the bones, sparking police fears that they could be the remains of another body.

The Sun reports

Jersey cops plea to Sir Jimmy

POLICE yesterday invited Sir Jimmy Savile to come forward if he feels he could help their investigation into the Jersey horror home.
But the former Jim’ll Fix It TV star – who has been pictured at the Jersey hell home – said he did not intend to.
Asked by The Sun if he would be willing to speak to cops about his visits to the children’s home, Sir Jimmy replied: “Nope, don’t think so


The Sun leads with an exclusive from the mother of Sharon Matthews

MISSING youngster Shannon Matthews may have been seized by a friend or member of the family, her shattered mum said yesterday.
Karen Matthews, 32, wept as she pleaded with whoever took the nine-year-old to let her go.
She said: “I think it may be someone out there who knows Shannon and me as well.
“It makes me think I can’t trust people who are really close to me any more.


The Times reports that

Karen Matthews, 32, clutched the child’s favourite teddy bear as she made the emotional appeal at Dewsbury police station in West Yorkshire two weeks after her daughter failed to return home from school.
She said she could not bear to go into her daughter’s bedroom and that she cried herself to sleep each night.


The Mirror reports that

ITN newsreader Carol Barnes in fight for life after suffering massive stroke

Former ITN newsreader Carol Barnes was last night fighting for life after a massive stroke.
The 63-year-old has been unconscious in hospital since collapsing at her seaside home.
Doctors have warned she is unlikely to survive.
A friend said: "We are devastated. It's come as a tremendous shock


Anger at Gordon Brown's alcohol tsar reports the Telegraph

The credibility of Gordon Brown's review of 24-hour licensing was under fire after it emerged that the man leading it has boasted of his drinking exploits.Ministers will announce today that the relaxation of the law will remain after an eight-month examination of the impact extended drinking hours have had in towns.

Meanwhile the Guardian reports

A fivefold increase in the maximum fine for antisocial drinking in public places and a battery of new sanctions on supermarkets and off-licences that sell alcohol to underage drinkers are to be announced by ministers today.
The package comes with the publication of the official Culture Department review of the impact of the changes in the licensing laws, which receive a verdict of "7/10 - good but could do better".
Ministers believe the relaxation in the opening hours has given the responsible majority greater freedom. But that has been matched by only a patchy improvement in the enforcement of the laws to curb underage drinking and antisocial behaviour.

The Sun reports on

The UK's war on binge drinking

ALL-NIGHT pub opening is to be banned in the British towns and cities turned into war zones by booze-fuelled thugs.

The Mirror reports that

Contoversial pay-as-you-drive toll tax to be axed

Plans for a nationwide spy-in the- sky road toll will be dropped by the Government today - thanks to the Mirror's campaign.
Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly will announce she is axeing plans to use satellite technology to track cars and force their owners to pay for driving by the mile in an attempt to ease congestion

Most of the papers report that

Paul Raymond, the king of the Soho sex trade, dies aged 82,the Independent saying

He was called the "King of Soho": a multimillionaire pornographer loved and loathed in equal measure for his entrepreneurial commitment to all things erotic and insalubrious.
Paul Raymond, who died yesterday at the age of 82, was credited with revolutionising attitudes towards the sex industry during a career which spanned more than half a century and saw him rise from childhood poverty to amass a vast property and publishing empire worth an estimated £650m.

The latest on the bag campaign from the Mail

B&Q joins war on plastic with carrier ban at every store

Free carrier bags are to be banned at all 320 B&Q stores as the Daily Mail campaign against "plastic poison" gathers momentum.
The DIY chain, part of the Kingfisher group, hands out 80million bags a year but says it is keen to "reduce environmental pollution".
At the same time the Welsh Assembly environment minister, Jane Davidson, has warned supermarkets that a legal ban will be imposed unless they take action.