Many of the papers lead with the demonstrations against the Olympic torch,the Telegraph says it descends into a day of mayhem

The Olympic torch relay through London was almost abandoned as hundreds of demonstrators clashed with police amid ugly and chaotic scenes.Thirty-seven people were arrested, mostly for breaching the peace and public order offences, in what had officially been described as a "journey of harmony" to celebrate this year's Beijing Olympics. Some of the high-profile sports stars who ran the relay, which was supposed to be a showcase for British sport, branded it "a national disgrace".

Olympic spirit comes to Britain says the Independent

If you were on the snowy streets of London yesterday and were fortunate enough to catch a glimpse of an Olympic torchbearer carrying the sacred flame of Olympia, then count yourself lucky. Most spectators saw little more than a blur of fluorescent-yellow police jackets.

hopes swiftly extinguished by violence and farce says the Times

Despite nearly a year of planning and the deployment of 2,000 officers, the Metropolitan Police were unable to stop protesters breaking through the security cordon at vulnerable points. In West London the torch was nearly taken from Konnie Huq, a former Blue Peter presenter. Two demonstrators tried to douse the flame with a fire extinguisher near Ladbroke Grove, and the human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell jumped in front of a relay bus in Oxford Street. The torch was diverted from foot to a bus at St Paul’s to avoid trouble.

Running the gauntlet says the front page of the Mail

The relay event through the capital had been billed as a journey of harmony and peace - not to mention a showcase for the London Games in 2012.
It turned into a combination of sinister and slapstick which did Britain no favours in the eyes of the world.

The Mirror meanwhile says

Police were last night accused of heavy-handedness in tackling the Olympic protesters.
Critics hit out after a day of chaos in which celebrity torch bearers were continually targeted by Free Tibet campaigners who breached security cordons.
Stephen Green, of Christian Voice, fumed: "The police were grossly over the top and certainly not in line with British values of free speech and the right to protest.

Both the Sun and the Mirror choose to lead with Shannon

Shannon mum is nicked says the former

THE mother of Shannon Matthews was arrested last night by cops probing the nine-year-old’s kidnap.
Karen Matthews, 32, was being held on suspicion of perverting the course of justice.
The swoop came after Mike Donovan, 39 — the relative accused of abducting Shannon — tried to kill himself in Leeds jail by cutting his wrists an overdose.

Shannon accused slits his wrists says the Mirror

The story from Zimbabwe takes another twist,the Independent reports

Mugabe demands vote recount as 'war veterans' arm for battle

Zimbabwe's ruling party has demanded a recount of votes in the country's presidential election, a move dismissed by the opposition as a tactic calculated to buy more time for Robert Mugabe as he arms his militant supporters for a "war" aimed at winning any run-off vote.

Farms raided as Mugabe incites racial tension says the Guardian

Zimbabwe's war veterans have launched fresh invasions of the country's few remaining white-owned farms as Robert Mugabe appears to be falling back on the tested tactics of violence and raising racial tensions, in preparation for a run-off vote in the presidential election.
The opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) warned that it might boycott a second round of elections because it would lead Zimbabweans "to the slaughter" of a wave of government-sponsored violence.

Most of the papers report

Hillary Clinton's chief strategist resigns

chief strategist Mark Penn resigned last night after embarrassing the former First Lady by flying to Colombia on private business to lobby for a free trade deal that the Democratic candidate opposes. says the Telegraph

The Times adds

His departure will be seen as a further sign of internal dissent and tension within the Clinton camp as she battles for survival against Barack Obama.

In Uk politics the same paper reports that

Gordon Brown faces rebellion over axeing of 10p tax band

Kate Hoey, a former Sports Minister, said the mood in the party was “sulphurous”. Even one serving minister, Lord Davies of Oldham, appeared to question the policy.
A report today by normally loyal MPs on the Treasury select committee will describe the low earners as an “unreasonable target for raising additional revenue”. Frank Field, a former Welfare Minister, will table an amendment to the Finance Bill calling for compensation for those penalised by the tax change. “It’s against everything we stand for,” he told The Times.

The Mail says

Gordon Brown was on a collision course with furious backbenchers last night after he refused to save low-income earners from tax rises that come into force today.
A Labour-dominated Commons committee accused him of making "unreasonable" demands on hard-pressed households.

Meanwhile the Independent carries the story that

Labour asks for Lib Dem help to beat Johnson

Labour is trying to forge an informal "Lib-Lab pact" to head off the prospect of a victory by the Tory candidate Boris Johnson over Ken Livingstone in the election for London mayor.
Senior Labour figures have told the Liberal Democrats they will have a better chance of achieving their long-standing goal of changing Britain's first-past-the-post voting system by urging their supporters to make Mr Livingstone their second choice. Londoners have two votes in the 1 May contest. If, as expected, no candidate wins more than 50 per cent of the votes, second choices are taken into account. Opinion polls suggest they will prove decisive.

The Guardian leads with the story that

Climate target is not radical enough - study

One of the world's leading climate scientists warns today that the EU and its international partners must urgently rethink targets for cutting carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because of fears they have grossly underestimated the scale of the problem.
In a startling reappraisal of the threat, James Hansen, head of the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York, calls for a sharp reduction in C02 limits.

Not many indications of global warming across the country as many of the papers report

Snowstorms leave Britain waking up to a flaky sort of spring

The heaviest spring snowstorms for almost 20 years blanketed much of the country yesterday, hampering transport and causing flight cancellations.
At Heathrow as many as 144 flights were cancelled because of the snow, including 62 from the beleaguered Terminal 5. The latest cancellations came after fresh software problems with the new facility’s baggage system caused further misery for travellers.

says the Times

The Express leads with the story

THE heaviest April snowfall for 20 years blanketed much of Britain yesterday, bringing chaos to roads and trapping air travellers on grounded flights.
Spring was put on hold as the country braces itself for a grim week of hail, sleet and snow, with forecasters predicting blizzards and plummeting temperatures.

The papers report the death of Charlton Heston,the Sun reports

HOLLYWOOD legend Charlton Heston, who once played Moses, has gone to meet the Maker who landed him so many starring roles.
The chisel-jawed screen icon, who won an Oscar for playing a Roman chariot racer in the epic Ben-Hur in 1959, died aged 83 on Saturday night in California with wife Lydia, 64, by his side.
As well as starring as the prophet Moses in the Cecil B DeMille classic The Ten Commandments, he was also the voice of God in the 1956 movie.

The Telegraph reports

Heston, an outspoken liberal Democrat during the 1960s who later attracted controversy for his unapologetic support of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and conservative causes, had been battling Alzheimer's.
A statement from his family read: "To his loving friends, colleagues and fans, we appreciate your heartfelt prayers and support," the Heston family said in a statement.

Warm words end Black Sea summit as leaders vow to bridge differences says the Independent

Seven years of personal summitry between George Bush and Vladimir Putin ended yesterday as it began: with much bonhomie, but deep divisions on policy – above all the US plan, approved by Nato but bitterly opposed by Russia, to build parts of a missile defence system in central Europe

Sri Lankan minister among dozen killed in suicide blast at marathon reports the Guardian

A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber detonated a powerful device yesterday at the start of a marathon race in Sri Lanka, killing a dozen people including a government minister and a former Olympic athlete.
According to the Sri Lankan government, they were killed instantly as the blast ripped through crowds in Waliweriaya who were waiting for the highways minister, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, to wave off the runners in an event celebrating the country's new year

The Telegraph reports that

3 US troops killed, 31 wounded in Iraq clashes with Shi'ite militia

Suspected Shiite militants lobbed rockets and mortar shells into the U.S.-protected Green Zone and a military base elsewhere in Baghdad on Sunday, killing three American troops and wounding 31, officials said.
The attacks occured as United States forces fought Shi'ite militiamen yesterday in Baghdad's Sadr City, as fierce fighting claimed at least 20 lives.

Many of the papers carry the story

The Internet's over.. here comes the Grid,the Mirror reporting

High-speed internet? So how come you spend half your life watching the hands of a tiny clock spin while waiting for the website to download?
It's because we are all victims of the net's success. As more and more of us download music and films, watch YouTube and visit BBC iPlayer to catch up on TV, the system's being pushed to its limit.

According to the Guardian

Tranquillisers putting children's lives at risk

New evidence has shown children's lives are being put at risk by a surge in the use of controversial tranquillising drugs which are being prescribed to control their behaviour, the Guardian has learned.
The anti-psychotic drugs are being given to youngsters under the age of six even though the drugs have no licence for use in children except in certain schizophrenia cases, the report says

The Mail reports

Police investigate shocking video of 17 drunken soldiers 'roasting' underage schoolgirl

Military authorities and police were last night investigating shocking mobile phone video footage which allegedly shows 17 drunken soldiers 'roasting' a 15-year-old schoolgirl.
The scandal, which took place this week at Bourlon Barracks in North Yorkshire, has rocked the military community and brought shame on the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment.

The Sun meanwhile claims

NATO men are romping nightly with prostitutes in Kabul – while Our Boys die on the front line.
The Sun filmed civilian workers visiting illicit brothels in the Afghan capital for sex with Chinese hookers.
They glugged down contraband beer as they leered at £70-a-night girls before leading them off to gloomy bedrooms.

Finally the Guardian reports

Ex-minister finds it's a bumpy road from the Lords to Le Mans

As career changes go, they don't get more drastic than this. Six months ago, Lord Drayson was a minister in the defence department, buying equipment for British troops and making speeches in the upper house about procurement contracts.
At the weekend, he was in Florida, behind the wheel of a racing car, attempting to qualify for the Le Mans 24-hour endurance event. Attempting, because his 175mph Aston Martin failed to get out of the pits in St Petersburg (seized-up gearbox), the second time in three weeks the 48-year-old peer has been left thumping his steering wheel in frustration.