The Mail leads this morning with the news of a middle class debt epidemic

Middle Britain has been hit by a devastating debt crisis, experts said yesterday.
Even apparently well-off people with good jobs have plunged into the red.
Debt advice centres in middle-class areas have seen increases of up to 500 per cent in the numbers of people pleading for help.
There are even fears of suicides prompted by despair and shame.

Class of a different sort on the front of the Mirror

Children as young as eight are carrying knives, a shock report reveals.
They arm themselves for the journey to and from school because they fear attacks by other youngsters.
More than 900 potentially lethal weapons have been seized by police from children on school grounds.
They include hunting knives, axes, meat hooks, claw hammers, knuckledusters - and even guns.

With Parliament voting ob the embrology bill,many of the papers feature the surrounding discussion.The Times leads with the story that

The Prime Minister has accepted that he will have to sacrifice a measure on parenthood in order to save legislation to allow new embryo research and treatments

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Labour MPs determined to oppose the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill are being quietly urged to direct their anger at proposals to scrap the requirement that IVF clinics consider the child’s “need for a father”, The Times has learnt. Equality campaigners say that the requirement breaches the human rights of lesbians seeking fertility treatment. But ministers believe that the measure is marginal compared with tonight’s key votes on allowing the creation of human-animal hybrid embyros and so-called saviour siblings

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MPs urged to approve hybrid embryos says the Telegraph

A coalition of Britain's leading medical charities will today urge MPs to approve stem cell research using human-animal hybrid embryos, as the Commons prepares for a landmark vote on the issue. The open letter, whose signatories include the Parkinson's Disease Society and the British Heart Foundation, says that allowing the creation of hybrid embryos could lead to crucial advances in the treatment of a range of serious diseases

Tories distorted abortion study, say scientists says the lead in the Guardian

On the eve of a series of Commons votes on the human fertilisation and embryology bill, one scientist accuses the Tory frontbench of misrepresenting his research on abortion to call for a cut in the upper limit. Another, who has worked in a Nobel prize-winning laboratory, accuses the frontbench of tabling "destructive amendments" to the parliamentary bill without speaking to senior figures in the scientific world.

The other big story of the week is the by election,the Independent reports a

Plan to oust Brown as MPs claim he has lost support

Backbench Labour critics of Gordon Brown plan to try to oust him by declaring he has lost the support of his MPs if he fails to revive his party's general election prospects.
But as the Prime Minister enters a crucial week in his increasingly embattled premiership, cabinet ministers are warning MPs not to foment a leadership crisis if Labour loses the parliamentary by-election in Crewe and Nantwich. They warn that blaming a defeat on Mr Brown will only stall the party's fightback.

Labour scale down 'class war' attacks in Crewe by-election after dire polls show 'Tory toff' jibes have backfired says the Mail

Labour is to scale down its "class war" attacks on the Tories before Thursday's crucial Crewe by-election - after polls showed the tactic is backfiring.
The party's high command has been split by a high-risk strategy to mock the Conservative candidate as a "toff who lives in a mansion".

Labour alienating voters by offering two extremes, says ex-minister says the Guardian

Labour is offering British voters a "false choice" between two extremes, leading to a dramatic collapse in support for the government, the former cabinet minister Peter Hain declares today.
In his first major intervention in British politics since resigning from the government earlier this year, Hain warns that Labour has ended up losing the core elements in the coalition that swept Tony Blair to power in three consecutive general elections.

The Telegraph leads with

Cameron promises to ease tax burden on families

In a speech ahead of the Crewe and Nantwich by-election on Thursday, Mr Cameron will say that taxpayers "can't take any more pain" and warn that the economy is being undermined by government waste and high borrowing.
Setting out his strategy for cutting taxes in detail for the first time, the Tory leader will pledge to get tough on those who are a drain on the welfare state; introduce more competition into the public services and cut excessive bureaucracy.

According to the Times

Parents to get power to call in school inspectors

The proposals will be outlined today by Christine Gilbert, the Chief Inspector of Schools, as part of plans that could mean the weakest schools facing annual visits from the Ofsted inspectorate and the best schools inspected only once every six years

Environmental matters on the front of the Independent

'Act now to save our natural environment or Britain's most precious wildlife will be lost forever'

England's green and pleasant land is in catastrophic decline, with some of its most precious wildlife at risk of disappearing for ever, the first comprehensive report into the nation's natural life has shown.
In a landmark study into every aspect of the environment, the government advisory body Natural England has compiled research from all corners of the countryside, from woodland and wetland to marine life and salt marsh. Its findings make for bleak reading. Under siege from climate change, development, pollution and aggressive new farming methods, the country's biodiversity is already significantly less rich than it was 50 years ago, The State of The Environment report said.

The Sun has a happy story from the Chinese quake zone

A BRITISH couple told last night how they went missing for three days in the Chinese earthquake — but made a miraculous escape to phone their son and say: "We’re alive."
Tourists Maureen and Anthony Baker survived the devastation in Sichuan province, then lived rough until a helicopter flew them to safety.
Gran Maureen, 66, of Romford, Essex, said: "I was cold and scared.
"It was like being in an explosion."

The Independent reports

China declared three days of national mourning for victims of the Sichuan earthquake and suspended the Olympic torch relay as the nation's most famous rescuer said the search for survivors would go on.

Other news from abroad and the Times reports that the

Gulf states may soon need coal imports to keep the lights on

They are countries so rich in oil and gas that they would never want for fuel to drive their booming economies and the lavish lifestyles of their rulers.
Now, however, in a role reversal that makes selling sand to Saudi Arabia look like a sensible business transaction, the oil-rich Gulf states are planning to import coal.
An acute shortage of natural gas has led to the city states of the United Arab Emirates seeking alternative fuels to keep the air cool, the lights on and the water running.

The Guardian reports

Obama ready to declare himself winner

Barack Obama is planning to declare himself the effective winner of the long-running contest with Hillary Clinton at the close of the Kentucky and Oregon primaries tomorrow.
At that point, he should have passed one of the last remaining milestones in the race, securing more than half the 3,253 elected delegates. To exploit this he is to shun the tradition of hosting a party in one of those two states after the polls close and instead hold a rally in Iowa, a decision full of symbolism. It was in Iowa on January 3 that Obama won the first of the 49 Democratic contests so far and irretrievably damaged Clinton's reputation for invincibility

Royal seeks second chance in battle to depose Sarkozy says the Independent

The struggle to become the Next Big Thing on the French left wing exploded into open warfare at the weekend as the defeated presidential candidate Ségolène Royal announced a bid to become the First Secretary, or leader, of the Socialist Party.
On Thursday, the Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë, who is likely to be her main rival, will publish a book called De l'Audace! (Courage!), setting out his political philosophy and ambitions. With six months to go before the Socialists choose their new leader at a conference in Reims, the pair have, in effect, joined battle for the right to be both the party chief and the candidate-elect for the presidential elections in 2012.

The Telegraph reports that

World food price crisis 'here to stay'

the world needs a "green revolution" to feed its rising population, the senior humanitarian official at the United Nations has told The Telegraph. the world needs a "green revolution" to feed its rising population, the senior humanitarian official at the United Nations has told The Telegraph.

According to the Independent

Britain obstructs global ban on use of cluster bombs

Countries that have suffered the impact of the bombs, humanitarian groups and former commanders of British forces have called for the UK to drop its insistence on retaining cluster munitions, a stance, they say, that is likely to scupper hopes of securing an agreement at an international conference starting in Dublin today.

Many of the papers report

Two girls arrested after vicar's daughter plunges to her death from second floor window

Rosimeiri Boxall, 19, was found lying under an open window at a halfway house for the homeless at 6.30pm on Saturday.
She was taken to hospital with severe injuries but on the way her heart stopped and she was pronounced dead

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The Sun reports

FED-UP commuters can spend up to 18 YEARS of their working lives getting to and from the office.
The average figure in Britain is five years – 29 days a year – but the misery is worst in London where some waste up to 96 days a year.
That’s almost two decades over a lifetime – with many facing three-hour round trips, a report says today.

Ghost girl is blamed for crashes in accident blackspot reports the Mirror

A ghost is being blamed for a series of car crashes.

Paranormal researchers are investigating the sightings of a girl aged between three and five in Victorian dress who appears late at night near an accident blackspot.
Researcher David Taylor said: "Although people who reported sightings didn't actually crash they had to swerve round the apparition."
Jimmy Lahn, 54, who lives near the road between Wollescote and Cradley in the West Midlands, said: "We've had quite a few accidents. Maybe now we know why."

Finally the Independent report

After 75 years, dog track has finally run its course

For 75 years, the pink and green neon-lit sign that crowns the entrance to Walthamstow Stadium in east London has stood as one of greyhound racing's most iconic symbols.
To fans, the venue is one of the finest in the country to watch the sport. For animal rights activists who picket the gates on race nights, it is one of the last remaining bastions of a declining and inhumane pastime.
In August, however, the lights will finally go out at Walthamstow. Falling profits and attendances have forced the stadium's owners to sell the land to developers.