Mixed headlines this morning in the papers,although some common themes.

Toughest economic year since 1992, says CBI is the front page of the Telegraph

The economy is facing its toughest year since 1992 in the face of rising oil and food prices and a falling housing market, business leaders say in a new report.It predicts the slowest level of growth in 17 years and that inflation will stay above 3 per cent - well in excess of Government targets.

The Independent has a promise Saudi King: 'We will pump more oil'

Saudi Arabia will raise oil production to record levels within weeks in an attempt to avert an escalation of social and political unrest around the world. King Abdullah signalled the commitment to the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, at the weekend after the impact of skyrocketing oil prices on food sparked protests and riots from Spain to South Korea.

Meanwhile the Times reports that

New talks raise hopes for end to fuel drivers’ strike

The announcement yesterday afternoon came after a weekend of informal contact between the two sides.
Tanker drivers for Hoyer UK and Suckling Transport, which transport fuel for Shell, are expected to resume work tomorrow after their four-day stoppage but have the option to strike again on Friday.

Labour plan to toughen up on offenders is the lead in the Guardian

Sweeping reforms designed to restore trust in the criminal justice system will be proposed in a government report this week, including tougher community punishments and better protection for the victims of crime.
The report, drawn up by Louise Casey, the former head of the government Respect Unit, appears to have the blessing of the home secretary, Jacqui Smith, but some ministers close to Gordon Brown say it is excessively punitive towards the young and will play into Tory talk of "a broken society".

There is much coverage of George Bush's visit to the Uk,the front page of the Mail has a poignant picture of two aircraft,one in Afghanistan with coffins of soldiers about to be loaded,the other of air forec one landing in London,the paper reports that

Police and protesters clashed violently last night at a rally against George Bush's farewell visit to Britain.
Two hundred yards from Downing Street, where Mr Bush was dining with Gordon Brown, riot police confronted hundreds of protesters as they threw missiles and pushed against security barriers.
Three arrests were made and there were several injuries during the stand-off which began when more than 2,500 marchers converged outside the Houses of Parliament.

President Bush: farewell tour of Europe reports the Times

President Bush will bid Britain farewell today and then fly home after a frantic final tour of Europe where he secured vague assurances of support, but little tangible progress, for what remains of his foreign policy.
Downing Street is already playing down expectations for today’s talks with Gordon Brown, suggesting that their discussions would be “general in nature” and are unlikely to yield any specific agreements.

The Independent reports that

Gordon Brown is ready to override the misgivings of George Bush by going ahead with a major announcement on British troop withdrawals from Iraq. The US President will sit down to talks with Mr Brown today after their dinner at Downing Street last night sparked anti-Bush protests in Parliament Square.

Meanwhile the Guardian says that Obama may make quick UK stop

Obamamania" could be about to cross the Atlantic. Barack Obama is planning his first overseas trip since he launched his US presidential bid in February last year - and Britain is pencilled in as part of a possible European tour next month.
A source with knowledge of the plans said the Obama campaign has opened discussions with the British government, but stressed that a final decision has yet to be made

The Telegraph reports that

NHS trusts fail to meet hygiene standards

More than a quarter of health trusts in England are failing to meet basic hygiene standards, official figures show today. The Healthcare Commission reports that no improvement has been made on a year ago.
In total, 103 out of 391 trusts admitted they did not achieve the minimum requirements, brought in by the Government to help combat the hospital superbugs, MRSA and Clostridium difficile.

church in meltdown over gays and women is the lead in the Times

The Church of England has been plunged into fresh turmoil by the “marriage” of two gay clergymen and threats of an exodus of priests opposed to the consecration of women bishops.
The Times has learnt that up to 500 Anglo-Catholic priests are ready to resign after failing to secure the concessions that they had sought over women bishops.

The Mirror leads with a tragedy

Man kills kids in Conwy Valley Father's Day horror

A man killed himself and two young children in a Father's Day tragedy.
The bodies were found in a Land Rover at a beauty spot. Both children were under 10. The man was in his 50s. They are thought to be from Cheshire.
Police said: "We are treating the deaths as suspicious but are not looking for anyone else in connection with the tragedy."

The Express reports the latest on bins

HOUSEHOLD dustbin collections will be cut to once a month, an industry expert warned last night.
He said the move was “inevitable” to force people to recycle more.
The plans were immediately condemned by campaigners who said leaving rubbish to fester for up to four weeks is a health hazard.

Meanwhile the Sun has found a Nazi war criminal

MINGLING with football fans in a pavement café, an elderly gentleman soaks up the atmosphere of Euro 2008.
Yet Milivoj Asner, out strolling with his wife, is no ordinary supporter welcoming his national side Croatia to his adopted Austrian town.At No 4 on the list of most wanted Nazi war criminals, he instead stands accused of deporting hundreds of Jews, gypsies and Serbs to World War II death camps.

There is plenty of coverage following Ireland's no vote on Friday

Deep cracks appeared yesterday in the efforts of European governments to put a brave face on Ireland's rejection of the European Union reform treaty.
EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg today – and heads of government meeting in Brussels from Thursday – will gauge whether there is any chance of keeping the treaty alive by bouncing Ireland into holding a second referendum.

reports the Independent

The Guardian says

The foreign secretary, David Miliband, came close to declaring the EU Lisbon treaty dead yesterday as he urged European leaders to turn their back on "institutional reform" and instead address issues of concern to ordinary citizens.
He ruled out the idea, being floated in France and Germany, of allowing the treaty to be implemented in 26 EU member states, with Ireland - whose referendum rejected the treaty - somehow opting out. "I don't think a two-speed Europe is on. It was a 1990s agenda, not a 21st century agenda," Miliband said on the BBC's Andrew Marr Show. He also insisted: "The rules are absolutely clear. If all 27 countries do not pass the Lisbon treaty, it does not pass into law."

The Telegraph reports that Hawking warns Government over 'disastrous' science funding cuts

Professor Hawking, Britain's highest profile scientist, has taken the unusual step of releasing correspondence accusing ministers of errors in their calculations on spending and warning that several university physics departments may be forced to close.
Prof Hawking, the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University, has been angered by the Government cuts to physics departments as part of a restructuring of the nation's scientific resources.

Royal butler denies 'sex with Diana' claim reports the Mail

The Paul Burrrell saga sank to tawdry new depths yesterday with claims that he boasted of having regular sex with Princess Diana and seeing the Queen naked.
The extraordinary allegations were made to a Sunday newspaper, in return for a fee, by the former royal butler's brother-in-law Ron Cosgrove.
From his Florida villa, 50-year-old Burrell hastily issued a statement denying the claims, which he described as 'fanciful, distasteful and malicious'.

Finally back to the Eu and the Independent reports that Knobbly fruit and veg back on menu

For years, the bent cucumber – alongside its maligned compatriot, the straight banana – has been wielded by Eurosceptics eager to clobber the European Union. But Brussels bureaucrats are to usher in a new age of acceptance when it comes to knobbly fruit and vegetables, scrapping the rules dictating that only straight cucumbers can be sold in shops as "class one" fruit.