Many of the papers have pictures of the Frenh couple brutally murdered in London,the Telegraph leads with the story

Two French exchange students visiting London were stabbed 243 times, tied up, gagged and burnt in one of the most "frenzied, brutal and horrific" murders ever investigated by Scotland Yard. Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were tortured in an attack that may have lasted for several hours at a south-east London flat. They were then doused in an accelerant and the bedsit was firebombed in an attempt to hide the evidence

Police baffled by horrific end of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez says the Times

As two talented biochemistry students and close friends, Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez had come to London to develop their skills as specialists in infectious disease and environmental engineering.
Instead the two became the victims of an attack that, even by the standards of a city battling against the blight of knife crime, is among the most horrific in living memory.

The Sun says that

Police suspect a robber broke in and went berserk.
And yesterday it emerged that the one-bed home, where 23-year-old Laurent lived, was broken into less than a week before.
Officers say there was no sign of forced entry before Sunday’s killings, meaning the culprit might also have stolen door keys if he was behind the earlier raid.

It leads with an exclusive

SUPERSPOOK Alex Allan may have been an assassination target of the Russians or al-Qaeda, security experts said last night.
The 56-year-old chairman of the Government’s Joint Intelligence Committee is in a coma in hospital and has had toxicology tests to see if he has been poisoned.
Another theory is that Britain’s top spy — whose 58-year-old Australian wife Katie Clemson died from cancer in November — may have taken a drugs overdose.

The Guardian also has an exclusive

Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis

Biofuels have forced global food prices up by 75% - far more than previously estimated - according to a confidential World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
The damning unpublished assessment is based on the most detailed analysis of the crisis so far, carried out by an internationally-respected economist at global financial body.

The Mail reports on yesterday's voting in the Commons,MPs keep snouts in the trough

Cabinet ministers were among MPs who last night defied public anger and voted to carry on squandering taxpayers' cash on furniture and home improvements.
They rejected moves to tighten the rules on their generous expenses in a Commons vote which sparked astonishing scenes of recrimination.
One Labour MP allegedly told David Cameron to '**** off' for forcing his top team to back the overhaul, while Shadow Chancellor George Osborne was involved in a stand-up row with one of the Prime Minister's aides.

The Telegraph reports that

MPs defied public anger over their generous regime of taxpayer funded allowances as they threw out a series of reforms designed to restore confidence in the Parliamentary expenses system.They also rejected calls for independent scrutiny of their allowances despite a string of damaging scandals over recent alleged abuses of the system.
Their unexpected rejection of a package of reforms means MPs will be able to continue to use a £24,000 a year allowance to claim for furniture, electrical goods, kitchens and bathrooms

Meanwhile the Independent reports that

Johnson adviser's sexual past comes back to haunt him

Boris Johnson's new administration in London is in crisis after he was forced to set up an independent inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment and financial irregularities against one of his deputies.
Ray Lewis, the deputy mayor for Young People, dismissed the claims as "malicious" and "totally unfounded", and received the unequivocal backing of the Mayor. It is a second setback for Mr Johnson in two weeks, following the resignation of the senior aide James McGrath after suggesting that Caribbean critics of the Conservative Mayor should go home.

The Guardian adds that

Yesterday at a hastily arranged press conference at City Hall in central London, Johnson backed Lewis saying he had "every confidence" in his "tremendous deputy." Lewis, standing at Johnson's side, described claims that he had taken money from parishioners and "acted inappropriately" as "complete rubbish" and "an attempt to smear me".

Staying with politics and the Times leads with the story that

National Audit Office rejects Treasury accounts

Britain’s spending watchdog is refusing to approve the Treasury’s accounts, compounding a miserable year for Alistair Darling, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Senior officials spoke last night of a collapse of morale at the Treasury after a string of U-turns and interference by No 10. In another blow to Mr Darling’s independence, Gordon Brown has asked him to carry out a review of green taxation to pave the way for further climbdowns on road tax and fuel duty this autumn.

There is much reaction to the comments of Lord Philips

Muslims in Britain should be able to live according to Sharia law, the country's most senior judge has said.Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, the Lord Chief Justice, strongly backed Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, over his suggestion earlier this year that aspects of Sharia law should be adopted in Britain. says the Telegraph

The Express leads with the story

Reopening the bitter row over the position of Islamic law, he said there was no reason why it could not be used for contractual agreements and mediation in areas such as family disputes and marriage.
He claimed it was possible for people to have agreements “governed by a law other than English law”. But he stressed there was no place for sharia courts or the implementation of punishments by them.

The Independent leads with a differing report on Muslims

Muslims feel like 'Jews of Europe'

Britain's first Muslim minister has attacked the growing culture of hostility against Muslims in the United Kingdom, saying that many feel targeted like "the Jews of Europe".
Shahid Malik, who was appointed as a minister in the Department for International Development (Dfid) by Gordon Brown last summer, said it has become legitimate to target Muslims in the media and society at large in a way that would be unacceptable for any other minority.

Many of the papers report Google told to hand over all YouTube user details

A judge in New York has ordered that Google, which owns YouTube, must pass on the details of more than 100 million people - many of them in the UK - to Viacom, the US broadcasting company which owns channels including MTV and Nickelodeon

. says the Guardian adding

The data will include unique internet addresses, email accounts and the history of every video watched on the website, giving Viacom's experts the ability to conduct a detailed examination of the viewing habits of millions of people around the world.

According to the Times

Russia rated UK's biggest threat after al-Qaeda and Iran

Britain’s security services have identified Russia as the third most serious threat facing the country, it has emerged before Gordon Brown’s first meeting with President Medvedev.
Security officials say that only al-Qaeda terrorism and Iranian nuclear proliferation are greater menaces to the country’s safety than Russia.
The services are understood to fear that Russia’s three main intelligence agencies have flooded the country with agents, The Times understands.

The Telegraph reports that

Obama wobbles on withdrawing Iraq troops

Senator Barack Obama has rushed to clarify his position on the Iraq War after he appeared to wobble on a commitment to withdraw US ground troops within 16 months, a central plank of his candidacy.The Democratic presidential nominee used a press conference to say that the timetable was not set in stone and that he would adjust his plans based on conditions on the ground when he visits Iraq later this month.

Meanwhile the Independent reports a Storm over Cape Cod

As she put the finishing touch to a watercolour outside the gated community of Oyster Harbours, Nancy Walton wrinkled her nose at the thought of America's first offshore wind farm popping up on the horizon of Nantucket Sound. "I believe in wind power," she said, "but these will be higher than the Statue of Liberty. There are so precious few places on earth as unspoilt as this. Why can't they just put them somewhere else?"

Environmental matters in the Uk and many papers report that

A cull of badgers to control TB in cattle will not take place, ministers have decided.

The Telegraph says

The Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir David King, said last year that a cull would be effective in slowing the spread of the disease, and ministers were expected to follow the advice.The National Farmers’ Union has reacted angrily to the decision, saying that bovine tuberculosis costs the UK farming industry millions.

Most of the papers report World's first pregnant man gives birth to a baby girl

The Mirror leads with the story

Pregnant man Thomas Beatie gave birth to his historic baby girl four days prematurely.
Thomas, 34, was due to have the child yesterday but went into labour early.
The infant arrived healthy - with his unique mum thought to have had a natural birth in a special unit away from other mothers.

Dark chocolate sales double in two years reports the Mail

For years we have largely managed to resist its smooth, bitter-sweet charms.
But now it seems the tastebuds of more and more Britons are being tantalised by dark chocolate.
Sales have almost doubled in two years to reach £85million last year, a report revealed yesterday.
Consumers are buying more of the dark variety because of its healthier image, according to the market research analysts Mintel.

The Express reports that

Noise complaints have soared in some areas as residents protest about smokers congregating in beer gardens and outside pubs.
Councils have been given new guidance to deal with the "rising tide" of complaints since the smoking ban was introduced, the Local Government Association said.

Finally some animal heartwarming stories,the Times reports that

A donkey named Eeyore sparked a two-hour rescue after falling into a well. A passer-by spotted the trapped young donkey with water up to its neck. An RSPCA inspector, an animal collection officer, three fire engines, two rescue tenders and a vet went out to help the rescue in a field in Orton, Northamptonshire

and

A bullock that survived a 100ft cliff fall was winched to safety after becoming trapped but uninjured on a ledge about 20ft above the sea. The Ministry of Defence waived charging the RSPCA several thousand pounds for the use of a helicopter. A spokesman said that the rescue at Gwennap Head in Cornwall was “factored into routine training - so there is no charge”.