US mid-term elections fill papers

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The mid-term elections results in the United States came too early for the papers which had to print their early editions before any results were known.

The Daily Telegraph reflects that President Bush had relished the battle and a sense of almost divine mission that belied his unpopularity.

The Times says this has been "the most expensive - and arguably the nastiest - mid term election in US history".

It speaks of problems with voting machines and claims of ballot rigging.

The Daily Mirror says that Britney Spears has filed for divorce from her husband Kevin Federline.

Health problems

The Sun alleges that leaked documents show immunisation records are in chaos across Britain.

It says health officials have no idea what jabs have been given to hundreds of thousands of children.

The Financial Times says that the Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, agreed to a reshaping of hospital services in Halifax and Huddersfield.

The Daily Express reports how a Muslim lawyer twice refused a judge's request to lift her veil and show her face in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire.

He is reported to have said he could not hear her but she insisted on her right to cover her face up.

The case was halted and the dispute referred to a High Court judge.

Better homes

The Guardian and the Financial Times mention a survey suggesting 500-year-old Tudor houses are the energy-efficient designs of the future.

The fifteen thousandth episode of The Archers is also mentioned in many of the day's newspapers.

The Telegraph believes listeners should be heartened that Ruth Archer's conscience brought her back from the brink of having an affair.

The Daily Mail says free parking for Plymouth's churchgoers on Sundays has been stopped by the city council.

Officials apparently said the concession for Christians was unfair to Muslims, Jews and Hindus.