Papers glad to see back of Bush

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US President George Bush has been taking his leave of Europe - and the papers take their leave of him.

The Daily Mirrorr declares: "Bush off!" to "one of the worst American presidents in history". The paper describes his legacy as "shameful".

The Daily Express agrees. There can be no "fond farewell", the paper says.

The Guardian talks of "the damage... inflicted on America's image" and the need for his successor to jettison most of what he did.

Gloomy economic prophecies

The latest warnings on the economy prompt widely-shared feelings of gloom.

The Times says the latest forecast is: "It's going to be tough - but at least we should avoid a recession."

One leading commentator tells the Daily Telegraph she is less sanguine: "A lot of people will lose their jobs and there will be real economic misery."

The Financial Times worries politicians might be "tempted by populist gestures". It urges them not to give in, saying "that way lies ruin."

U-turn on Davis

With more time to reflect on David Davis's resignation, some papers have modified their first reactions.

The Sun - which threatened to run a candidate against him - leaves the paper's former political editor, Trevor Kavanagh, to give a more nuanced note.

He still condemns Mr Davis for "flouncing out" of parliament, but also says "it is hard to disagree with the cause Mr Davis has decided to embrace".

The Daily Mail notices "huge support" for Mr Davis in a recent opinion poll.

'Knobbly vegetables'

Rising food costs may achieve what angry criticism failed to accomplish: the scrapping of European rules banning "knobbly vegetables" from supermarkets.

"This has always been a ridiculous rule," says the Independent, as it points out that shape has nothing to do with their taste or quality.

The Daily Telegraph prints a shopping list a reader found at a supermarket.

It read: "Vodka, bread - spelt wrongly - eggs, fat and vodka."

He comments: "It was written in a very shaky hand."