Papers lead on peer allegations

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Allegations that four peers agreed to seek changes to bills going through parliament in return for payment are the lead for some of the newspapers.

The Daily Mail has the headline "Police in Lords for Hire Inquiry". The four peers deny breaking any rules.

The Daily Telegraph reports that the affair has brought renewed calls for reform of the House of Lords.

This would mean any peers could be removed from the House if found guilty of breaking anti-corruption rules.

The row about the BBC's refusal to broadcast a humanitarian appeal for Gaza is the second main story on several front pages.

The Guardian says it understands that charities had assured the corporation that money raised would also go to people in southern Israel.

Finance difficulties

The Independent says an opinion poll suggests Gordon Brown faces a voter backlash amid the economic turmoil.

It puts the Tories on 43%, Labour on 28% and the Liberal Democrats on 16%.

The Times says Mr Brown's promise to revive the economy by spending billions on schools, hospitals and roads has suffered a major setback.

The projects have failed to secure private finance, it says.

The paper has learnt that more than a hundred schools and hospitals have been delayed or put on hold.

The Guardian says hospitals are to promote meat-free menus as part of a strategy to cut carbon emissions across the NHS.

Fashion flaws

It seems Chelsy Davy announced her break-up with Prince Harry via social networking website Facebook.

According to the Telegraph, her online profile was altered to say: "Relationship: not in one."

The Independent says women all over the country have been taking advantage of the heavy discounts on fashion.

But now, the paper reports, there's been a surge in the number of complaints about shoddy quality, such as stuck zips and collapsing hems.