Papers awaiting Blair appearance

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Tony Blair's appearance before the Iraq inquiry preoccupies many of the papers with the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/28/tony-blair-chilcot-iraq-war">Guardian saying the former PM is set to deliver a "robust defence".</a>

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/294e6960-0c54-11df-8b81-00144feabdc0.html?nclick_check=1">Financial Times' headline is: "Lead actor prepares to take centre stage".</a>

<a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/29/tony-blair-s-day-of-judgement-former-prime-minister-faces-iraq-grilling-at-chilcot-inquiry-115875-22002769/">The Daily Mirror reckons Mr Blair will finally be called to account</a> for what it describes as "his war mongering".

But the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246915/Blairs-letter-Bush-kept-secret-Iraq-inquiry.html">Daily Mail is concerned he will not face questions</a> about documents said to reveal the extent of his support for Washington's plans for "regime change".

Temporary heads

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/">Daily Telegraph reports on the development of a new emergency contraceptive pill</a> which can be taken almost a week after sexual intercourse.

The paper says there are fears the new drug, currently only available on prescription, may promote promiscuity.

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2010/jan/28/headteachers-schools-fail-salaries">Guardian, meanwhile, is concerned many schools cannot find headteachers</a> despite six figure salaries and perks.

A survey has revealed that scores of posts are being filled by temporary and acting heads, it reports.

Increased workload

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/01/28/royal-mail-cheief-adam-crozier-takes-on-itv-job-115875-22001694/">Daily Mirror says outgoing Royal Mail boss Adam Crozier will claim a big bonus</a> when he leaves to become ITV's chief and dubs him "£2m Postman Rat".

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/154822">Daily Express says Euro MPs could earn up to £450,000</a> a year in pay and expenses after voting themselves a bonus over an increased workload.

The Times reports on the misconduct verdicts against the doctor who sparked a global panic over the MMR vaccine.

In an editorial, <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/leading_article/article7007110.ece">the Times says Andrew Wakefield sowed "needless panic among parents".</a>

Cultural refusenik

Many papers give prominent coverage to the death of the author JD Salinger.

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/jan/28/jd-salinger-dies-catcher-rye">Guardian describes him as a "symbol of the cultural refusenik</a> in an age of non privacy" and says he was "famous for not wanting to be famous".

The front page of the <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/salinger-caught-the-attention-of-the-world-ndash-then-hid-from-it-1882551.html">Independent is given over to a picture of Salinger as a young man.</a> It says he "became the voice of adolescent angst".

The <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturenews/7095599/J.D.-Salinger-reclusive-author-of-Catcher-in-the-Rye-dies.html">Daily Telegraph says the death of has raised hopes</a> that a "cache of unseen novels" could be published.