Rubbish and rain make headlines

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As MPs express their concern for a switch to fortnightly rubbish collections, newspapers paint a picture of what may be to come.

The Daily Express believes Britain is "on the brink of a dustbins revolt".

A photograph of a pack of rats searching for food beneath a wheelie bin appears in the Daily Mirror.

The Daily Mail, which claims credit for a campaign to save weekly collections, says people are paying more and more in council tax for "less and less".

Cut-out sun

A weekend of rain may have minimised "the stink of rotting garbage", says the Mail, but leaves the Mirror asking "Is it the worst summer ever?"

The Express carries pictures of umbrellas and floods and calls Britain tropical - "hot, wet and steamy, and no relief in sight".

To beat the weather, the Sun offers a cut-out-and-keep picture of a sun.

The Independent is less cheery, saying as rain fell on Sunday - St Swithin's Day - we can expect 40 more days of it.

'True hero'

One man with good reason to moan about the weather was Lewis Pugh who swam for a kilometre in the North Pole wearing only trunks, a cap and goggles.

The Times tells how he spent 19 minutes in water that would kill most people within a much shorter time.

The Telegraph describes his physiology as unique saying he has the unusual gift of being able to warm his core body temperature at will.

To the Mirror, Mr Pugh is a "true British hero".

Defending Portsmouth

The Independent turns its attention to warmer climes and highlights the threat posed by climate change in the seas of the South Pacific.

It reports on the plight of Tuvalu - nine tiny islands - which are now no more than four metres above sea level.

Meanwhile, the Guardian considers a man-made island - a fort built by the Victorians in the Solent to defend Portsmouth from the French.

It has 21 bedrooms, a heated indoor pool and is on the market for £4m.