Papers ponder claims of bugging

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Members of Parliament are shown little respect in the daily newspapers in the row over the alleged bugging of MP Sadiq Khan.

The Sun declares that, when it comes to detecting terrorism, politicians have no right to a place "above the law".

The Daily Mail also agrees that the proper standard for deciding an exemption from any surveillance is to weigh "lives against liberties."

But in the Independent, there are concerns that "the proliferation of eavesdropping... has taken on a sinister momentum of its own".

The Daily Mirror has no sympathy for family doctors over their reluctance to open their surgeries in the evenings and at weekends.

They are well paid, it says, and "surgeries should be open for the convenience of the patients.... not for the personal comfort of GPs."

Ministers stunned

The Daily Express sees Labour shaping up for a "war on GPs".

The Financial Times says investment firm Olivant's decision not to bid for Northern Rock has "stunned" ministers.

Some papers are unimpressed by a different move in the campaign against terrorism - new advice on how officials should refer to extremists.

The Daily Express calls it "crazy" to avoid mentioning Islam and use terms like criminals and murderers instead.

Silence is golden

The Mail reports that the traditional pancake race will not be taking place in the cathedral city of Ripon.

The reason, it says, are mounting costs and bureaucracy linked to health and safety rules.

The Telegraph says tickets for the National Theatre production of the world's longest silent play on sale.

The play, called The Hour We Knew Nothing Of Each Other, lasts for an hour and 40 minutes, and is based on observations made in an Italian piazza.