Papers condemn French poll result

All the papers unite in their abhorrence of the success of the National Front candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen in France's presidential race.

"Something stinks - and it's not the Camembert" says a man in a cheese shop, in the Independent's front page cartoon.

The strength of feeling against Mr Le Pen in France has also been captured in several photographs.

A vandalised campaign poster for the National Front is on the front page of the Guardian.

The face of Mr Le Pen has been smothered in what looks like the remains of a Chinese takeaway.

Next to it there is an untouched poster of his rival Jacques Chirac.

The front page of the Times features a close-up of a young woman at an anti-National Front demonstration in Marseilles.

She has a sticker on her forehead, which when translated reads "Swindle, rather than hate Chirac - Chirac rather than Le Pen".

It refers to allegations of corruption surrounding the current French President.

As the Sun points out, Mr Chirac is accused of offering construction contracts in return for bribes while he was mayor of Paris.

The paper says the only way the people of France can stop Le Pen, is by voting for a "cheat" instead.

Nearly all the editors have published maps of France showing how each "department" voted.

All of them clearly show a huge arc of support for Mr Le Pen and the National Front, stretching from Pas De Calais in the north, through eastern France, and down to the Mediterranean coast.

The headline alongside the Guardian's map reads "Sunkissed Provence is far-right heartland".

Broadcaster's woes

The demise of ITV Digital, and the announcement on Monday that it has been put up for sale, comes in for close scrutiny.

The headline in the Daily Mirror reads "failed digital TV company, one careless owner... offers invited".

A photograph next to it shows the firm's monkey mascot holding a sign which says "Wanted: New Home".

The Daily Star thinks it unlikely that a buyer will be found, and warns that dozens of football clubs who say they are owed £178m for television rights could go bust.

A few papers speculate about who would want to buy the ailing firm.

The Times considers a management buyout, but also talks of a bid by rival broadcaster BSkyB.

The Daily Express says one controversial possibility would be for ITV Digital's parent companies, Carlton and Granada, to buy back the firm from the administrators minus the massive debts.

St George's Day

The leader of the Scottish National Party John Swinney sends readers of the Times what he describes as a "constructive and friendly St George's Day message".

He says it has been fascinating for him to watch what he sees as the reawakening of the English national identity.

He writes that for many, the St George's Cross has replaced the Union Flag and more people than ever view themselves as primarily English, rather than British.

But writing in the Independent, Terence Blacker says he is proud of England's failure to celebrate St George's Day.

He believes the unease and embarrassment felt by most people, when the English draw attention to their nation, is rather healthy when compared to its alternative - a strutting, overt patriotism.