Prince 'helped' secure Britons' release

The Observer leads with a claim Prince Charles played a central role in the release of six Britons imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for a series of bombings they say they did not commit.

The paper says the prince used his contacts at the highest level of the Saudi government to campaign for clemency for the prisoners.

The Independent on Sunday quotes one of the men, Sandy Mitchell as saying he will not visit another Arab country, and will probably never leave the UK again.

Kelly inquiry could seal Blair's fate

For the Observer, the Hutton inquiry into the death of the government weapons expert Dr David Kelly, will be "two months that will settle Blair's fate".

The Mail on Sunday says the affair has turned opinion against the government more sharply than at any time since the fuel crisis.

The Scottish Sunday Herald says senior Labour party figures believe the Hutton inquiry could prove so damaging it would leave Tony Blair with a 'lame duck' government, similar to the final years of the Clinton White House.

'Shoot-to-kill'

The Sunday Telegraph says British police have been ordered to shoot to kill suicide bombers.

The paper says intelligence warnings suggest an al-Qaeda attack in the UK may be imminent.

Appeal to Philippine nurses

The Sunday Mirror claims the health service in the Philippines is on the verge of collapse, because so many nurses have come to Britain to work.

The paper says 10 hospitals have been forced to close, and thousands of patients have died because of the staff shortage.

The Sunday Times says the Philippines has issued an SOS for emergency assistance to stop staff being headhunted by British nursing agencies.

The News of the World is more concerned about patients from abroad.

It claims that 100,000 so called "health tourists" come to Britain for free treatment each year, costing the NHS more than £2bn.

Global warming fears

For the Sunday Express, the summer heatwave is a double-edged sword.

On the one hand we are plagued by melting roads and buckling rail lines - but on the other, getting a sun tan at home means we can avoid bombs, forest fires, and check-in queues.

The Observer is worried about global warming.

An editorial warns an increase in average temperatures of just six degrees could put mankind on a path to meltdown.

In the Sunday Telegraph Oliver Pritchett lists some records broken last week.

These included British conversations about the weather at their highest since records began and the word 'soar' appearing most frequently in headlines since the height of the house price boom.