'Tour of shame' goes ahead

The England cricket team arrive in Zimbabwe on Friday on what the Daily Mail calls the "tour of shame".

The five-match tour got the go-ahead when Zimbabwe decided 13 UK reporters would be allowed into the country after all.

The Guardian cannot believe that the England and Wales Cricket Board missed the chance to pull out of the tour.

The Daily Telegraph says the players have again been failed by the leaders of English cricket, while the Times says the tour is morally wrong.

Death threats

Anti-bullying week was launched on Monday but as a CCTV picture on the front page of the Daily Mirror shows it is a continuing and disturbing problem.

The image shows a mob of girls from a Bournemouth school surrounding a 15-year-old girl and making death threats.

The Sun tells how 100,000 blue anti-bully wristbands have been snapped up by children this week.

These bands, suggests the paper, are a sign of solidarity between children who are sick of being picked on.

Argentine allegations

Many of the papers report claims that Prince Harry is to fly home early from Argentina where he has been working on a polo farm.

The Daily Mail suggests there have been allegations in Argentine newspapers about his behaviour.

The Daily Express, meanwhile, says there have been threats to kidnap him.

Clarence House has issued a statement denying any suggestion of inappropriate behaviour and insisting that the prince had not changed his travel plans.

'Not udders'

Cheese is normally noted for its taste and texture but is also judged on smell.

The Independent tells how a team from Cranfield University used humans and a hi-tech electronic nose to compile a list of the smelliest cheeses.

The honour was awarded to Vieux Boulogne, a soft cheese from the port of the same name.

It achieves its pong from having its rind washed in beer and "smells like a cow's behind rather than its udders".