Disbelief at US 'ghost city'

A week after Hurricane Katrina hit, its aftermath still dominates the newspaper front pages.

New Orleans is now the "City of Ghosts" says the Independent, while the Guardian describes the Big Easy as "empty, ruined and desperate".

The Daily Telegraph pictures an elderly resident sitting in a shopping trolley as she awaits her turn to leave.

The Sun asks its readers to pray for Rosella McCoy, 81, who was taken away on the bonnet of an US army truck as she suffered a diabetic seizure.

Survivors' tales

The Daily Mail, Daily Express and Daily Mirror all lead on fears for the Britons missing in New Orleans.

The Times, however, focuses on some of the British tourists who have made it home to tell of their "terrifying" ordeal while waiting to be rescued.

Sheltering in the Louisiana Superdome, they were told to keep together to protect themselves from resentful locals.

One tells the Daily Star they hoped the lights wouldn't go out, because they feared what would happen in the dark.

Leadership race

The race for the leadership of the Tory party is beginning to take off with the Independent reporting that Stephen Dorrell is backing Kenneth Clarke.

There are words of support from another former Cabinet minister Norman Lamont in the Times. He says he is impressed by Mr Clarke's opposition to the Iraq war.

But the Express says Tory right-wingers have launched a bid to stop Mr Clarke.

Activists also appear likely to reject attempts to give MPs the final say on the leadership, says the Guardian.

Pump problems

Thousands of petrol pumps are to be adjusted because they cannot display prices above 99.99p per litre, the Daily Telegraph reports.

The Daily Express believes the move by Shell and BP is a clear sign the £1 litre is here to stay.

And it says, other retailers are expected to follow suit.

The Financial Times reports that the RAC Foundation wants fuel tax rates to be varied, to reduce the impact of rising oil prices.