'People's Queen' hailed by papers

"The people's Queen", says the Times as newspapers picture the monarch among well-wishers on her 80th birthday.

The Daily Telegraph says Prince Charles led the nation in paying tribute to his "darling mama".

The Times says his "generous and poignant public tribute" will be the "abiding memory of the day for many.

"The ecstatic cheers were heard from here to New Zealand," says the Sun, concluding that doubts not so long ago about the future of the monarchy are history.

'False claims'

The Independent leads on allegations against the British National Party.

It says opponents allege the BNP's election leaflets contain false claims designed to create racial prejudice. This is denied by the BNP.

In an editorial, the paper talks of the need to "avoid panic and knee-jerk reactions" if the BNP were to make gains in the elections.

The Daily Telegraph sees any support for the BNP as a protest against politicians - a howl of frustration against the established parties.

Probation crime

The Sun reports that more than 200 murders have been committed by prisoners released early from jail since Labour came to power.

The paper says that a total of 1,200 serious crimes have been committed by convicts out on probation.

The Daily Mail says the figures were slipped out to MPs and cover the period only to 2004.

The paper says this means the true total since Tony Blair was elected is likely to be even more horrific.

Child obesity

Figures showing that child obesity in the UK has doubled in 10 years is the focus of the Guardian's lead story.

It warns of a health time bomb caused by junk food and lack of exercise.

The paper claims an effective ban on junk food advertising on TV was derailed by intense lobbying by advertising and food industries.

It says they had 29 meetings with the broadcasting regulator, Ofcom, in 10 months - while Ofcom met health and consumer groups on only four occasions.