US school shooting dominates

The deaths of several girls in a US school shooting make the front pages of most of Tuesday's papers.

"Horror at the schoolhouse" is how the Independent sums up the killings at an Amish school in Pennsylvania.

The Times notes that it was the third deadly shooting in the United States in less than a week.

The Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph both carry pictures of Amish men and women mourning, and the Sun describes how the killer spoke to police over the phone.

'Handbagging'

Most papers devote extensive coverage to the Conservative Party conference.

The Sun warns that shadow chancellor George Osborne is preparing to give Tory tax rebels a "a Lady Thatcher-style handbagging".

The Financial Times says senior party members want a clash over tax policy - because they think it will show the party is moving to the centre ground.

But the Daily Express says lowering taxes is "what the Tory Party is about" and they "should remember that".

'Bung culture'

The inquiry into football corruption features in most of the papers.

The Daily Mirror and the Times turn up the pressure on Lord Stevens to fulfil his promise and "end the bung culture".

Both papers say Lord Stevens should be aware that he will be accused of a whitewash unless he comes up with the goods before Christmas.

The Guardian suggests that, whatever the outcome, the idea that the sport can be permanently cleansed of corruption is a fantasy.

Ridiculous drivel

Some of the papers consider whether traditional marriage vows have encouraged men to beat their wives.

A Church of England report suggests a woman's promise to "love, cherish and obey" her husband could be used to justify domestic abuse, the Telegraph reports.

The Mail describes the whole suggestion as being "beyond belief".

It asks: "Wouldn't Church of England clergy earn more respect if they stopped believing such ridiculous drivel - and started believing in God?"