Papers split over Tories' reforms

As the Conservative conference gets under way in Manchester, the newspapers study the party's latest policy plans.

The Daily Mail calls for leader David Cameron to be ruthless on incapacity benefit, which it calls a "scam which has reached epidemic proportions" .

But the Daily Mirror is not impressed with the Tories' plan to raise the state pension age to 66 from 2016.

The paper calls it a "money grab" which will "cause fury" and mean "pensioner lobby groups will be outraged".

Ballot boxing

A hot topic from the Conservative Party conference proves to be the debate over a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.

London Mayor Boris Johnson "broke ranks" by calling for a "tougher line" on the issue during a speech at the conference, the Daily Express says.

It adds Mr Johnson "risked upstaging David Cameron", the Tory leader.

But the Daily Telegraph focuses on the "central betrayal" of Labour, who reneged on an election pledge by failing to hold a vote on the treaty.

Dance macabre

Controversy continues following the apology from Anton Du Beke, of Strictly Come Dancing, for using a racist term towards his dance partner Laila Rouass.

The Guardian devotes a page to the row , quoting the actress saying she has accepted the apology and is really enjoying dancing with Du Beke.

But the Sun columnist Anila Baig says the BBC has "got it seriously wrong" by not sacking Du Beke.

The time has come, Ms Baig says, for him to "Foxtrot off the show".

Back of the net

The Daily Mirror is unhappy that Saturday's football match between England and Ukraine will be shown only on the internet.

"Own goals in football don't come much worse," it says, adding that the TV channels should have worked out a deal.

But the Independent says arguments against the internet are "out of date" .

It notes that the match was originally to be shown on Setanta - which went bust because it had fewer viewers than those who might pay to watch online.