Ali Dizaei court case covered in the papers

The description of the Metropolitan Police Commander, Ali Dizaei, as a "criminal in uniform" is highlighted in the headlines in several of the papers.

The Daily Mail says he "bullied, intimidated and threatened" anyone who crossed his path, and forced his bosses to back down by crying racism.

Dizaei insists to the Guardian that the case against him was "outrageous", and maintains that senior officers had a vendetta against him.

The Daily Telegraph concludes that while Dizaei's career is over, the legal battles are not. It expects him to pursue an appeal which could cost £8m, as well as a further race claim.

Political attacks

After the latest burst of pre-electioneering, the papers are asking who is the more "rattled" party?

The Telegraph columnist, Mary Riddell, uses the word to describe the Conservatives, after what she calls David Cameron's "personal" attack on Gordon Brown.

But many papers see Labour on the run. The Daily Star says it was a "rattled" party which suspended its three MPs facing criminal charges.

The Daily Express says Gordon Brown "caved in" to pressure when he removed the whip, and it counts Monday as a victory for David Cameron.

Matter of taste

New figures showing that retailers suffered their worst January for 15 years prompt talk in the Guardian of a possible double-dip recession.

The Times says that proposed new designs for NHS hospital gowns are to be unveiled, with their creator, the American designer Ben de Lisi, suggesting they could even be "luxurious".

The paper praises new, wraparound styles already being tested in Bristol, saying that patients there no longer have to flaunt their backsides.

The Independent explores a mysterious product, known as the fifth taste, as the Japanese creation "umami" hits the high street.