The Guardian leads with a report that peers are to announce today that the steady expansion of the "surveillance society" risks undermining fundamental freedoms including the right to privacy.
"The report, Surveillance: Citizens and the State, by the Lords' constitution committee, says Britain leads the world in the use of CCTV, with an estimated 4m cameras, and in building a national DNA database, with more than 7% of the population already logged compared with 0.5% in the America."
The Telegraph leads with another report saying that all National Health Service employees risk losing their job if they discuss their religious beliefs with colleagues or patients.
The paper says that overwhelming public support for Caroline Petrie, the Christian nurse who was suspended after she offered to pray for an elderly patient
The front page of the Mirror claims that unions are foecastinmg up to 16,000 jobs will go in the planned shakeup of the Royal Mail.
Happy times for the Express this morning as it announces that house prices are on the rise
"The surprise leap of 1.9 per cent follows 10 consecutive monthly falls which have wiped around £33,000 off the value of the average three-bedroom semi, according to Britain’s biggest mortgage lender Halifax."
The front page of the Sun is also happy-some good news it says as interest rates fall to 1%,house prices are on the way up and as it reports
"fat cats were rocked last night by plans to CAP bonuses and pay at struggling banks bailed out by the Government. "
The Times leads with that story as it decribes how banks are planning to rush out hundreds of millions of pounds in bonuses to senior bankers and traders before a threatened crackdown.
The Guardian reports Sir Philip Hampton, the new chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland.
"Seven non-executives are expected to leave the board as Hampton roots out some of the longest-standing members of a board that presided over as many as 24 acquisitions during the eight years in which ousted chief executive Sir Fred Goodwin was at the helm."
The Mail isn't very happy with the interest rate cut though describing a relentless assault on savers which means that, for the first time ever, many so-called savings accounts will pay no interest at all.
The Independent also has a gloomy report from the economy reporting that it has learnt
"The minimum amount of money that employers must pay staff they make redundant is set to be increased by the GovernmentIn another attempt to ease the pain of those worst affected by the recession, ministers have launched a review of the minimum payments to which people are entitled by law when they lose their job."
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