Saturday's papers

The snow continues to get a lot of the headlines this morning,the Mail repeats the comments of the transport secretary who tells us not to whinge and said drivers had only themselves to blame for the struggle to get around.

He insisted reports the paper that motorists were ill-prepared and suggested they fork out £54 on snow chains to ensure their tyres could grip.

The Telegraph says that councils have waved the white flag in the face of the conditions and adds that with many councils forced to ration their grit use as supplies run low, it emerged that a container ship with 40,000 tonnes of salt is on the way from Spain and another re-supply ship from Germany is due to arrive next week.

The Independent also leads with the story.This week's unusual weather,it says, has also exposed some depressing national failings. In particular, the snowfalls have drawn attention to the negative mentality that prevails in certain sections of the public sector.

The Guardain has an exclusive interview with the ormer Haringey social services chief Sharon Shoesmith who accusses Ed Balls of

"breathtaking recklessness" in his handling of the affair, claiming his actions had fuelled a blame culture that had left social workers demoralised and put child safety procedures at risk.

The Times also has an exclusive.It reports that council tenants are being offered £30,000 bribes or cottages by the sea to vacate their homes for credit crunch victims as Britain faces a critical social housing shortage.

The Express speculates about the reason for yesterday's royal visit announcement,it says that the unexpected decision to pull out of the prestigious tour, traditionally one of two each year, has been welcomed by the Duke of Edinburgh, who has been told to take it easy for two months after pulling a muscle in his back.

The Sun turns its attention to the latest celeb in trouble at the BBC,Jeremy Clarkson who aplogised in some way for his remarks about Gordon Brown but as the paper says insisted defiantly: “The idiot bit...there’s no chance I’ll apologise for that.”