Monday's papers

An array of stories on the front pages intertwinned with scenes from the Cenataph and memories of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

The Sun leads with the headline Bloody Shameful as it reports that

GORDON Brown was accused of disrespecting our war dead yesterday with TWO shameful blunders.
He got a dead soldier's name WRONG in a letter to the hero's mum - and FAILED to bow at the Cenotaph.

Whilst the Independent reflects

In a quiet corner of Westminster Abbey, away from the crowd gathered at the Cenotaph, Arthur Bright's voice cracked as the 11am tolling of Big Ben approached. Stood in front of rows of small wooden crosses marking the British dead from Afghanistan, the D-Day veteran said: "There was a time not so very long ago when this day was a history lesson. Not today. Young men are getting killed again. And I'm not sure why."

The Times leads with the news that a top prosecutor has demanded an end to the use of police cautions to deal with thousands of serious assaults every year amid concern that the justice system is failing to rein in violent offenders.

Keir Starmer, QC, the Director of Public Prosecutions, is seeking a review of so-called “instant justice”, with up to 40,000 assults each year now dealt with by on-the-spot cautions.

According to the Mail,A mother fears she has been 'criminalised' for giving her children a ticking-off in a supermarket.

She was secretly followed home by an off-duty policeman who overheard her threatening to smack them unless they behaved.

adding that

Six weeks later two officers came to her home and questioned her about disciplining the youngsters, a boy of 11 and a four-year-old girl. To her horror she then received a letter from the local council saying her 'chastisement' of the children had been 'put on record' for at least the next 14

years.

The Telegraph reports that

Family doctors are to be told to stop prescribing antibiotics for coughs and colds because overuse is contributing to the spread of hospital bugs and putting vital treatments under threat.

The Guardian chooses radical reforms of tax system as it reports that

A fierce debate within the government on how to tackle entrenched wealth inequality – possibly through a high pay commission or a tax on assets – is to be ignited by a report ordered by Harriet Harman, the Labour deputy leader and the minister responsible for equalities.

Whilst the Independent focuses on the comments of the Home Secretary over immigration where

In a candid interview with the paper , Mr Johnson admitted that Labour's failure to debate immigration had "probably" boosted the BNP's appeal.

As we reflect on our war dead,the Guardian reports that

Growing frustration among Britain's most senior military commanders over the government's handling of the war in Afghanistan burst into the open today as they stepped up plans to restrict the number of areas where British troops will be deployed.

Meanwhile the Times says that

A new strategy for Afghanistan that could lead to a British troop withdrawal from a former Taleban stronghold in northern Helmand province sparked immediate controversy yesterday.

At least 124 people have been killed and another 60 or more are missing after floods and mudslides in El Salvador triggered by Hurricane Ida. reports the Telegraph

The nation's Interior Minister Humberto Centeno called it "a tragedy" and said rescue workers were still struggling to reach some of the worst affected areas.

Pushed over the finish line by President Barack Obama, and marked by ferocious politicking that lasted late into the night, a bill to reform America's healthcare system is a step closer to reality after being narrowly endorsed in the House of Representatives

.reports the Independent

Mr Obama called the vote on Saturday “historic” and said he was absolutely confident that he would sign a health reform Bill by the end of the year. All eyes now turn to the next battleground — in the Senate — where passage of legislation is far from assured.

says the Times

Gordon Brown will join other world leaders in Germany on Monday for the celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. reports the Telegraph

The Independent puts the clock back 20 years reminding us

The East German government yesterday yielded to pressure from vast demonstrations and the rapid haemorrhage of its young people, and resigned to make way for change.
Shortly afterwards the Communist Party's Politburo – the real organ of power – gathered to decide on its own fate, while outside hundreds of thousands of demonstrators were chanting: "All power to the people, not to the party!"

In his speech, Mr Brown will pay tribute to the spirit of the ordinary people whose actions brought down the wall, and with it the collapse of communism, the reunification of Germany, and the end of the Cold War.