Latest ID cards plan considered

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The government's latest policy on ID cards is covered in the morning papers.

For the Independent it is quite clear the government is trying to defuse the political impact of them by putting back their introduction.

The Daily Mail describes the latest plans as cynical and underhanded.

What it all boils down to, reckons the Daily Telegraph, is the introduction of ID cards by stealth, after the government failed to convince the public they are vital for security.

Both the Times and the Mail highlight how some RAF personnel have been ordered to dress in civilian clothes while off-duty.

This is because of threats and abuse reportedly received as a result of UK deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The Mail sums up its feelings with a one-word headline: "Despicable."

Burrell's refusal

The front page of the Guardian features a graphic picture of the aftermath of the shootings that occurred at a religious school in Jerusalem.

The Sun leads on the refusal by Princess Diana's former butler, Paul Burrell, to return to answer further questions at her inquest.

The coroner had asked Mr Burrell to return to London to explain discrepancies between his inquest evidence and comments attributed to him in the Sun .

The Telegraph reports on the chances of petrol costing £5 a gallon.

It believes the Chancellor Alistair Darling is now under pressure to scrap plans for a rise in duty on fuel.

Dog tracking

The Times brings details of how sat-nav technology will soon be able to keep track of any Rover.

It comes in the shape of a high-tech dog collar which sends texts to its owner's mobile phone if the dog crosses a pre-set boundary.

The Independent says the government's latest initiative is to save "the great British loo".

It is calling on councils to persuade businesses such as shops, pubs and bars to let the public use their facilities.