PM's Middle East trip in papers

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Gordon Brown's trip to Saudi Arabia for a conference on oil is the focus of several of the morning's newspapers.

The Sunday Mirror is hopeful the prime minister's journey to Jeddah could be the start of a political recovery.

His meeting with oil-producing states is exactly the sort of thing voters want to see, the paper says.

Writing in the Observer, Andrew Rawnsley says Mr Brown should be arguing the world needs to drastically reduce its dependence on oil.

Bishops' protest

The Mail on Sunday reports that front-line emergency services are being cut to cover the soaring cost of fuel.

It says police in Hampshire are taking on 80 fewer trainee officers because of a budget shortfall.

The Sunday Telegraph says at least three Anglican bishops will boycott next month's Lambeth Conference.

Their protest is because of the presence of pro-gay rights bishops, and the paper says it could throw the Church of England "into turmoil".

The Sunday Times believes the opposition MDC party should pull out of what it calls the "charade" of Zimbabwe's presidential run-off vote.

The Observer says it is the "most critical" decision the MDC has ever faced, but believes its leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, should not pull out.

Pawn stars

Britain's most famous inventor, Sir James Dyson, has a new idea.

He tells the Independent he wants to give electric cars more range by having solar panels on their roof.

According to the Sunday Express, the credit crunch has resulted in booming business for pawnbrokers.

City high-flyers are apparently rushing to pawn items such as platinum engagement rings, Rolex watches, and even luxury cars.

The News of the World covers two-year-old Sienna Singleton, who had a life-saving operation when just a baby.

Doctors placed an elastic band around one of her faulty heart valves, to restrict blood flow and keep her alive.