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| Papers focus on Sats exam results | Papers focus on Sats exam results |
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| The publication of the national curriculum test results of more than half a million 11-year-olds in England is widely reported in Tuesdays papers. | The publication of the national curriculum test results of more than half a million 11-year-olds in England is widely reported in Tuesdays papers. |
| The Guardian reports that one in four children have failed to reach the required standard in maths, with one in five below the expected level in English. | The Guardian reports that one in four children have failed to reach the required standard in maths, with one in five below the expected level in English. |
| And the Independent says some teachers believe Sats exaggerate pupils' abilities and cites a think-tank survey suggesting children are being coached. | And the Independent says some teachers believe Sats exaggerate pupils' abilities and cites a think-tank survey suggesting children are being coached. |
| The Daily Telegraph says teachers have "lost faith" in the exams. | The Daily Telegraph says teachers have "lost faith" in the exams. |
| Batman v Quiet Man | Batman v Quiet Man |
| Most papers cover the car crash in which Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman was badly injured. | Most papers cover the car crash in which Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman was badly injured. |
| The Sun suggests that he was the victim of a curse which has led to misfortune for several fellow stars of the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight. | The Sun suggests that he was the victim of a curse which has led to misfortune for several fellow stars of the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight. |
| A visit to the film has prompted Iain Duncan Smith to protest to the Times in an intervention the paper describes as "Batman versus the Quiet Man". | A visit to the film has prompted Iain Duncan Smith to protest to the Times in an intervention the paper describes as "Batman versus the Quiet Man". |
| He calls it "relentlessly violent" and criticises its 12 advisory certificate. | He calls it "relentlessly violent" and criticises its 12 advisory certificate. |
| Stamp duty suspension? | Stamp duty suspension? |
| Women start adult life more satisfied than men, but are the sadder sex by the age of 48, the Daily Mail says, quoting research by a Cambridge University professor. | Women start adult life more satisfied than men, but are the sadder sex by the age of 48, the Daily Mail says, quoting research by a Cambridge University professor. |
| The sociologist looked at surveys measuring happiness and expectations in thousands of US men and women. | The sociologist looked at surveys measuring happiness and expectations in thousands of US men and women. |
| The Sun claims Gordon Brown plans to temporarily suspend stamp duty as a way of kick-starting the housing market. | |
| And the Financial Times notes a fall in oil prices as a symptom of mounting worries about a slow-down in growth. | And the Financial Times notes a fall in oil prices as a symptom of mounting worries about a slow-down in growth. |
| Big gamble? | Big gamble? |
| The back pages are filled pictures of the new England cricket captain, Kevin Pietersen, and words of welcome and approval from players and commentators. | The back pages are filled pictures of the new England cricket captain, Kevin Pietersen, and words of welcome and approval from players and commentators. |
| But Michael Atherton, writing in the Times, describes the appointment as the selectors' biggest gamble ever. | But Michael Atherton, writing in the Times, describes the appointment as the selectors' biggest gamble ever. |
| Meanwhile, the Daily Mirror reports EastEnders dog Wellard is to be killed off on the show next week after a 14-year stint. | |
| A show insider says: "Wellard was not a puppy when he arrived on Albert Square, so he would be over 100 in dog years." | A show insider says: "Wellard was not a puppy when he arrived on Albert Square, so he would be over 100 in dog years." |