Fireworks depot and Trident lead

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Images of smoke and shooting flames from a fireworks depot in East Sussex take centre stage on the front pages of many of Monday's newspapers.

The Daily Mirror and The Guardian opt for pictures of orange flames and purple fireworks shooting into a black night sky.

The Daily Telegraph describes how a "display of pyrotechnics" lit up the skyline on Sunday.

The Independent called it an "horrific scene".

Spy case bills

British counter-terrorist officers flying to Moscow to investigate Alexander Litvinenko's death will be shadowed by Russian police, according to the Times.

Labour MP Andrew Dismore tells The Sun that if Russia is "washing its dirty linen" on London's streets, then the Kremlin should pay for the probe.

A bemused Telegraph says each new detail only "muddies the water".

And the Daily Star reports a Polish restaurant called The Polonium, has had record numbers of customers.

Nuclear deterrent debate

The controversial debate over replacing Trident rumbles on with The Guardian reporting that Tony Blair will promise to cut the number of nuclear warheads.

The prime minister is expected to announce they will be reduced by a fifth when he addresses the Commons.

The Sun predicts the move will head off a possible Labour revolt over plans to replace Trident.

But The Independent and Financial Times both believe Tony Blair will be forcedto rely on Conservative votes.

Astronaut's food delight

A Cornwall couple auctioning their three-bed semi with a reserve price of £1,000 captures the imagination of the Daily Express and the Mail.

Unfortunately, their living room sits above a tin mine-shaft.

The Times reports on the reaction of astronauts, asked to sample experimental haute cuisine created by leading French chefs for outer space.

Quails were sent to the International Space Station to see if bad foodaffects crew morale, said the Times.