Papers reflect on Blair departure

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All the papers reflect on Sir Ian Blair's decision to resign as Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

The Guardian and the Times both speak of a Tory coup engineered by London Mayor Boris Johnson.

The Daily Telegraph believes Sir Ian's sudden resignation threatens to unsettle the Met further at a time when it is already in a state of turmoil.

The Independent says ministers are furious, accusing Mr Johnson of turning the post into a "political football".

Cash flow

The Financial Times says Gordon Brown is piling pressure on Ireland to stop its banks poaching business from British rivals.

As the global financial crisis continues, the Irish government has guaranteed bank deposits in full.

The Daily Express warns that the flow of funds across the Irish Sea may swiftly become a full-scale crisis.

It says it is lamentable that Mr Brown has still not matched the Irish government's guarantee.

Pots of money

Several papers report that Harry Potter author JK Rowling now earns more than £3m a week.

The Daily Express says American magazine Forbes officially crowned her the world's best-paid author.

Under the headline "Hogwads", the Daily Mirror says she pocketed £160m in the year to June - more than the next nine best-selling writers put together.

Not bad, as the Daily Star points out, for an author who was a single mother on benefits just a decade ago.

Gold art

The Sun and the Daily Star are among several papers that carry pictures of a life-size statue of Kate Moss - which is made of solid gold.

Named "Siren" by the artist, Marc Quinn, it was unveiled as part of a new exhibition at the British Museum.

The Independent says there may be some consolation should the credit crunch become so bad that the Bank of England risks bankruptcy.

The statue could be requisitioned and melted down, the paper proposes.