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The furore continues over the offensive phone calls Russell Brand made on his Radio 2 show, with Jonathan Ross, to the actor Andrew Sachs.

The Daily Mail says Jonathan Ross is to find out whether his part in the affair will cost him his deal with the BBC.

It claims BBC lawyers have been examining his contract to see if he can be sacked for gross misconduct, without a massive payout.

The Guardian speaks of the BBC "trying to contain a firestorm".

Motorway plans

The Financial Times says Alistair Darling has signalled the Bank of England can cut interest rates without worrying about inflation targets.

The FT quotes the Chancellor saying the government remained committed both to the Bank's independence and its remit to fight inflation.

But he said it had "discretion" over the time it took to meet those targets.

Motorists will pay to drive on motorway hard shoulders under plans to ease congestion, says the Daily Telegraph.

'Thunder of battle'

The Times says hundreds of soldiers are returning from Afghanistan suffering from severe and permanent damage to their hearing.

This is said to be because of the overwhelming thunder of battle.

The paper says nearly one in 10 soldiers has a hearing defect that could bar them from frontline service.

The Royal British Legion says that in the past three years, it has dealt with nearly 12,000 claims of hearing loss against the Ministry of Defence.

On your bike

The Independent describes how nine-year-old Toby Taylor ran into the kitchen at his home in Cambridgeshire to say a cheetah was eating his bike.

She looked out of the window and saw a six-foot-long version of the world's fastest land animal gazing straight back at her.

She then phoned 999 and keepers from Hamerton Zoo nearby came to collect their missing cat.

They told Mrs Taylor the hand-reared cheetah was "completely" tame.