Papers continue to target Brown

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Many of the papers are still gunning for Gordon Brown as the debate rages about e-mails sent by a former adviser.

<a class="inlineText" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/5150284/Gordon-Brown-drawn-into-No.-10-email-scandal.html"> "Brown is drawn into Number 10 e-mails scandal," </a> is the front page headline in the Daily Telegraph.

The paper claims Mr Brown had lunch with e-mail recipient Derek Draper soon after "the plot was hatched".

Meanwhile, the Times says that while Mr Brown may not have been aware of the e-mails' content, he <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/rachel_sylvester/article6087884.ece"> "allowed such nastiness to breed". </a>

High-earners

The prospect of a <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1169774/The-plight-downsizers-Record-number-middle-classes-desperate-sell-homes.html"> "white collar recession" </a> is alarming the Daily Mail.

The paper warns the downturn is entering a new phase, with high-earners facing the prospect of losing their jobs and their homes.

The Independent reports how people who took out <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/insurers-squeeze-job-loss-victims-1668250.html"> insurance to cover mortgages </a> in case they lost their jobs will have to pay more for smaller payouts.

Consumer group Which? describes it as "despicable" and has accused the industry of "moving the goalposts".

'Irreconcilable differences'

Actor <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/14/mel-gibson-heading-for-320million-divorce-115875-21276910/"> Mel Gibson's marriage is front page news </a> in the Daily Mirror, and the story is also in all of the tabloids and many of the broadsheets.

It seems the actor's wife, Robyn, has filed for divorce after 28 years citing "irreconcilable differences".

The Sun says she could be <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/usa/article2374920.ece"> entitled to half </a> of the 53-year-old Lethal Weapon star's £640m fortune.

The Daily Mirror believes the payout would amount to "the biggest celebrity divorce settlement ever".

Gay writer 'glitch'

The Guardian says online retailer <a class="inlineText" href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2009/apr/13/amazon-gay-writers"> Amazon has provoked outcry </a> by removing some books from its bestseller lists.

Lady Chatterley's Lover and EM Forster's Maurice were among works affected when the firm tried to make its website more family friendly.

Thousands of people signed a petition in protest after works by gay writers, including Stephen Fry, were dropped from the lists.

Amazon blamed "a glitch" in its systems which it said was being fixed.