Yeltsin tributes dominate papers

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Tributes to Boris Yeltsin, the former Russian president who died aged 76, dominate Tuesday's papers.

The Guardian remembers him as the man who mounted a tank in Moscow's streets in 1991 to face down KGB plotters.

The Sun says Yeltsin saved Russia from Communism, while the Daily Mail sees him as eccentric, often drunk and always charismatic.

And the Times says Yeltsin was the first leader in Russian history to die quietly in retirement.

St George's Day

In its lead story, the Daily Mirror reports on GMTV's promise to reimburse viewers who think they lost money in the phone quiz scandal.

In an editorial, it describes it as the first step to restoring its good name.

Meanwhile, the Daily Star complains that St George's Day passed by on Monday with barely a whimper.

The paper argues that the day is the one chance England has every year to celebrate its nationhood, but there was little in the way of celebrations.

Postcode lottery

The Daily Telegraph reports that a study conducted for the paper has exposed the disparity in mortality rates in NHS hospitals in England.

It says the research shows that despite the government pouring billions into the NHS, a postcode lottery exists.

The paper argues that standards of care vary widely across the country.

While death rates have been falling in hospitals overall, it says researchers found that more patients were dying in hospitals whose performance was poor.

'Polish Pound'

The Independent says a new island has appeared off the coast of Greenland, suddenly separated from the mainland by the melting of its enormous ice sheet.

And it goes on to report that the development is being seen as an alarming indication of global warming.

The Financial Times says UK banks are fighting to capture a slice of the "Polish pound" - the disposable income of the more than 600,000 immigrants.

It says banks are at the forefront of a drive to win their custom.