England's sporting woe dominates

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The failure of Lewis Hamilton and the England rugby team to win their respective world titles is the dominant theme in Monday's papers.

The Daily Mirror praises Hamilton and the rugby team for displaying grace in adversity.

But the Daily Telegraph questions the way the English congratulate themselves on losing well.

"We are good losers through necessity," it says, adding that we are in danger of becoming "pitied and patronised".

'Abject poverty'

A Cambridge University professor has predicted that the UK's population will grow by a third - to 81 million - in the lifetime of children born today.

The Sun warns that the increase, partly fuelled by immigration, will put huge pressure on public services.

And the Daily Mail says Labour has stifled discussion on the issue by smearing critics as "racist".

The Independent reports on an inquiry that says many failed asylum seekers live homeless in "abject poverty".

No confidence

Many papers report on the aftermath of the deadly suicide bomb attack that took place in Karachi.

The former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, tells the Times she has no confidence in the official inquiry into the attack.

The paper reports her urging Britain and the US to help investigate.

In the Financial Times, Ms Bhutto says suicide bombers will not intimidate her and declares that Pakistan's future as a democratic nation is at stake.

S Club

The Telegraph reports that a video in which staff at one of England's worst-performing hospitals mocked their failings has been removed from YouTube.

The staff at Royal Cornwall Hospital, in Truro, were shown making fun of bed shortages and singing an S Club 7 song.

And the Times reports that a Perthshire health centre has angered patients by giving them appointment cards, which included an advert for an undertaker.

"I see the cards also contain an advert for the local florist," a patient said.