Papers look at lost records latest

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Several papers comment on e-mails sent by civil servants from the department involved in the child benefit data loss fiasco.

The Daily Telegraph sees the messages as undermining the version of events given by the chancellor.

The Sun calls the messages "explosive" and the Daily Mirror asks "how far up does this go?"

The Daily Express thinks the e-mails are "damning" because they imply that penny pinching led to the mislaying of the two CDs.

'National saviour'

The pundits have not yet finished pondering the manner in which England were dumped out of next year's European football championship.

Even so, the search is on for what the Financial Times calls a "national saviour" - a new manager.

The Guardian says he will need to have "the hide of an elephant, the patience of a saint, and the cunning of a fox".

The Sun tells FA chief Brian Barwick in no uncertain terms: "You've sacked McClaren...now sort out mess or go".

Capital idea

The citizens of Paris have been given a glimpse of what might be - one that includes bold new tower blocks.

The Independent says Parisians do not like what they have seen.

The Times says the Mayor wants to push ahead with a scheme to revive derelict areas in the north and south-east of the French capital.

The Independent reassures its readers that the towers would be near the outer rim of Paris - "there is no intention to create a Manhattan-sur-Seine".

Cold snap

The chill that some people may be feeling in the air is not all in the imagination, according to the papers.

The Daily Telegraph says frost and ice are on the way as temperatures are set to plunge to -5C.

Motorists are advised not to venture out on to the roads without "warm clothes, food water, boots, a de-icer, torch and spade".

But the Daily Mail, looking at the longer range forecast, predicts a wet and mild winter.