One of the day's big stories concerns the England football coach, Sven Goran Eriksson, whose photograph adorns either the front or back page of every paper.

But just what is the story? According to the News Of The World, Eriksson is poised to sign a new deal that would keep him in the England job until 2008.

The paper quotes an FA insider who says an announcement is expected within days.

Several other papers are convinced that a very different announcement is imminent - one confirming that Eriksson will be Chelsea's manager next season.

Warnings

A bit of photographic trickery enables the Sunday Mirror to picture him pocketing a cheque from Chelsea.

Where the amount should be displayed it reads "as much as you like".

Another man whose career has been poured over by the press recently provides the lead story for the Mail On Sunday.

It reports that Charles Kennedy has been warned by senior Liberal Democrat MPs about moves to replace him as leader with his deputy, Sir Menzies Campbell.

At a meeting last week they apparently told Mr Kennedy he needed to stage a dramatic recovery to put an end to speculation about his health.

Difficult break-up

The front-page headline in The Observer declares that gay couples are to be given "full rights to marriage".

The article that follows fails to live up to this billing since the paper concedes that new laws being unveiled this week will stop short of allowing gay marriages.

But the paper says same-sex couples who sign an official register WILL be given many rights currently reserved for married couples, such as avoiding inheritance tax on property passed on when a partner dies.

Breaking up will also become harder to do for those who sign the register - the courts will dissolve partnerships, as with marriages that end in divorce.

The Observer believes it all amounts to one of the most significant changes to Britain's social make-up for 40 years.

Controversy

The Sunday Times claims a government immigration policy is allowing thousands of migrants to enter or settle in Britain without proper checks.

It says a leaked document tells staff at the immigration service headquarters in south London to approve all applications that are over three months old unless information already on file supports a refusal.

The Home Office says this practice differs from a fast-tracking procedure adopted in Sheffield, which caused considerable controversy.

The Independent On Sunday reports that Britain's polo fraternity is upset about an influx of extremely talented foreigners.

British players are apparently finding themselves consigned to the sidelines because the top teams are packed with skilful Argentine players who hold Italian citizenship and are therefore entitled to work here under EU rules.

Mean streets

A senior British player tells the paper he now has to combine playing polo with working as a part-time building labourer to keep his family - plus his string of horses - afloat.

The town of Erith in Kent may not be known for its mean streets but according to a new league table its residents are the meanest in Britain.

Researchers suggest that just 44 percent of households in Erith give to two or more charities each year.

The Sunday Telegraph says the people of Marlborough in Wiltshire were found to be the most generous.