The Times' front page has a picture of thousands of jubilant Iraqi fans who poured onto the streets of London.

The Guardian says so little good news comes out of Iraq that even those who are not football fans should celebrate.

But despite having a reason to cheer, Iraq is a "battered nation" from which one in seven people have now fled to neighbouring countries, the Independent says.

'Candid friend'

The papers also have advice for Gordon Brown on his first formal meeting with US President George Bush.

"Let's not beat about the bush", says the Daily Mirror, "Good friends should speak honestly and frankly to each other" - namely on the issue of Iraq.

The Daily Mail agrees, saying America needs a "fearlessly candid friend", just what it hopes Prime Minister Brown will be.

The Sun praises Mr Bush's "toughness", and insists the world needs Mr Brown to support him just as Tony Blair did.

Floods 'outrage'

The fallout from the floods continues to occupy column inches.

The Daily Telegraph says the directors of the Environment Agency are under growing pressure to repay bonuses they were awarded days before the deluge.

"No-one in charge of this disaster deserves a bonus", the paper says, "This is rightly causing outrage."

And the Independent agrees. The news that bosses have received five-figure sums will "hardly lift the mood" of those whose lives have been ruined.

'Diamond geezer'

Several papers mourn the death of former EastEnders' actor Mike Reid from a heart attack at the age of 67.

"The star who made us laugh" is how the Daily Express warmly remembers him.

Mr Reid's death occupies the front page of the Daily Mirror, which quotes his former co-star Barbara Windsor who described him as an "old rascal".

For the Sun, the "gravelly-voiced entertainer was a "diamond geezer", whose death has sent shockwaves through the world of show business.