Graphic images and tales from the flood-stricken Australian city of Brisbane fill many of the newspapers.
The Independent shows aerial shots of hundreds of homes submerged by flood water in "the city that drowned"., external.
For the Guardian, 13-year-old Jordan Rice has become the public face of the disaster., external He died in Toowoomba after telling rescuers to save his younger brother instead of him.
The Times says his courage has captivated the nation., external.
Prison population
The Daily Mail devotes its main story to a warning petrol is set to rise to £6.18 a gallon by Easter, external because of tax rises and soaring oil prices.
The Daily Express is also outraged and urges ministers to shelve plans for another rise in fuel duty in April., external.
The Times reports government plans to close three prisons in England., external.
The paper believes the closures are a sign Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke will face down Tory opposition to his plans to reduce the prison population.
School subjects
In other news, the Daily Telegraph praises Education Secretary Michael Gove for exposing what it dubs the sham of GCSE results in England., external.
It thinks the fact that only 15% of pupils achieved the new standard - requiring Grade C or above in five traditional subjects - is shocking.
The Sun blames Labour's decision to ditch serious courses , externalsuch as science and language for soft options.
For the Express, school reform is essential., external.
Diesel dilemma
The Independent notes former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin spoke for the first time yesterday about the shootings in Arizona.
It says her eight minute video veered between the defiant and defensive., external.
Finally, the Telegraph tells how hundreds of police officers in Essex have managed to put petrol into diesel police cars by mistake., external.
It says it has happened 332 times in the past seven years despite fuel caps saying: "this is a diesel vehicle".
