Several papers comment on the three defeats inflicted on the government's Welfare Bill in the House of Lords.
TheFinancial Times says the defeats have left the legislation "in tatters", externaland ministers have been "humiliated".
It says officials will now have to compromise with peers to avoid the bill becoming bogged down.
TheSun stresses that ministers have pledged to overturn the defeats, external- but their scale, saysthe Times, shows that peers are "up for a fight", external.
Energy bills
In theTelegraph, senior doctors warn patients are being put at risk, externalby EU laws that allow potentially incompetent foreign doctors to work in the NHS.
In a letter to the paper the heads of two royal colleges argue there are "huge variations" in the ability and training of doctors from overseas.
TheExpress says a fierce price war could see cheaper energy bills., external
TheDaily Star describes the prospect of price cuts by the big six firms, externalas a "light at the end of the tunnel".
Iran bombing
The car bombing which killed an Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran elicits much concern.
TheDaily Mail, externalsays the killing bore strong similarities to a string of assassinations of other nuclear scientists.
TheGuardian, externalhas little doubt that the Israeli military was behind it.The Times, externalsays Iranians feel under attack.
TheFT observes that the stress could be raised even further, externalif the EU imposes a full oil embargo on Tehran.
'Embarrassing'
Many of the papers carry news of an attack on the government's high speed rail plans by the prime minister's father-in-law.
The Guardiansays Mr Cameron has been "blindsided", externalby an article in the Spectator written by Lord Astor.
The Tory peer said the line would ruin the lives of thousands along the route.
TheTimes says with homes in London, Oxfordshire and Scotland,, externalthe Tory peer could have come down on either side.
The Sun called his attack "embarrassing".
