'Maddie arrests' and obesity warning - front pages
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"British police are poised to make the first arrest in the hunt for missing Madeleine McCann," reports the Daily Mirror. It says they want to question three burglars "who carried out raids in the Portuguese resort when the child, three, vanished". It says her parents "know that this is a significant lead". 
Two days ago, the Daily Telegraph splashed on a picture of Francois Hollande's alleged mistress - on Monday, it leads with one of his current partner, Valerie Trierweiler, who has been treated in hospital. The top story is a call by the health secretary for doctors to be "more open" when things go wrong. 
Britain's "obesity epidemic could be far worse than predicted because experts did not factor in how much fatter we are getting as we age", claims the Daily Mail. It also pictures Valerie Trierweiler alongside Julie Gayet, the French president's alleged mistress. 
The Times too leads with the National Obesity Forum report and a warning that "parents have lost their awareness of fatness as overweight children become the norm". It's time for "shock tactics", the paper says, quoting a recommendation that "GPs should be trained to tell people when they are too fat". 
The Guardian says "taxpayer-funded academy chains have paid millions of pounds into the private businesses of directors, trustees and their families". Shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan wants David Cameron to "look into the practice urgently". Vivienne Westwood also appears on the paper's front page. 
The Independent says "tens of thousands of race hate crimes are going unreported each year". Reporting has fallen "by almost 20% in the past three years" due to a lack of faith in the police, it claims. The main image is of Israel's President Shimon Peres laying a wreath beside the coffin of Ariel Sharon. 
"A trusting OAP... was fleeced of £200,000 over 56 years by mail scams in one of Britain's worst fraud cases," reports the Sun. It says Sylvia Kneller "routinely sent £100 a week in the vain hope of securing a lotto win, car - and even good health". 
The Financial Times says the Treasury will "assume full responsibility for Britain's £1.2tn debt stock in the event of Scottish independence, in an attempt to head off any market jitters ahead of September's referendum". Its main picture is of Ariel Sharon's coffin being carried by members of the Knesset. 
The Daily Express splits its front page between several of its favourite subjects. News of a "10-minute test for Alzheimer's" sits alongside those developments in the Madeleine McCann case. The paper also has a warning of more bad weather on the way. 
And finally, the Daily Star says producers of Celebrity Big Brother are facing "a crisis" after having to censor parts of the show due to housemates' antics. Coronation Street is set to get its first Muslim family, the paper also reports, 53 years after the show began. News that British police are ready to make three arrests in the Madeleine McCann case leads the Daily Mirror on Monday.
Elsewhere, the Daily Mail and Times have ominous news about obesity from a report that warns the crisis could be much worse than previously thought.
A number of papers feature images of Valerie Trierweiler, the partner of French President Francois Hollande, who has been treated in hospital after allegations of his infidelity emerged.
The Independent, finally, leads with an apparent drop in the number of race hate crimes being reported to police.
Discussing the issue of obesity for the BBC News Channel paper review, freelance journalist Lucy Cavendish said: "I'm wondering how we can stop this. There have been so many campaigns around it, everyone's aware of it."
Tom Bergin, Reuters correspondent, said: "It's not just about education. We've been trying with education for a long time. The question now is whether stronger regulation - taxes on unhealthy food - are going to come in."
There will also be huge costs in terms of "anguish" and money if we don't take action, he added, saying: "Will the government be able to pay the bill for this in 50 years time?"
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