1 February 2014 Last updated at 22:47 
There's "a vitriolic public row" within the coalition over education, according to the Observer. Lib Dem minister David Laws has accused his boss, Tory Michael Gove, of "a blatant attempt to politicise Ofsted", the schools inspectorate. That's after he chose not to reappoint its chair, Labour peer Baroness Morgan. 
It's the same story for the Independent on Sunday, which says David Laws is "raging" at Mr Gove as the Lib Dems "demand neutrality of top jobs in education". The dramatic main picture is of flooded fields in Somerset - the paper says Britain "appears helpless in the face of more storms". 
Michael Gove is "the subject of an extraordinary attack" by his Lib Dem colleague, claims the Sunday Times. It believes the row is "threatening to escalate into a full-blown coalition war". The main image is of England's dejected rugby players after they were "pipped in Paris". 
The Sunday Telegraph leads with a stark warning from the head of health watchdog the CQC - that the NHS will "go bust" without action to improve standards and end bullying of staff. Elsewhere, it reports that Lord Smith - Environment Agency chief - is under fire as flooding continues to blight parts of Britain. 
The Daily Star Sunday says "England football fans won't be able to enjoy watching Roy Hodgson's team open their 2014 World Cup campaign in their local pub, thanks to a killjoy government minister". Pubs are apparently going to be shut just at the point of kick-off, it reports. 
Just when flood-hit communities thought things couldn't get any worse, the Sunday Express says public health could be at risk from "toxic bacteria from stagnant water full of raw sewage". The front page also shows Amanda Knox, whom it says is "on medication and falling apart". 
The Mail on Sunday says "a million women who take Britain's most popular contraceptive pills are to be told they risk developing potentially fatal blood clots". GPs, it reports, "have been ordered to warn patients" of the dangers by Britain's drugs watchdog. News of a "royal makeover" also appears on page one. Continue reading the main story
'Fury' over Ofsted ousting tops bill - the papers
Continue reading the main story There's "a vitriolic public row" within the coalition over education, according to the Observer. Lib Dem minister David Laws has accused his boss, Tory Michael Gove, of "a blatant attempt to politicise Ofsted", the schools inspectorate. That's after he chose not to reappoint its chair, Labour peer Baroness Morgan. It's the same story for the Independent on Sunday, which says David Laws is "raging" at Mr Gove as the Lib Dems "demand neutrality of top jobs in education". The dramatic main picture is of flooded fields in Somerset - the paper says Britain "appears helpless in the face of more storms". Michael Gove is "the subject of an extraordinary attack" by his Lib Dem colleague, claims the Sunday Times. It believes the row is "threatening to escalate into a full-blown coalition war". The main image is of England's dejected rugby players after they were "pipped in Paris". The Sunday Telegraph leads with a stark warning from the head of health watchdog the CQC - that the NHS will "go bust" without action to improve standards and end bullying of staff. Elsewhere, it reports that Lord Smith - Environment Agency chief - is under fire as flooding continues to blight parts of Britain. The Daily Star Sunday says "England football fans won't be able to enjoy watching Roy Hodgson's team open their 2014 World Cup campaign in their local pub, thanks to a killjoy government minister". Pubs are apparently going to be shut just at the point of kick-off, it reports. Just when flood-hit communities thought things couldn't get any worse, the Sunday Express says public health could be at risk from "toxic bacteria from stagnant water full of raw sewage". The front page also shows Amanda Knox, whom it says is "on medication and falling apart". The Mail on Sunday says "a million women who take Britain's most popular contraceptive pills are to be told they risk developing potentially fatal blood clots". GPs, it reports, "have been ordered to warn patients" of the dangers by Britain's drugs watchdog. News of a "royal makeover" also appears on page one. The coalition is at war over education - that's the message on a number of Sunday's front pages.
The Observer, Independent on Sunday and Sunday Times all lead with the angry reaction by Lib Dems - Education Minister David Laws in particular - to Michael Gove's decision to replace the head of schools inspectorate Ofsted.
The Sunday Telegraph, though, chooses a health story instead - an arresting warning by the head of regulator, the CQC, that the NHS will "go bust" unless urgent and major improvements are made.
The splash in the Mail on Sunday is also health-related, but it concerns a warning set to be given by GPs to a million women in the UK about the risk of blood clots due to their contraceptive pill.
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