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The chaos caused by the volcanic cloud continues to grip the newspapers, with many stories about stranded tourists.Claire Soares, in the Independent, says excited talk of extra days off have been replaced by
TheGuardian's Gill Hornby, who is stuck in Tenerife, says hotel bills are mountingand they are "no longer guests" but "captives".
And the Times says there may beclasses without teachers, exams under threat and even school closures.
Plane-free life
A photograph in the Daily Mail shows therescue from Calaisof 25 people by TV presenter Dan Snow.
TheDaily Telegraph talks of "chaos"caused by the air travel disruption and the Sun thinksthe crisis could wipe £1bn from the economy.
But others revel in the compensations offered by cancelled flights.
"The skies over Britain are silent," says the Daily Mirror, "interrupted only by birdsong". And itcontemplates what life might be like without planes.
'Less tainted'
Much of the general election coverage in the papers focuses on opinion polls suggesting Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg's popularity is rising.
The Daily Mail thinks this may be because he is"less tainted than his rivals by the greed and venality of the last parliament".
The Daily Star says Labour and the Tories seem keen to "clobber Clegg".
But theGuardianreports that he believes the Lib Dems benefit every time the Conservatives attack them.
League chances
According to the Daily Mirror, the rising cost of transport could soonpush the cost of our "favourite fruit," the banana, above £1 per kilo.
Arsenal's defeat to Wigan after leading 2-0 prompts the Sun to brandArsene Wenger's team "bottlers".
"Wenger rage as Gunners blow it," says the paper, which says Arsenal's chances of winning the league seem to be over.
Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports thatLiverpool's Fernando Torres will be out of actionfor the rest of the season.This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.