UK newspapers focus on Brisbane floods
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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 .
For the Guardian, He died in Toowoomba after telling rescuers to save his younger brother instead of him.
The Times says his courage has .
Prison population
The Daily Mail devotes its main story to a because of tax rises and soaring oil prices.
The Daily Express is also outraged and .
The Times reports .
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 .
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 such as science and language for soft options.
For the Express, .
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 .
Finally, the Telegraph tells how .
It says it has happened 332 times in the past seven years despite fuel caps saying: "this is a diesel vehicle".