Newspaper review: Papers focus on 'fallen' Obama

The face of a dispirited-looking Barack Obama can be seen on many front pages.

The after the Democrats saw their worst mid-term defeat in 70 years.

For the

The saying they should serve as a warning that people will not tolerate "liberal political elites who lose touch".

Student costs

The up to Β£9,000 a year in fees are a "lesson in hypocrisy".

Its leader article says the policy will have little effect on the well-off but will penalise "ordinary homes".

The which says many students will leave university Β£40,000 in debt once living costs are factored in.

It suggests the government should cut its foreign aid budget to save money.

Cosmetic 'pressure'

The after a Muslim student was jailed for stabbing Labour MP Stephen Timms.

It says the duo, who reportedly abused the judge and berated a Muslim woman in the jury, should have been punished.

Meanwhile, the

A growing pressure to appear young and dynamic has led senior business figures to resort to such practices, it says.

Fall Guy

Several papers report that residents of the village of Edenbridge in Kent will celebrate Guy Fawkes night by burning a 49ft-high effigy of Wayne Rooney.

The

But its leader writer suggests England fans would have preferred it if "Rooney had been on fire during the World Cup".

Dressed in full kit, the