Newspaper review: Miliband's backbench retreat lamented

David Miliband's face adorns many of the front pages as he bows out of front-line politics after losing the Labour leadership to his brother Ed.

The of one of its biggest beasts, while the

He joins the list of

The and it has the headline, "Labour's lost leader".

Step aside?

The as both Ed Balls and his wife, Yvette Cooper, are contenders for shadow chancellor.

According to the paper, Ed Miliband is lining up Ms Cooper for the job.

The to allow her husband to take the job he craves.

The of promoting Ms Cooper to a job coveted by her husband.

'Hysterical' opposition

The , after Liam Fox's protest against "draconian" cuts in defence spending.

According to the paper, senior military commanders are privately pleased by the defence secretary's leaked letter to David Cameron warning against cuts.

But the with his "hysterical" opposition.

The

Home of scooters

The against the banks every day.

It says about 1.3 million have been logged over the past six months about sloppy service, poor advice or the mis-selling of financial products.

The

The paper reports the tourism minister wants them banned because the country is described as the home of "pizza, the Mafia and scooters".