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The arrest of the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is the lead for the and .

The Independent says informal discussions have already been held between American and Swedish officials about the possibility of Mr Assange being delivered into US custody.

The , referring to the rape allegations against him.

Mr Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden.

Pension plans

According to the to allow pension funds to override their rules linking payments to the Retail Prices Index.

Instead, rises would follow the Consumer Prices Index.

The paper says this measure is generally significantly lower.

According to the seeing their pensions slashed.

'Criminal charter'

sums up Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's proposals for sentencing guidelines.

They include a "U-turn" on an election promise for automatic prison sentences for anyone caught carrying a knife, the paper says.

According to the for ideological reasons".

a "criminals' charter".

Life of idleness

"Britain's culture of benefits dependency is exposed as new figures show .

It is now clear that generations have embraced a life of idleness funded by the taxpayer, the paper says.

According to the has risen by 200,000 since the coalition was formed.

Half the increase came from former students who cannot get jobs, it says.