What the papers say

The British National party has made advances because mainstream political parties, including Labour, have abandoned sections of the white working class, ignoring people's needs while taking their votes for granted, a government minister admits today.

Asad 'Booyah' Abdulahi, 42, describes himself as a pirate boss, capturing ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Here he tell his story.

It took a single word - "yes" - and a click of her Blackberry. With that Lesley Douglas, Radio 2 controller, triggered a row that led to the resignation of Russell Brand and the suspension of Jonathan Ross, and ended her own 22-year career at the BBC.

City:

Citigroup, once the world's biggest banking group, saw another $5bn wiped off its value yesterday after an emergency board meeting failed to come up with any initiative to stem the unprecedented flight of investors.

General Motors yesterday belatedly promised to give up two of its five leased executive jets, after its boss has used one to fly to Washinton to plead for more cash from the government in order to stay in business.