BBC UK News – Anger over the prank phone messages left for the actor, Andrew Sachs, is vented in the editorials of six papers.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has joined the attack and the Sun says the scandal is now beyond the BBC’s control.

The Independent says the BBC’s apology seemed to reflect more a fear of the press than a proper sense of moral obligation.

The Daily Mail says BBC managers, with their metropolitan mindsets, could not see what the fuss was about.

The Independent’s lead is that some of the world’s largest hedge funds could lose billions after betting on the shares of carmaker Volkswagen.

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