Review of the Papers, Wednesday 30 August

David Cameron said last night that the level of immigration to Britain was too high and placed unacceptable pressure on public services and housing. The Conservative leader had previously been reluctant to speak on immigration, a subject that he believes Michael Howard mishandled during the last election.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2351419.ece

Gordon Brown is preparing to use his first party conference in charge to strip trade unions of their important remaining power to defeat the leadership at Labour's annual gathering.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article2351422.ece

Smokers are going to be confronted with stark images of the health effects of their habit because the impact of written warnings on cigarette packets is diminishing, the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson, said.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life-and-style/health/article2351220.ece

David Blunkett stoked Labour divisions over Europe last night by challenging Gordon Brown to explain why he was denying the British people a referendum on the European Union reform treaty.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/30/neu130.xml

One in eight trains runs late, with almost 400,000 passengers facing daily delays, the rail regulator said yesterday. The state of the country's railways was laid bare in the latest report by the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR).

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/30/ntrain130.xml

Cartoon police officers are to appear in "pop-up" warnings on the internet every half hour to warn Chinese users that they must steer clear of unapproved websites. As the country prepares for its landmark five-yearly Communist Party Congress in October, human rights groups said the authorities are exerting even greater pressure on freedom of speech.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/08/30/wnet130.xml