What the Sunday papers say

Sunday Express​

• Patients will need ID cards to see their own health records. Home Secretary David Blunkett is expected to publish a draft bill to introduce the plan for ID cards in the Commons today.

Seven out of 10 people believe the European constitution will give too much power to the EU over British jobs.

Hardline police chief, Commander Dick Quinn, has ordered a controversial zero tolerance policy on crime 'hotspots' in Lambeth. This has included shutting three pubs and bulldozing one of them, which had become a target for criminals.

The Sunday Times​

• Irish drinks company C&C is expected to confirm plans to float for up to 1 billion euros (£670m). C&C, which owns the Bulmers cider brand in Ireland, is planning a listing in Dublin and London in the next few months, depending on market conditions.

The Sunday Times runs a profile on Rupert Clevely, founder of Geronimo Inns, the London-based gastro pub chain.

Cabinet opponents of identity cards have succeeded in wresting concessions that could prevent them from becoming compulsory, leaked cabinet papers have revealed.

Underfunding from the government and a continuing rise in the culture of binge-drinking is being blamed by police for a sharp rise in violent crime. Home Office figures to be released later this week are expected to show that offences such as assaults and wounding jumped up to 74 cent in parts of England last year.

The Mail on Sunday​

• Licensee Keith Marklew of the Red Lion in Newborough, Staffordshire has quit in disgust after being forced to ban farmer Chris Hall who breeds guinea pigs for research. The pub and its pub company Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries were threatened by animal activists.

The Independent on Sunday​

• Three leisure companies have made into the DeliotteIndy 100, a survey of the fastest sales growth companies. Festival inns, the Edinburgh-based bar operator came in at number 10, Wagamama group, the noodle chain, made it to number 70 while bar operator Ultimate Leisure came in just behind at number 74.

Ministers will claim this week that identity cards are a vital tool in deterring "health tourists".

Financial Times​

• David Blunkett is to introduce new penalties to combat identity fraud when he publishes a draft bill which will pave the way for compulsory identity cards within the next decade.