Today's papers devote much coverage to Lord Hutton's report that cleared Tony Blair and the government of wrongdoing in the events leading up to the death of Dr David Kelly.

All agree that the BBC is facing a grave crisis following heavy criticism of its editorial system, management and the competence of its governors.

Such was the strength of Lord Hutton's criticism, chairman of the BBC's governors Gavyn Davies resigned last night and the position of Greg Dyke, its director general and editor in chief, could be under threat

But the failure to find chemical or biological weapons in Iraq prompts claims in some papers of a whitewash and calls for an inquiry into the case for war.

Hutton's analysis, which ran to 328 pages, exonerated the government on virtually every level.

He said "there was no underhand or duplicitous strategy" to reveal Dr Kelly's name during the war of words with the BBC.

The prime minister was "directly involved" in determining a naming strategy in order to avoid accusations of a "cover-up" over the source of the BBC report, Lord Hutton said.

Defence secretary Geoff Hoon, who was widely expected to come in for heavy criticism, was declared blameless.

His ministry, however, was criticised for not informing Dr Kelly that its press office would confirm his name if a journalist suggested it".