A few of Friday’s front pages reveal that prisoners prefer to stay in jail when offered the chance to escape because the drugs are cheaper and life is easier, while the tabloids continue to run with details surrounding the discovery of the bodies of a missing man and his mother.

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Prison “So Cushy Inmates Refuse to Escape”

The claim by a prison officers’ leader that inmates enjoy such comfort in jail that they are ignoring chances to escape vies for the top spot in the paper, along with a poll showing the Tories have their biggest lead over Labour for 20 years. Story here

THE SUN: James in Suitcase 3 Months

The body of disabled James Hughes was found in a suitcase inside a shed at the family home, the paper said. His mother Heather was found hanged. Story here

THE INDEPENDENT: Pay Up!

The paper uses the blunt message to highlight its campaign against high bank charges. It follows the decision by a High Court judge that fees for slipping into an overdraft or bouncing a cheque are subject to standard legal rules on fairness of contracts, opening up the prospect of hundreds of thousands of successful compensation claims. Story here

THE MIRROR: Lost Boy Left in a Suitcase

The paper also leads with the story of James Hughes. It quotes neighbours saying his body may have been in a suitcase in the family shed for three weeks, rather than the Sun which said three months. Story here

FINANCIAL TIMES: Tobacco groups face price allegations

The competition watchdog is ranging allegations of cigarette price-fixing involving tobacco companies and retailers, days after it was forced to make a humiliating apology over incorrect accusations in another anti-trust probe, the paper says. Story here

DAILY MAIL: Criminals Break IN to Our Jails

The paper also runs with the prisoner story, saying inmates refuse to leave after drug dealers break into jails to sell their wares. Story here

DAILY EXPRESS: Luxury Life in Our Jails

The paper is another to say life is so cushy in Britain’s jails that they ignore the chance to escape. Story here

THE GUARDIAN: Face Scans for Air Passengers to Begin in UK this Summer

Airline passengers are to be screened with facial technology rather than checks by passport officers, in an attempt to improve security and ease congestion, the paper reveals. Story here

THE TIMES: Unions Gear Up for Summer of Unrest

Britain faces a wave of industrial unrest this summer as unions, emboldened by Gordon Brown’s climbdown after the 10p tax revolt, ballot millions of members on strike action. Story here