LONDON, Jul. 6, 2009 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Following are major news items in leading British newspapers on Monday.

The Guardian:

-- Former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed has launched an urgent legal attempt to prevent the U.S. counts from destroying crucial evidence that he says proves he was abused while being held at the detention camp. The evidence is said to consist of a photograph of Mohamed, a British resident, taken after he was severely beaten by guards at the U.S. navy base in Cuba.

The Daily Telegraph:

-- Police officers are spending an increasing amount of time on paperwork, despite the Government's claim to have cut the burden of red tape, new figures disclose. It means the amount of time they spend on what many would regard as traditional front line duties -- such as patrolling the streets -- has fallen to just 52.5 percent.

The Times:

-- Health records could be transferred to Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) or Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) under a Tory government. Patients will be given the option of moving their medical notes to private companies after the Conservatives said that they would replace Labor's "centrally determined and unresponsive national IT system."