The UK's election day has arrived and newspapers have embraced the topic fervently. The Guardian has provided a useful gallery of election day newspaper front pages (as well as a gallery showing election results from 1945 onwards in the Guardian.) Pictures of Conservative leader David Cameron dominate, and the tabloids have not held back in expressing their hopes for the outcome.

The Sun has cast David Cameron as Obama, imitating the iconic poster by Shepard Fairey and describing the Tory candidate as "our only hope" and leading its front page article with "in Cameron we trust," a sentiment which is closely echoed by the Daily Express. The Mirror's front cover also features a large picture of Cameron, but accompanied by the headline "Prime minister? Really?" The Morning Star has gone with a clear message in its headline: "Vote labour." Those who are looking for a break from election coverage could look to the Daily Star, whose main story on its front page is "Gerro and Alex divorce agony" with a small column on the side about today's vote.

Broadsheets the Times and the Independent have gone for a slightly more restrained approach with headlines "The fate of the nation" and "The people's election," respectively. The Telegraph has accompanied its 'Day of destiny' headline with a photo of Cameron silhouetted in profile against a cloudy sky.

Free daily Metro has focused on the country's severe budget deficit, and the Daily Mail has drawn an arguably far-fetched comparison between the situation in Britain and that in Greece, where "anarchy and murder erupt on the streets of Athens."

The Guardian itself has "Cameron eyes the prize" and yesterday asked readers to help "crowdsource the election result." By Thursday evening, 3,000 people had taken part and predicted the results. The paper has extensive coverage online, making use of a live blog.

Also looking online, the Telegraph offers a poll tracker, a "how should I vote" section, a UK political database and invites readers to debate what the government should do in the next 100 days, as well as a live blog and plenty of more traditional coverage. The Independent asks "So what will we wake up to tomorrow?" and provides analysis of eight possible post-election scenarios.

Source: Guardian