Election-date guessing continues

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There is no shortage of comment about Gordon Brown's first party conference as Labour leader and the possibility that he may call an autumn election.

The Guardian says the current guessing game about a snap election has been brought "to boiling point".

The Daily Telegraph claims Labour MPs in key marginal seats are urging Mr Brown to name a date.

And the first day of November is emerging as the favourite, according to the Daily Mail.

'Drums of war'

The Daily Mail prints extracts of an interview given by the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who is due to address the United Nations.

"You have to appreciate we don't need a nuclear bomb," he says. "What need do we have for a bomb?"

The Financial Times takes a more sombre view. It decides that "the drums of a new war are beating".

Washington and Tehran believe war is not just probable but probably in their interest, the paper claims.

Virus blow

The Daily Express describes the discovery of the bluetongue virus as a devastating blow to a farming industry still reeling from foot-and-mouth.

It quotes an expert from the Institute of Animal Health who says that the only thing that has saved the UK from bluetongue before is the cold climate.

The Independent believes the impact of bluetongue could be worse for farmers than foot-and-mouth disease.

The Times says the race is on in Europe to produce a bluetongue vaccine.

Silent poet

There is a full-length picture of French mime artist Marcel Marceau on the front of the Guardian, which reports on his death at the age of 84.

It says he was the "poet laureate of silence" who changed modern theatre.

The Sun says the legendary performer never uttered a word during more than 50 years of stage performance.

And the Daily Mirror quotes French President Nicolas Sarkozy who describes Marceau as one of France's "most eminent ambassadors".