Papers follow US election battle

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Many of the papers focus on the race to win the Democratic nomination for US president.

Illinois senator Barack Obama's double-figure lead in the polls hits the front page of the Financial Times.

The Independent says he has "entranced" voters, with "Obama-mania" spreading like a "prairie fire".

In the Times, his main rival, Hillary Clinton, is seen clasping her hands and looking pensive. The paper concludes that she is doomed to failure.

Medical training

There is little to cheer Gordon Brown on the front page of the Times.

The paper says a report commissioned after the junior doctors crisis will say medical training must be taken away from the Department of Health.

It is a "vote of no confidence", the Times says, and recommends training cash be ring-fenced to protect it.

The paper adds that the report calls for the money to be managed by a new body, which should be called NHS Medical Education England.

Body heat

The Daily Telegraph reports that shivering mourners in a crematorium chapel are to be kept warm using "body heat" generated from cremations.

Tameside Council in Greater Manchester admits it is a "sensitive" issue and promises to consult the community.

The Daily Mail says the council is planning to link heat exchangers at Dukinfield with its boiler system.

It says there are thought to be no religious objections and pollution controls could mean it is widely adopted.

Iranian warning

American foreign policy makes the front of the Daily Mirror, which features the skirmish in the Gulf between US warships and Iranian gunboats.

Under the headline "Two minutes from war", the paper carries a former diplomat's assessment who says there could be an "accidental war" any time.

The Guardian reports a Pentagon official saying that the confrontation was "significant".

It says the Iranians warned the US ships they would explode "in minutes".