What's next for Tony Blair?

While many of the papers are reporting on their news pages that Tony Blair is back at full throttle following his heart scare, their comment sections are full of speculation about his future.

The Times believes it is an opportunity for Mr Blair to consider what is next, and suggests he starts preparing for his succession.

The paper assumes that Gordon Brown would take over, and says that in future reshuffles, Mr Blair should begin to blend the Chancellor's choices with his own, to allow for a smooth transition.

The Daily Telegraph is worried by the prospect of Mr Brown in Number 10. The paper says that news of Mr Blair's heart condition will have caused many to glance at the most likely alternative, and to recoil.

The Daily Star agrees. There are worse prospects than Mr Blair as prime minister, the paper believes and that includes all of his cabinet.

Demands for inquest

The new conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, receive a great deal of coverage.

The Daily Mirror, which yesterday published a letter written by Diana ten months before her death, in which she predicted she would die in a car crash, says the only way to resolve the ongoing speculation about what happened is for there to be an inquest and a formal public inquiry.

The Times and the Daily Express agree, as does the Daily Mail, which describes the lack of an inquest as utterly incredible, and wonders what the authorities have got to fear.

Power of shareholders

The fate of Michael Green, the chairman of the ITV company, Carlton, is already sealed, according to several papers.

The Express is sure his head will roll, after institutional investors rejected a compromise deal which would have kept him at the head of a newly merged ITV for two years.

The Independent believes Carlton's investors have an opportunity to remind every boardroom that, occasionally, shareholders can make a difference.

The Daily Mail's city editor, Alex Brummer, says what is happening at ITV is sending shock waves through the city. He believes other companies will have to take more notice of their shareholders.

The Guardian agrees that it signifies a change for chief executives, who are used to running companies without thinking about who owns them.

But there is a warning in the Financial Times that by interfering and micro-managing, shareholders may inflict damage on a company rather than helping it.

Tuition fees

The Daily Telegraph leads with what it calls a climbdown by the government, over university tuition fees. The paper says ministers will announce that the poorest third of students will be exempt from the charges.

The Daily Express sees this as an attack on the middle classes. It says that with students from the richest third of families likely to receive generous parental support, the middle third will be left at risk of being priced out of elite universities by nightmare debts.

Rapping judge

The Daily Mirror has a report about possibly the trendiest judge in America. Deborah Servitto broke into rap, as she threw out a case against the singer, Eminem.

Angelo Bailey, a former schoolmate of the singer, had claimed he'd been branded a bully in a song. But the judge, in a triumph of rhyme, decided the court's ultimate position, was that Eminem was entitled to summary disposition.