Blair's future remains a focus

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The debate over the future of Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Ian Blair continues to make headlines.

According to the Daily Telegraph, Gordon Brown is under mounting pressure to intervene over Sir Ian's refusal to step down.

It follows a highly critical report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission into the fatal shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.

The Daily Mail weighs in, saying Sir Ian is a man without honour.

Value for money?

The Independent says former Prime Minister Tony Blair left China's media unimpressed during his three-hour speaking engagement in southern China.

The paper says several local newspapers compared his insights to those of a village official.

The speech apparently earned him an estimated Â£156,000 after tax.

The Sun, the Daily Mirror and the Mail report that a fingerprint on murdered Meredith Kercher's face matched that of her flat-mate, Amanda Knox.

The Guardian claims that Washington is increasing the pressure on European companies to pull out of Iran because of its nuclear programme.

The Americans are also warning that firms that trade with Tehran could see their US interests jeopardised.

Pie master

The faces of six of Britain's wealthiest landowners, including the Queen and Prince Charles, feature on the front page of the Independent.

It reports that the EU is thinking of cutting their farm subsidies.

Phyllis Self, Britain's oldest boss, who celebrated her 100th birthday with a day's work at her Wiltshire garden centre, is in the Mirror.

Among her 200 staff are her 70-year-old son and several of her grandsons.

The Daily Express reports on the chant used by football fans for generations of "Who ate all the pies?".

It dates back to 1894 and was aimed at Sheffield United's 24-stone goalie William "Fatty" Foulke - the heaviest footballer on record.