But only the Independent publishes any substantial details of his speech later on Tuesday when he'll give his view of the party's future aims and values.

The paper predicts that it will be a landmark speech setting out policies.

But on the comment pages, Simon Carr declares the speech to be "drool", only rarely attaining "drivel" status.

Chewing the fat

The challenge of childhood obesity is on the front page of the Times, which claims in its headline that "Children grow fatter as the experts dither".

The paper says it has taken 31 experts 18 months to decide simply how obesity is measured.

Tessa Jowell's denial of any wrongdoing in her mortgage affairs is the lead story in the Daily Telegraph, which claims Tony Blair is distancing himself from her.

The Daily Mail concentrates its front-page efforts on car seats for children.

It claims a European Union directive will ensure that children up to the age of 11 will have to be strapped in to a booster seat or cushion.

Police will have the power to hand out spot fines and cases which reach court could carry penalties of up to �500.

The paper says the legislation would mean a dramatic change to the present UK law which only covers children under three sitting in the front of a car.

Musical marathon

There is a treat in store for fans of Wagner who possess a special type of stamina, says the Guardian.

Radio Three intends to broadcast the whole of the Ring Cycle in one day.

The paper calls the piece of music the most grandiose largest-scale work in the history of western music.

But anyone who wants to listen from first note to last will have to set aside 15 hours in order to do it.

And the Sun condemns a Foreign Office booklet for England football fans going to Germany for this summer's World Cup.

The list of pubs, including 6,000 in Munich, encourages fans to "drink for England", the paper says.