Newspaper review: Milibands still on front pages

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Ed Miliband's first speech as Labour leader is dissected by the papers, as is his brother David's reaction to his statement that the Iraq war was wrong.

The Times says he finally snapped when he saw Harriet Harman applauding the declaration, external, and rounded on her.

For the Daily Mail, the shadow foreign secretary let his mask slip, external after days of carefully-scripted calls for unity.

Both it and the Daily Telegraph have front page headlines calling them the "brothers at war"., external

'Perpetual psychodrama'

Lifetime ban

US prisons have been forced to delay executions because a pharmaceutical firm has run out of a drug widely used as part of the lethal injection.

The Guardian reports Oklahoma has only enough to kill one of two men awaiting execution,, external which has led to a flurry of activity by their lawyers.

The Daily Mail reports criminal gangs who commit benefit fraud could face a lifetime ban on claiming welfare. , external

The paper says a simpler benefits system which will reduce opportunities for fraud will also be introduced.

Carry On postcards

Many of the papers report that the saucy seaside postcard is about to make a 21st Century comeback.

According to the Daily Mirror, a rib-tickling range is being relaunched, external to mark their 100th anniversary.

The businessman who owns the rights plans to put the images on everything from mouse mats to boxer shorts.

The Daily Express asks: "Who would have thought we'd be celebrating such innocent naughtiness in these politically correct times?" , external

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