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2nd September 17:56BST, UK evening news flash summary:


Posted Sep 2, 2008 by ■ Paul Whittaker in World 5 comments
Main:
Independent - CONFIRMED: Detectives said today they believe millionaire businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and teenage daughter before committing suicide.
Times - Properties costing less than £175,000 will be exempt from stamp duty for the next year in an attempt by the Prime Minister to revive the stagnant housing market and to relaunch his own faltering premiership.
ITN - Hurricane Gustav spares New Orleans.
Guardian - US election: Palin under intense scrutiny upon acknowledging teen daughter's pregnancy.
Mirror - Josef Fritzl's upstairs children go back to school.
Economy:
BBC - Crude oil prices have fallen back toward $100 a barrel, as oil facilities in the Gulf of Mexico were spared by Hurricane Gustav.
Times - The UK economy will fall into recession during the second half of this year.
Other:
Independent - Iconic Rolling Stones logo sold for £51,000.
Sun - A Swiss man has sold a Virgin Mary TATTOO on his BACK to a German collector for 150,000 Euros.
Mail - Killer heels: 265 stiletto-wearing women in record-breaking sprint.
Telegraph - A former social worker thwarted an attack from a man brandishing a samurai sword by striking him over the head with his walking stick.
Mirror - Guy Ritchie made to wait by late Madonna at RocknRolla premiere.
Links to more news stories at WhitDawg.com

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  • Sep 2, 2008 by ■ Chris V. Thanghamflagged as abuse - show comment
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    Glad to see the oil prices coming down, hope they come further down and doesn't increase again.
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  • Sep 2, 2008 by ■ Paul Whittakerflagged as abuse - show comment
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    Yes, but I bet we dont see any change in the price of petrol/diesel for about 6 months ! So quick to put the prices up and so slow to bring them down. Cynic that I am ...
    If memory serves, the doomsayers were telling us that oil was going to hit $200 by the end of the year, so Im pleased to see its way off that at the moment. Mind you it only takes an incident in Russia and the UK is crapping itself about fuel prices ...
    Having said that, we shall all have to watch what happens with your Atlantic hurricanes, and hope that no disruption is caused over there ... as that would potentially be catastrophic I would think for all fuel users. And also keep an eye on Iran, if you know what I mean.
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  • Sep 2, 2008 by ■ Debra Myersflagged as abuse - show comment
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    Josef Fritzl sure is evil looking....
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  • Sep 3, 2008 by ■ Paul Whittakerflagged as abuse - show comment
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    Yeah Deb, he has the look of evil about him ...
    ... nice to hear that some of the family are getting some kind of normality in their lives. I suppose the downstairs kids have a long way to go yet though.
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  • Sep 3, 2008 by ■ Debra Myersflagged as abuse - show comment
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    I'm sure that you are right about the downstairs kids. That story is still so horrific in my mind...a tale made for nightmares.
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