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03:18 April 29th, 2008

Tuesday’s headlines

Posted by: Michael Holden
Tags: UK News

The Austrian abuse scandal continues to dominate most of the front pages, although the broadsheets have a range of lead stories varying from the Church of England to allegations that MI5 colluded in torture.

The Sun provide details of the room where Josef Fritzl is accused of holding his daughter captive for 24 years. Story here

The Times leads on an attempt by the Church of England to stave off the threat of a schism by creating dioceses based on gender rather than geography. Story here

The Independent leads on the Austrian abuse story, calling Fritzl “the man who haunts Austria”. Story here

The Guardian focuses on claims that MI5 officers had “outsourced” torture of terrorism suspects to the Pakistani intelligence service. Story here

The Daily Mail welcomed what it described as a U-turn by the government on the classification of cannabis, meaning the law governing the drug will be toughened. Story here

The abuse story dominated the front page of the Daily Mirror under the headline “The World’s Most Evil Dad”. Story here

The Financial Times reveals that retail developments across the country are being shelved amid a funding crisis for commercial property and concern over faltering consumer demand. Story here

The Daily Express leads on claims that British motorists are being ripped off by oil companies and the government who it says are benefiting from the soaring price of petrol and diesel. Story here

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