UK News » fritzl http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews Our UK correspondents' insights Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:41:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Thursday’s headlines: Brown “plots fightback” http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2008/05/01/thursdays-headlines-brown-plots-fightback-as-voters-give-verdict/ http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2008/05/01/thursdays-headlines-brown-plots-fightback-as-voters-give-verdict/#comments Thu, 01 May 2008 07:30:11 +0000 Astrid Zweynert http://blogs.reuters.com/uknews/2008/05/01/thursdays-headlines-brown-plots-fightback-as-voters-give-verdict/ The Times says Gordon Brown is facing the first electoral test of his premiership. It also features London mayoral candidates Ken Livingstone and Boris Johnson. Story here

The Daily Mail leads with how motorists are being fleeced by speed cameras or traffic wardens to the annual sum of £800m. Story here

The Daily Mirror leads with an artists impression of what Elisabeth Fritzl might look like now at the age of 42. Story here

The Daily Telegraph says 150 hostels, intended to house offenders, have been built in residential areas across the UK with little or no consultation with locals. Story here

The search is on for the last Nazis accused of terrible war crimes, according to The Independent. Story here

The Daily Express says the cost of living for the average family has gone up by 11.5% in the past year (story here) and also features a picture on its front page of Josef Fritzl on a beach holiday while his children were locked in his cellar in Austria.

The Guardian says police will reject toughter action on cannabis possession when the drug is upgraded to class B. Story here


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