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  • xman
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    • Sep 2006
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    Paper review

    The murders of three women working as prostitutes in Bradford appear on several of Thursday's front pages.

    reads the Daily Mail's headline, a reference to the fact that Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe killed there in the 1970s.

    The Daily Express says sex workers in Bradford are now"living in fear".

    The Sun leads onthe arrest of a 40-year-old manin connection with the murders. He is said to be a PhD student studying criminology.

    Nest eggs scrambled?

    The leader writers of several papers unite to ask the government to rethink moves to increase capital gains tax.

    The Times claims the plan has led to"a sense of injusticeamong those who have diligently salted away nest eggs in readiness for retirement".

    The Daily Telegraph says Labour removed tax relief for pensioners in 1997, hitting those facing retirement hard.

    "We trust George Osborne, who has made a sure-footed start,will not make the same mistake,"it adds.

    Apple investigates

    As violence continues in Jamaica,the Guardian says drug dealing is "the only avenue of social mobility"there.

    While the authorities may catch kingpin Christopher Coke, they cannot ignore the "degraded social landscape" which produced him, the paper adds.

    "A gadget to die for?"is the Independent headline, referring to the Apple iPad and claims of suicides among the Chinese workers making it.

    It reports that the company has said it is "saddened" and will investigate.

    'Ash cloud'

    The end of Cheryl and Ashley Cole's marriage occupies Thursday's tabloids.

    "Call me Tweedy - Cheryl will use maiden name to end Ashley links",claims the Daily Mirror.

    Columnist Polly Hudson thinks "Chezza rules" for refusing to stake a claim for the footballer's future earnings in their divorce settlement.


    "Ash cloud lifted", reports the Sun.The paper says Cheryl visited the dentist on Wednesday - but it's the pain of Ashley she really wants to "extract".This article is from the BBC News website. ? British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.


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