Saturday, 14 March 2009

Saturday's papers


The case of the taxi driver John Worboys is on many of the fri=ont pages.

The Guardian says that he was allowed to remain free to drug, rape and assault more than 100 women over six years after police repeatedly failed to respond to the complaints of his victims.

The Times says that he is thought to have attacked more than 500 during his 13-year career as a trusted licensed taxi driver.

The Sun calls him Britain's worst ever sex predator reporting that

Worboys, an ex-stripper and porn actor, lured party girls into his taxi outside clubs in the early hours before offering them champagne — claiming he was celebrating a casino or Lotto win.


According to the Independent,

Much of the new money the Bank of England has "printed" to stimulate the UK economy is ending up abroad where it will be of no benefit to UK households and businesses, according to an analysis of the Bank's "quantitative easing" programme.


The Telegraph reports that the travel plans and personal details of every holidaymaker, business traveller and day-tripper who leaves Britain are to be tracked by the Government,

Finally the Express gives a warning on low energy lightbulbs,the paper says that

Doctors say scores of people are coming forward with skin complaints after being exposed to the ultra-violet light emitted by the new-style bulbs. And the mercury powder inside them makes handling a broken bulb extremely dangerous.

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