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Freed Liverpool fan describes 'living hell' - McCanns blast banned Madeleine book - Reuters September poll on UK house prices .



Freed Liverpool fan describes 'living hell'

Freed football fan Michael Shields has described his "living hell" after he was pardoned over a crime he did not commit.

McCanns blast banned Madeleine book

The father of missing Madeleine McCann has said it is "unforgivable" that Portuguese people may have been led to believe his daughter was dead.

Reuters September poll on UK house prices

1. Please provide your forecasts for full-year change (Dec/Dec or Q4/Q4) - (Reuters) - UK house prices have finally bottomed out but a return to growth will be slow and steady as supply gradually increases, a Reuters poll showed.

UK house prices have stabilised, small rise next year

UK house prices have finally bottomed out but a return to growth will be slow and steady as supply gradually increases, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday.

FTSE ends above 5,000

The FTSE 100 share index closed above the 5,000 level for the first time since Oct 2008 on Wednesday, rising 1.2 percent on the back of strong oil and bank stocks, as well as early gains on Wall Street.

More signs emerge of economic recovery

The country's recovery prospects were brightened by survey results on Wednesday which showed consumer morale jumped in August while employers took on more staff and price pressures eased.

Passengers freed from hijacked plane in Mexico

Passengers have been freed from a hijacked airplane in Mexico City, but the crew remains aboard. Passenger Adriana Romero told the Televisa network that all passengers have been released unharmed from the Cancun-to-Mexico City flight, Aeromexico Flight 576, but the crew is still being held hostage.

Cal Ripken's '8' stolen from outside Md. ballpark

As if things weren't bad enough for the Baltimore Orioles, who just clinched their 12th consecutive losing season: On Wednesday, a temporary fence and police tape surrounded the spot that had been occupied by a monument to one of the team's all-time greats, Cal Ripken.

Harvard study: Businesses not ready for H1N1 flu

Many American businesses are unprepared to deal with widespread employee absenteeism in the event of an outbreak of swine flu, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study released Wednesday.

NY Times: Reporter freed as situation worsened

A New York Times reporter taken hostage in Afghanistan told his editors that the situation in the Taliban hideout had been growing more menacing.

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