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Sunday papers in Britain search for mission
Source: International Herald Tribune

When Bob, one of the anti-heroes of a satirical Fleet Street novel, "Towards the End of the Morning," had to kill a gray London weekend, he would sit in a cafeteria "for a long time, reading the Sunday papers."

Sweeney Todd - The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Source: New Zealand Herald

Another interesting offbeat character played by Depp under the direction of Tim Burton.

Review - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton puts his twisted sense of style (and dark humour) into this retelling of a classic Broadway musical in, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".

Explosive material found in SECOND car on London street
Source: CNN

LONDON, England (CNN) -- As authorities were investigating an explosives-packed car discovered outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus on Friday, a second vehicle was found in London that had similar explosive material inside, security sources said.

Was journalism better when we boozed?
Source: Guardian Unlimited

It appears that modern Fleet Street is not only abstemious but also censorious. Commenters pointed to the early deaths, the messed-up lives and the legacy of impoverished families. They saw no virtue in the school of hard-drinking journalism.

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