28th August 18:55BST, UK evening news flash:

By whitdawg

Main:

Guardian – European Union leaders will discuss sanctions against Russia ahead of an emergency summit meeting, the French foreign minister said today, as western leaders increased diplomatic pressure on Moscow.
BBC – Three men questioned over an alleged threat to assassinate Gordon Brown have been charged with terror offences.
Independent – To shouts of “Yes we can,” Democrats nominated Barack Obama yesterday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.
Mirror – Missing Millionaire may have shot dead his family then torched mansion.
Telegraph – Cocaine deaths reach highest level since records began.

Economy:

Times – House prices falling fastest in 18 years.
Mail – Two million Britons could be left unemployed by Christmas and big cuts in interest rates are needed to stop the economy heading into a deep and prolonged slump, the Bank of England has warned today.

Other:

Telegraph – An obituary of very-much-alive Apple founder Steve Jobs has been accidentally published by the respected Bloomberg business news wire.
BBC – A family cat is expected to survive after its body was pierced by an 18-inch aluminium arrow.
Sun – Pics of first ever plastic surgery.
Guardian – Video: Giant panda’s newborn cub.
Independent – Swiss finally clear the last ‘witch’ beheaded in Europe.

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