In Newsdesk today fears that the lights are going go out is not a ghoulish prank for Halloween but a genuinely scary warning about a possible energy crisis. There's a new poll that will put the frighteners on Labour; and drug companies have been up dirty tricks by offering treats to doctors in the developing world.
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The Guardian doesn't often publish a front page royal exclusive, but it did today. Severin Carrell explains why awkward questions have been asked of Prince Harry about the shooting of two of England's rarest birds of prey, on royal land. Bobby Johnson tells us about a new Facebook-style site for the over 50s. Are silver surfers ready to poke their friends and the other delights of social networking?
Plus Bernie Ecclestone - would you buy a used car from him? Sam Jones has had a preview of the vintage cars that Formula One boss has put up for auction. Michelle Pauli also rounds up some of the others news today with her review of the papers.
