UK small caps open higher, with Messaging up on IP sale

Metals - Gold rises as risk appetite picks up UPDATE

Metals - Copper prices consolidate after Friday's gains; subprime fears remain

London shares - mid-morning features

STOCKWATCH Croda rises on sale of lubricants business; price pleases market

Metals - Copper consolidates after Friday's gains; subprime fears remain UPDATE

FOCUS GSK shareholder 'revolt' airs old grievances but offers few solutions

one for the "UPS"

"UPS" (Added by Master RSI on Mon 03 Sep 11:57 am)
LONR - Mid 37.75p

Reason - Buying today is marking the price higher on a recovery in share price after a good fall lately. Gold prices are being strong once again. MMs are bidding middle price at the moment

London shares - midday features

Precious Metals Summary - London AM Fixings

UK small caps stay higher at midday; Cardinal Resources soars on takeover talks

        LUNCH TIME FUN

Cops hunting penis-hacking wife
Monday, September 3, 2007

Police in Thailand are hunting a woman who hacked off
her husband's penis then ran away with it.

It is thought that Pornbun Sinthusin, 35, caught her husband
in bed with another woman prior to chopping off his manhood.

She subsequently pretended to forgive him - but then got
him drunk, cut his penis off, and legged it.

Police in Bangkok said: 'We cannot find the penis in their apartment.

'We even checked a toilet but she did not dump it there.'

Metals - Copper trades down near 7,400 usd; profit-taking, subprime weighs

London shares - midafternoon features

Metals - Gold eases but stays near 3-week high as risk aversion eases

Precious Metals Summary - London PM Fixings

TFN economic and business calendar to Monday September 17

FOCUS Success of Stork takeover by Candover in doubt as Marel's stake grows