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BARNHAM ANGRY WITH \"THIEVING\" SARRINGHAM

The continuing fued between Lord Barnham and Lord Sarringham escalated yesterday when it was revealed that Sarringham would not hand over the Serpentyle Torc without a \"considerable payment\".

The Serpentyle Torc used to belong to one of Barham's ancestors who lived in the walled off section of the Old Quarter.
It was assumed to have been left there after the Wall went up, and it was deemed too dangerous to retrieve.
Doubts have now been raised as to what happened to the item, since it has recently come into possession of Lord"

page_1: "Sarringham.
Lord Barnham had requested that it be returned to him as he considers it to rightfully belong to his family, and has stated that Lord Sarringham will not be compensated as he has no legal claim to the Torc.
Sarringham however, has refused the request, saying that because the Barnhams never listed the Torc in the Old Quarter Lost Items Register, they forfeit ownership and the item becomes an 'Open Property', meaning that the first person to find it becomes the rightful owner, and is under no obligation to give away the item for free, or even to sell it.
Barnham contests this. He has said that \"There is no way the Torc would have been taken from the Old Quarter after the Wall went up, the hordes of undead would have killed anyone who tried. It is much more likely that in the initial"

page_2: "panic it was stolen by an opportunist nobody as my family fled, and taken from the area before the Wall went up. Therefore, because it was not left in the Old Quarter, it was not 'Lost' under the terms of the Old Quarter Lost Items Register, and therefore its omission does not forfeit ownership\".
Lord Sarringham was unavailable for further comment.

Other news:

A young man has died from what has been described as a \"sudden heart attack\". Witnesses say the man simply \"let out a terrible scream and collapsed\" as he stepped out of his home near the Dancing Horse Public House. He is the fifth person to have suffered such an attack this year. A spokesman for the Robington branch of the City Watch said"

page_3: "\"We do not suspect foul play, but if Robington Council wish to investigate, we will do whatever we can to assist them\".

The late Sheriff Truart, of the City Watch, had his name dragged through even more mud yesterday after it was revealed that he was seeing a whore. In a letter addressed to 'Madem Volari', it is apparent that he intended to offer her 'special treatment' when he began his plan to sort out the prostitution problem in the City. The letter was signed 'Norman Druart'. The Watch will release a full statement in two days time."