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Going shopping used to be a leisurely activity that seldom hit the headlines. Maybe there would be a TV report about the Christmas sales or a few column inches about a nail varnish selling out. But that's all changed now...

It was a case of life imitating art when a man was repeatedly stabbed whilst queuing at the launch of Grand Theft Auto 4 at a games shop in Croydon. GTA 4, which has been heavily criticised for its extreme violence, is set to become the biggest selling videogame in the world.

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